Making peace is a marathon | May El-Khalil

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: kety eliav ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:13
I come from Lebanon,
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ืื ื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ
00:16
and I believe that running can change the world.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืจื™ืฆื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื
00:20
I know what I have just said is simply not obvious.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืžื” ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉ ืœื ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืืœื™ื•
00:24
You know, Lebanon as a country has been once destroyed
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ืืชื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืจื•ืกื”
00:29
by a long and bloody civil war.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืœื—ืžืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื” ื•ืขืงื•ื‘ื” ืžื“ื
00:32
Honestly, I don't know why they call it civil war
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช, ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืœืžื” ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื” ืžืœื—ืžืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ื
00:35
when there is nothing civil about it.
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ื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื” ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื–ืจื—ื™.
00:38
With Syria to the north, Israel and Palestine to the south,
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ื›ืฉืกื•ืจื™ื” ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืŸ ื‘ื“ืจื•ื,
00:43
and our government even up till this moment
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ื•ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ืฉืœื ื•, ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื“ ืจื’ืข ื–ื”
00:46
is still fragmented and unstable.
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ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืคื•ืœื’ืช ื•ื—ืกืจืช ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช
ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ืืจืฅ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืงืจื•ืขื”
00:50
For years, the country has been divided between politics and religion.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ืœื“ืช.
00:57
However, for one day a year,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช, ืœืžืฉืš ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื ื”,
01:00
we truly stand united,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช,
01:02
and that's when the marathon takes place.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ.
01:07
I used to be a marathon runner.
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ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืืฆื ื™ืช ืžืจืชื•ืŸ.
01:10
Long distance running was not only good for my well-being
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ืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืœืžืจื—ืงื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืจืง ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื™
01:15
but it helped me meditate and dream big.
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ืืœื ื”ืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืจื’ืข ื•ืœื—ืœื•ื ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
01:19
So the longer distances I ran,
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ื›ืš ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืจื™ืฆื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืืจื•ื›ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ืคื›ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
01:22
the bigger my dreams became.
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01:25
Until one fateful morning,
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื’ื•ืจืœื™ ืื—ื“,
01:28
and while training, I was hit by a bus.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืื™ืžื•ืŸ, ื ืคื’ืขืชื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก.
01:34
I nearly died, was in a coma,
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ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžืชืชื™,ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืชืจื“ืžืช,
01:37
stayed at the hospital for two years,
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ืื•ืฉืคื–ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื,
ื•ืขื‘ืจืชื™ 36 ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ื ืขื“ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ืฉื ื™ืช.
01:41
and underwent 36 surgeries to be able to walk again.
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01:47
As soon as I came out of my coma,
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืชืขื•ืจืจืชื™ ืžื”ืชืจื“ืžืช,
01:50
I realized that I was no longer the same runner I used to be,
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ืื•ืชื” ืืฆื ื™ืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™,
01:55
so I decided, if I couldn't run myself,
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™,ืฉืื ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืจื•ืฅ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™,
01:59
I wanted to make sure that others could.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื•.
ืžืชื•ืš ืžื™ื˜ืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
02:04
So out of my hospital bed,
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02:06
I asked my husband to start taking notes,
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžื‘ืขืœื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืจื™ืฉื•ืžื™ื,
02:09
and a few months later, the marathon was born.
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ื•ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ,
ื ื•ืœื“ ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ.
02:15
Organizing a marathon as a reaction to an accident
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ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ื›ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœืชืื•ื ื”,
02:19
may sound strange,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฉืžืข ืžื•ื–ืจ,
02:22
but at that time, even during my most vulnerable condition,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื›ื™ ืคื’ื™ืข,
02:27
I needed to dream big.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื—ืœื•ื ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
02:29
I needed something to take me out of my pain,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ืกื™ื˜ ืื•ืชื™ ืžื”ื›ืื‘,
02:32
an objective to look forward to.
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ื™ืขื“ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืœื•.
02:35
I didn't want to pity myself, nor to be pitied,
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ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืจื—ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ื•ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื ืฉื™ืจื—ืžื• ืขืœื™,
02:40
and I thought by organizing such a marathon,
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ืฉื›ื–ื”,
02:43
I'll be able to pay back to my community,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื’ืžื•ืœ ืœืขืžื™,
02:46
build bridges with the outside world,
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ืื‘ื ื” ื’ืฉืจ ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ืŸ,
02:49
and invite runners to come to Lebanon
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ื•ืื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืฆื ื™ื ืœื‘ื•ื ืœืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ
02:51
and run under the umbrella of peace.
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจื•ืฅ ืชื—ืช ืžื˜ืจื™ื™ืช ื”ืฉืœื•ื.
02:56
Organizing a marathon in Lebanon
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ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ื‘ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ
02:59
is definitely not like organizing one in New York.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื ื›ืžื• ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื›ื–ื” ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
03:04
How do you introduce the concept of running
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ืื™ืš ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ืžื•ืฉื’ ื”ืจื™ืฆื”
03:07
to a nation that is constantly at the brink of war?
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ืœืื•ืžื” ืฉื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืขืงื‘ื™ ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืคืชื—ื” ืฉืœ ืžืœื—ืžื”?
03:12
How do you ask those who were once fighting
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ืื™ืš ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืžืืœื• ืฉืœืคื ื™ ืจื’ืข ื ืœื—ืžื•
03:15
and killing each other
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ื•ื”ืจื’ื• ืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™
03:17
to come together and run next to each other?
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ืœื”ืชืื—ื“ ื•ืœืจื•ืฅ ืื—ื“ ืœื™ื“ ื”ืฉื ื™?
03:21
More than that, how do you convince people to run a distance of 26.2 miles
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื›ืš, ืื™ืš ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืื ืฉื™ื
ืœืจื•ืฅ ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ 26.2 ืžื™ื™ืœ
03:28
at a time they were not even familiar with the word "marathon"?
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื
ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืžืจืชื•ืŸ"?
03:33
So we had to start from scratch.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืž"ืืคืก".
03:35
For almost two years, we went all over the country
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืžืขื˜ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื, ื‘ื™ืงืจื ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”
03:39
and even visited remote villages.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื›ืคืจื™ื ืžืจื•ื—ืงื™ื.
03:43
I personally met with people from all walks of life --
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ืื ื™ ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื-
03:47
mayors, NGOs, schoolchildren,
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ืจืืฉื™ ืขืจื™ื,ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื,ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื
03:50
politicians, militiamen,
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ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื, ืื ืฉื™ ืฆื‘ื,ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืžืกื’ื“ื™ื,ืžื›ื ืกื™ื•ืช
03:54
people from mosques, churches,
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03:56
the president of the country, even housewives.
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ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืงืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช.
04:01
I learned one thing:
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ื•ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“:
04:04
When you walk the talk, people believe you.
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ื›ืฉืืชื” "ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”" , ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืœืš.
04:08
Many were touched by my personal story,
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ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื• ืžื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื™,
04:12
and they shared their stories in return.
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ื•ืฉื™ืชืคื• ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื”ื.
04:15
It was honesty and transparency that brought us together.
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ื”ื™ื•ืฉืจ ื•ื”ืฉืงื™ืคื•ืช ื”ื ืฉื’ืจืžื• ืœื ื• ืœื”ืชืื—ื“.
ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ื‘ืฉืคื” ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช,
04:21
We spoke one common language to each other,
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04:24
and that was from one human to another.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื“ื ืœืื“ื.
04:29
Once that trust was built,
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื ื‘ื ื” ืืžื•ืŸ,
04:32
everybody wanted to be part of the marathon
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ื›ื•ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœืงื—ืช ื—ืœืง ื‘ืžืจืชื•ืŸ
ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœืขื•ืœื ืืช ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ
04:35
to show the world the true colors of Lebanon and the Lebanese
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ื•ืฉืœ ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ื ื™ื
04:40
and their desire to live in peace and harmony.
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ื•ืืช ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืขื– ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืœื•ื ื•ื‘ื”ืจืžื•ื ื™ื”.
04:45
In October 2003, over 6,000 runners
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ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ 2003, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-6,000 ืืฆื ื™ื
04:50
from 49 different nationalities
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ืž-49 ืื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช
04:53
came to the start line, all determined,
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ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ื–ื™ื ื•ืง,ื›ื•ืœื ื ื—ื•ืฉื™ื
04:57
and when the gunfire went off,
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ื•ื›ืฉื ื•ืจืชื” ื™ืจื™ื™ืช ื”ืคืชื™ื—ื”,
04:59
this time it was a signal to run in harmony,
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ื”ืคืขื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” xื™ืžืŸ ืœืจื™ืฆื” ื‘ื”ืจืžื•ื ื™ื”
05:04
for a change.
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ืœืฉื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
05:06
The marathon grew.
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ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ื’ื“ืœ.
05:08
So did our political problems.
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ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช.
05:11
But for every disaster we had,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื›ืœ ืืกื•ืŸ
05:14
the marathon found ways to bring people together.
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ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ืžืฆื ืื™ืš ืœืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืขื.
05:20
In 2005, our prime minister was assassinated,
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2005, ืจืืฉ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ืฉืœื ื• ื ืจืฆื—
05:25
and the country came to a complete standstill,
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ื•ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืดืขืžื“ื” ืžืœื›ืชืด ,
05:29
so we organized a five-kilometer United We Run campaign.
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ืื– ืืจื’ื ื• ืžืกืข ืคืจืกื•ื ืœืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ืฉืœ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืงืดืž ืดืื ื• ืจืฆื™ื ืžืื•ื—ื“ื™ืืด.
05:33
Over 60,000 people came to the start line,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-60,000 ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืงื• ื”ื–ื™ื ื•ืง,
05:37
all wearing white T-shirts with no political slogans.
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ื›ื•ืœื ืœื‘ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืœืฆื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืœืœื ืกื™ืกืžืื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช
05:43
That was a turning point for the marathon,
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืžืคื ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ,
05:46
where people started looking at it as a platform
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื—ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ื‘ืžื”, ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื”
ืœืฉืœื•ื ื•ืื—ื“ื•ืช.
05:50
for peace and unity.
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05:52
Between 2006 up to 2009, our country, Lebanon,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื ื™ื 2006 ื•ืขื“ 2009 ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•,ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ,
05:57
went through unstable years,
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ืขื‘ืจื” ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื™ ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช,
06:00
invasions, and more assassinations
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ืฉืœ ืคืœื™ืฉื”, ื•ืขื•ื“ ืจืฆื™ื—ื•ืช
06:03
that brought us close to a civil war.
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ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืคื™ืชื—ื” ืฉืœ ืžืœื—ืžืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ื.
06:06
The country was divided again,
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ื”ืžsื™ื ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืคื•ืœื’ืช,
06:08
so much that our parliament resigned,
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ืžืคื•ืœื’ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืขื“ ืฉื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜ ื”ืชืคื˜ืจ
ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื” , ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื ืฉื™ื ื•ืจืืฉ ืžืžืฉืœื”.
06:12
we had no president for a year, and no prime minister.
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06:17
But we did have a marathon.
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ืื‘ืœ, ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืžืจืชื•ืŸ.
06:20
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืื– ื‘ืขืฆื, ื“ืจืš ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ, ืœืžื“ื ื•,
06:27
So through the marathon, we learned that political problems can be overcome.
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ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช.
06:34
When the opposition party decided to shut down part of the city center,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืžืคืœื’ืช ื”ืื•ืคื•ื–ื™ืฆื™ื” ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื”
ืœืกื’ื•ืจ ื—ืœืง ืžืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขื™ืจ,
06:38
we negotiated alternative routes.
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ื ื™ื”ืœื ื• ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ืขืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื—ืœื•ืคื™ื•ืช.
ื”ืžืคื’ื™ื ื™ื ื›ื ื’ื“ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื”ืคื›ื•
06:42
Government protesters became sideline cheerleaders.
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ืœืžืขื•ื“ื“ื™ื ื‘ืฆื™ื“ื™ ื”ื“ืจืš
06:46
They even hosted juice stations.
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ื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืื™ื™ืฉื• ืืช ืชื—ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ืฅ.
06:49
(Laughter)
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06:51
You know, the marathon has really become one of its kind.
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ืžืžืฉ ื”ืคืš
ืœืื—ื“ ืžืกื•ื’ื•.
06:57
It gained credibility
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ื”ื•ื ื–ื›ื” ืœืžื”ืžื ื•ืช ืžืฉื ื™
06:58
from both the Lebanese and the international community.
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ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช, ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ื ื™ืช ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช.
07:04
Last November 2012, over 33,000 runners from 85 different nationalities
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ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ 2012, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-33,000 ืืฆื ื™ื
ืž-85 ืื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช
07:10
came to the start line,
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ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืงื• ื”ื–ื™ื ื•ืง,
07:12
but this time, they challenged a very stormy and rainy weather.
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ืืš ื”ืคืขื, ื”ื ืื•ืชื’ืจื•
ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื–ื’ ืื•ื™ืจ ืกื•ืขืจ ื•ื’ืฉื•ื.
07:17
The streets were flooded, but people didn't want to miss out
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ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื•ืฆืคื•, ืืš ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœื•ื•ืชืจ
07:21
on the opportunity of being part of such a national day.
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ืขืœ ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง
ืžื™ื•ื ืœืื•ืžื™ ื›ืฉื–ื”.
BMA ื”ืชืจื—ื‘.
07:27
BMA has expanded.
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We include everyone: the young, the elderly,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื ื›ืœืœื•: ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื, ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื,
07:32
the disabled, the mentally challenged,
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ื”ื ื›ื™ื, ื”ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื ืฉื›ืœื™ืช,
07:35
the blind, the elite, the amateur runners,
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ื”ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื™ื, ื”ืขื™ืœื™ืช, ื”ืืฆื ื™ื ื”ื—ื•ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื,
ืืคื™ืœื• ืืžื”ื•ืช ืขื ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ.
07:39
even moms with their babies.
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07:41
Themes have included runs for the environment,
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ื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื›ืœืœื•: ืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”,
07:45
breast cancer, for the love of Lebanon, for peace,
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ืœืžืขืŸ ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ืฉื“, ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ, ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืฉืœื•ื,
07:49
or just simply to run.
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ืื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืจื•ืฅ.
ื”ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ื”ืฉื ืชื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืขืฆืžื” ื›ืœืœ ืจืง ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ืœื“ื•ืช,
07:52
The first annual all-women-and-girls race for empowerment,
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which is one of its kind in the region,
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืžืกื•ื’ื• ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืจ,
08:00
has just taken place only a few weeks ago,
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ื”ืชืงื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืกืคื•ืจื™ื,
08:04
with 4,512 women, including the first lady,
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ืจืฆื• 4,512 ื ืฉื™ื, ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
08:09
and this is only the beginning.
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ื•ื–ืืช ืจืง ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื”.
08:13
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
08:15
(Applause)
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ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื.
BMA ืชื•ืžืš ื‘ืขืžื•ืชื•ืช ื•ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื
08:19
BMA has supported charities and volunteers
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08:24
who have helped reshape Lebanon,
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ื•ืขื–ืจ ืœืขืฆื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ,
08:27
raising funds for their causes
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ืขื–ืจ ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ื›ืกืคื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื˜ืจื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
08:29
and encouraging others to give.
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ื•ืขื•ื“ื“ ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืชืช.
08:32
The culture of giving and doing good has become contagious.
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ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื ืชื™ื ื” ื•ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘
ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืžื“ื‘ืงืช.
08:37
Stereotypes have been broken.
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ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื•ืช ื ืฉื‘ืจื•.
08:39
Change-makers and future leaders have been created.
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ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื•ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™
ื ื•ืฆืจื•.
08:44
I believe these are the building blocks for future peace.
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืืœื• ืื‘ื ื™ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืœืฉืœื•ื ืขืชื™ื“ื™.
BMA ื”ืคืš ืœืื™ืจื•ืข ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืจ
08:51
BMA has become such a respected event in the region
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08:57
that government officials in the region,
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ืฉืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ืจืฉืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืจ
09:00
like Iraq, Egypt and Syria,
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ื›ืžื• ืขื™ืจืง, ืกื•ืจื™ื” ื•ืžืฆืจื™ื,
09:03
have asked the organization to help them structure a similar sporting event.
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ืžื”ืื™ืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœื”ื ืœืชื›ื ืŸ
ืื™ืจื•ืข ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ื“ื•ืžื”.
ื›ื™ื•ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืจื•ืขื™ ื”ืจื™ืฆื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื
09:10
We are now one of the largest running events in the Middle East,
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ื‘ืžื–ืจื— ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื›ืœ
09:14
but most importantly,
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09:16
it is a platform for hope and cooperation
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ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ืœืชืงื•ื•ื” ื•ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื”
09:20
in an ever-fragile and unstable part of the world.
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ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืจ ื—ืกืจ ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืฉื‘ื™ืจ ื‘ื—ืœืงื• ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
09:26
From Boston to Beirut, we stand as one.
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ืžื‘ื•ืกื˜ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื“ ื‘ื™ืจื•ืช, ืื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื›ืื—ื“.
( ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:32
(Applause)
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09:37
After 10 years in Lebanon,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ,
09:39
from national marathons or from national events
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ื”ื—ืœ ืžืžืจืชื•ืŸ ืœืื•ืžื™ ืื• ืžืื™ืจื•ืข ืœืื•ืžื™
09:43
to smaller regional races,
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ื•ืขื“ ืžื™ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืื™ื–ื•ืจื™ื™ื, ืจืื™ื ื•
09:45
we've seen that people want to run for a better future.
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ื›ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืจื•ืฅ ืœืขืชื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
09:51
After all, peacemaking is not a sprint.
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืฉืœื•ื ื”ื•ื ืœื ืดืกืคืจื™ื ื˜ืด.
09:57
It is more of a marathon.
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืจืชื•ืŸ.
09:59
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
10:00
(Applause)
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( ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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