Reposted by Emily Keogh
'We paid a blood tax for our daughters. What now?'
In Nov, Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar was hit by shrapnel during Israel’s bombing of Beirut. 44 days later, family ‘wait for her to awake’. Piece w/ Celine's family on the dreams 'killed' by a 'zero-sum war'.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
nytimes.com
Celine Haidar, the Lebanon player struck by shrapnel, has loved ones ‘waiting for her to come back to life’
The 19-year-old's family and friends tell the story of the promising player who cannot move or speak after being caught up in the war