20-11-2019 12:36 via news.yahoo.com

Young Lebanese protesters demand better future -- at home

At an anti-corruption rally in Lebanon's capital, 16-year-old Mariam Sidani said she had skipped school to protest against politicians who care nothing for her life prospects."I want to live in my own country, not be forced abroad," she said, her long hazel hair flowing over her backpack straps.At the heart of Lebanon's one-month-old protests, a young generation of activists is coming of age and demanding a country in which they can see themselves thriving and growing old.
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