Born in Beit Mery, a small town in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, in 1978, Najjar was born and raised amidst the Lebanese Civil War: 15 years of violent turmoil in
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, May 15, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Most of us in western society are born fortunate simply because of geography. While specific circumstances of our upbringing such as familial life, education, and health are unique to every individual and are innately more challenging to traverse for some over others, we are fortunate in that we are born and raised in relatively peaceful environments and times.
Ramzi Najjar was not so fortunate.
Born in Beit Mery, a small town in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon in 1978, Najjar was born and raised amidst the Lebanese Civil War: a 15-year stretch of violent turmoil in Lebanon’s history that claimed over 120,000 casualties. As a result, Najjar’s childhood was extremely stressful having witnessed explosions, bombings, and other disastrous violence in his home country, leading him to find creative outlets to alleviate the stress of his upbringing. But when Lebanon’s ci