Mr. Charbel Baini has yet to produce another play to match the record of the "Village of Ghosts" performed recently at our Lady of Lebanon Church Hall in Harris Park.
The play traces the history of Lebanon during the war and the circumstances surrounding it.
It tells the story of how, in a village in Lebanon, once the "Agha" realizes he is incapable of dividing and ruling his population; he dresses his men as ghosts in order to frighten the inhabitants of that village and force them to emigrate.
Everyone's life is shattered in that little town haunted by "ghosts". It reaches a stalemate with no salvation in sight. The village is doomed.
In the end, alluding to the current situation in Lebanon, the oppressed inhabitants see the light and recognize the fact that the only possible solution is to get together, both Moslems and Christians, and drive away yhe so-called ghosts.
The historic embrace of the cross and the crescent on stage, symbolizing Christians and Moslems getting together to save Lebanon, was the most compelling and touching scene, not to mention of course that of the prodigy child Rima Ellias in which she sings:
Your children weep and cry
They need you so helplessly
I love you Lebanon
Please don't die..
In my view three people ought to be commended for this magnificent and exaltic achievement; Sisters Constance Bacha, Madeline Abou Rjeili, with my warm congratulations on their 25th year serving humanity, and well-known poet-educator Charbel Baini, now an applauded playwright.
And last but not least, a sincere thank to the three hundred great little actors and actresses at the Sisters' school for their wonderful acting and cute pronunciation and articulation in Arabic, enjoyed and appreciated by a very large audience estimated at over a thousand, amongst whom were the educators, representatives from the various media, poets, heads of literary, social and charitable associations and the parents themselves.
After all, they are our children, our potential future.
In brief, the play "Village of Ghosts" undoubtedly proved to be an enormous success.
Encore une foi, Charbel.
Congratulations and best wishes.
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Real Journalism
Charbel Baini.. always ready to bring out the news as fast as flash...This is in my view Real Journalism....Reiterating my sincere appreciation to you my dear friend Charbel and to the Al Ghorba crew...May God Bless you.
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Thank You
Thanks a million to our fast and efficient media journalist and broadcaster Charbel Baini.
Charbel wears many hats.
He oscillates between Al-Ghorba Television, writing and delivering poetry.
He is a good and loyal friend...an asset to our community..Much appreciated Charbel...
Always ready to oblige...
Thank You!
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Real Journalism
Charbel Baini.. always ready to bring out the news as fast as flash...This is in my view Real Journalism....Reiterating my sincere appreciation to you my dear friend Charbel and to the Al Ghorba crew...May God Bless you.
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Thank You
Thanks a million to our fast and efficient media journalist and broadcaster Charbel Baini.
Charbel wears many hats.
He oscillates between Al-Ghorba Television, writing and delivering poetry.
He is a good and loyal friend...an asset to our community..Much appreciated Charbel...
Always ready to oblige...
Thank You!
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Charbel Baini- the real and true journalist..
This is the era of speed......
At the speed of light, Charbel published on Al-Ghorba Television the Sebaalani's poem "Al Mu3allim Al Ajeer" which led to Sebaalani's unfair dismissal from the "College des freres" at the hands of a Lebanese friar Emile Akiki......
As if Charbel could not wait to bring the news out, considering it is about injustice suffered by a well respected and honourable man esteemed by everyone including his thousands of former students, spread all over the world...
I take pride in mentioning a few of Sebaalani's former reputed Students' names although not exhaustively and while withholding their important titles: Pierre Daher, Samir El Jisr, Robert Frangieh (son of the former President of Lebanon), Tarek Mitri, Ronald Chagoury, Mohammed Nadim El Jisr, Labib Oueidat........Doctors...lawyers...Army generals...Engineers....Media personalities and big business men etc..
Thank you again Charbel and long live justice.....
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This is the era of speed......
At the speed of light, Charbel published on Al-Ghorba Television the Sebaalani's poem "Al Mu3allim Al Ajeer" which led to Sebaalani's unfair dismissal from the "College des freres" at the hands of a Lebanese friar Emile Akiki......
As if Charbel could not wait to bring the news out, considering it is about injustice suffered by a well respected and honourable man esteemed by everyone including his thousands of former students, spread all over the world...
I take pride in mentioning a few of Sebaalani's former reputed Students' names although not exhaustively and while withholding their important titles: Pierre Daher, Samir El Jisr, Robert Frangieh (son of the former President of Lebanon), Tarek Mitri, Ronald Chagoury, Mohammed Nadim El Jisr, Labib Oueidat........Doctors...lawyers...Army generals...Engineers....Media personalities and big business men etc..
Thank you again Charbel and long live justice.....
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