0:00 Intro

3:51 Spotlight

16:03 Teenagers

23:53 Civil war

40:03 Inclination

46:19 IMF

55:17 Return

1:01:11 Diplomacy

1:17:58 Eight years

We're with my mom, Nina Chatah, for Episode 292 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We share memories of my father, Mohamad Chatah. We discuss my parents' relationship growing up in pre-civil war Lebanon, their move to the United States, his career abroad and ultimate return to Lebanon.

We also reflect on eight years passing since his assassination on December 27, 2013.

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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.