Mafias and militias have
brought Lebanon to its
knees, activists say

CNN

nside a tiny middle school classroom, Georgette Abushahla has crammed all of her life's belongings. Two small sofas double as beds for her and her husband.

"Right now, I don't have a home because it was destroyed in the port blast," she told CNN, referring to the explosion that ripped through Beirut's harbor last August. "What can I say? I thank God for what we have."
Pots and pans sit idle on shelves meant for schoolbooks. She has no kitchen in the closed school and relies on Nation Station, a grassroots charity, to bring her hot meals three times a week. FULL STORY