Amal Alamuddin Clooney, a Lebanese-British barrister and wife of famous actor Georges Clooney, expressed on Tuesday her love for Lebanon and her happiness with the Lebanese people standing in the face of the ruling regime.
She said: "When I was born in Lebanon, my parents named me Amal - meaning ‘hope’ - as they wished for better days in their war-torn country. That was more than four decades ago, and I have never had greater hope for my country of birth than I do today."
“Because for the first time, I see people rallying around an idea, instead of a religion, party or sect,” she added. "I watch a united population espouse a common vision for change based on dignity and equal opportunity. I hear excitement in the voice of my father, whose love for his country is palpable to anyone who knows him. And emotion in the voice of my brother, cousins and friends who have taken to the streets and report that ‘all of Lebanon is there."
Clooney’s also recalled when she left New York 13 years ago to live in Lebanon for the first time since she was a child.
She added: “I watch proudly as Lebanon’s youth lead the charge to build a better country; and women show their determination to be catalysts of change. As people chant together, dance, and link arms. Not just people from one community, one party, one sect; but all Lebanese, standing shoulder to shoulder to say enough is enough.”
“I believe we are witnessing a beautiful moment in the transformation of a beautiful country. There should be no going back,” Clooney ended.
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