Madrasa in Dahieh

This is the local school where Jeremy and Andrea ran their music and puppet workshops.

I include two pictures snatched hurriedly before they began.

The school was very calm, pretty and had an air of great tranquility. Many of the staff were in evidence the day I was there, getting things ready, cleaning, preparing. But the school was still not operating as a school (on September 20th) as a result of the Israeli invasion and bombing and the refugee crisis it had caused.

As I understand things, 'Back to School' will still be delayed another week or so.

Workshop Gang

This is some of us sitting in the Garden of St Joseph's Church, part of the St Joseph's University. In the background is the Monot Theatre in Ashrafieh. This is a few minutes before we are to go inside and do our first workshop together. Tuesday September 19th at about 1815 pm.

Personnel included in the photo are Mohammed (orange T-shirt), Amina (green top), Hanane (white top), Hanifa (flowery pants), Maarouf (guy with the Pepsi) and Zahraa (black hijab). Can anyone identify the girl in the brown trousers?

Jeremy and Andrea seemed to have sat on an ants' nest...