Beirut is the Elizabeth Taylor of cities: insane, beautiful, falling apart, aging, and forever drama laden. She'll also marry any infatuated suitor who promises to make her life more comfortable, no matter how inappropriate he is.
--An Unnecessary Woman
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Omg this is perfect. Finally reading the Hakawati now but will have to add this to the list.
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Looks a bit like Liz without her makeup right now, but we've had so much help today from our lovely staff, friends, customers and generally amazing volunteers.
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In my head last night the scene from Koolaids where (was it Mohammed?s) father is shaving and the shrapnel tears into his face kept playing in my mind as I imagined what had occurred on the ground.
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Yes, my family is physically safe, thank you.
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Get the sentiment but not on the back of a real human woman who deserves real dignity, not to be trashed for your mysogynistic metaphor.
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I also get the allusion to the book. Bad metaphor.








