Ibda’a: A Salute to Stolen Childhood

Words of life, love, and resistance... words that draw images so beautiful and genuine...words that rhythm and rhyme, words that lure the ear which can't but listen and interpret paintings of words and letters, in the world of imagination. A glamorous piece of art; be it a poem, a short story, a diary, or a verse...




A world with no boundaries, whether race, gender, religion, age or space, it is the Lebanese Salon for Poetry presented by "Ibda'a" (innovation) society.

Ibda'a society, the creation of a group of Lebanese Poets and amateurs of literature established a poetry Salon which holds within its folds people from the different regions of Lebanon, despite any differences. 

Ibda'a has been presenting different literature activities for the past three months of which the most recent took place yesterday, Wednesday. 

It is Operation Cast Lead that raped Gaza children their lives, and it is the grapes of wrath that ripped of the bodies of innocent children in Qana, and it is the ongoing violence and savageness that rips of little ones their innocent and peaceful childhood.
Under the title "Salute to martyred childhood in Lebanon and Palestine", Ibda'a society again presents an "open poetry salon" coinciding with the painful and unforgettable April 1996 grapes of wrath, where Lebanon witnessed 16 days of bloodshed, and until the moment the scars remain. 

The event took place in the Islamic Cultural Center in the Southern Suburb. First was a salute from Head of the Society Haj Ali Abbass, where he dedicated a poem to the children of Palestine and Lebanon. 

Haj Abbass then presented the new committees formed and that have been undergoing more development recently.

Not only are there committees for development and supervision, but also others concerned about public relations, general activities and last but not least the media and electronic media committees, that are also active through new media such as facebook.
And a little surprise to those in South Lebanon, a committee at the service of those in the South. 

Ibda'a organizer Mohammad Aloush presented the participants. Ahmad Mansour was the first to cry the innocent childhood that was abused, with a poem dedicated to "each and every little girl of South Lebanon" as he said. 

The other participants of this evening were Ahmad Mansour, Fatima Msheik, Ali Hamiyeh, Nasri Hijazi, Nisreen Al Badawi, Malak Zaraket, Fatima Shamsildine, Ali Kabbout, Moussa Fadlallah, Amal Reslan, Zahraa Shamrour, Rola Mahdi, Widad Moqdad, Mohammad Alloush, and last but not least, Sheikh Ali Salman, who true it is he cannot see due to blindness but has a bright insight and draws images so true and real with his words.  

Throughout the event, a touching presentation by Ibda'a in collaboration with Al Bayariq Band was played dedicated to the children of Palestine and Lebanon.

AS usual, there is always room for children in Ibda'a, where they get a chance to develop their talent, in this event, Sara Hamoud and Fatima Abbass were the two blossoming flowers of the evening and presented their share of poetry on what they live every day, childhood.