{"id":10985,"date":"2021-05-29T13:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T16:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=10985"},"modified":"2021-05-29T13:45:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T16:45:38","slug":"charm-of-lebanon-have-you-ever-heard-of-rashaya-or-rashaya-el-wadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2021\/05\/29\/charm-of-lebanon-have-you-ever-heard-of-rashaya-or-rashaya-el-wadi\/","title":{"rendered":"Charm of Lebanon: Have you ever heard of Rashaya (or Rashaya el Wadi)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LebanonDrawing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10986\" width=\"226\" height=\"127\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We keep hearing bad news out of Lebanon and&#8230; from around the world, including us in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hear and read about stories of increased radicalism or intolerance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hear about political and financial deadlocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hear about potential lack of medical supplies or power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hear military verbal threats and some there may hear scary sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in the middle of this instability, there is beauty&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi would like to thank her dad for sharing a picture of Rashaya or Rashaya El Wadi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a beautiful way of starting a Saturday morning with this picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, we can travel through a picture. We can remember childhood trips. We can imagine future trips. We can simply appreciate without ever visiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, please let Bambi share her dad&#8217;s picture (signed by Mr. P. Elie Korkomaz). Then, she will share a short video of this village of about 6000 citizens (almost like Sackville, NB during the school year; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rashaya\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rashaya<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rashaya.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rashaya.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rashaya-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A picture of Rashaya (Lebanon) signed by Mr. P. Elie Korkomaz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rashaya I \u0631\u0627\u0634\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062f\u064a Lebanon\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kijYvRK5DP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this post on a musical note, here is a song dedicated not just to this beautiful Rashaya village, but by extension to the whole country. Well, while searching for the original eternal version of this song by Dalida (entitled &#8220;<em>my country is beautiful<\/em>&#8221; and meant for Egypt), Bambi came across this talented Lebanese singer, along with her fellow musicians. Her name is Ms. Lina Sleibi. Thank you for this song (with English sub-titles)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Helwa Ya Baladi - Dalida (Cover by Lina Sleibi) \u062d\u0644\u0648\u0629 \u064a\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u062f\u064a - \u0644\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0635\u0644\u064a\u0628\u064a\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uoXyN9R51n8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heart-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10992\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heart-15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heart-15-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 85vw, 182px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We keep hearing bad news out of Lebanon and&#8230; from around the world, including us in Canada. We hear and read about stories of increased radicalism or intolerance. We hear about political and financial deadlocks. 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