Actually, one of the main reasons behind my candidature is to bring the messages that I defend and the convictions that I have into the political arena. This can greatly help in transforming Lebanon into a more humane, just and civilized country for all. I started considering running ever since my eldest son, Mounir, left Lebanon for a brighter future and for fair and impartial opportunities abroad -and he’s not the only talented, hard working young man or woman that we’ve lost because of Lebanon’s locked horizons.

This, coupled with all the problems that we have to deal with on a daily basis, and which suck up all our energy, while they should be given, fundamental rights like electricity, water, pollution, lack of public transportation ... propelled me to seek direct action.

I want to play an active role in coming up with solutions that would make the lives of Lebanese citizens better. I’m also interested in being involved, as a Lebanese deputy, in the laws that concern us all.

Many laws in Lebanon need to be reconsidered, passed, enforced. I am convinced that the Lebanese parliament is in dire need of new blood. I and so many people around me are constantly feeling tired, frustrated, fed up with the deadlock that we have been facing for so many years. And the civil society has so much to offer.

The inclusion of young motivated people in our political life would help bring this country forward. I believe in justice, I believe in hard work, I believe in transparency, I believe in humaneness; and I think that if we can bring these values into the parliament, we can have a real chance at changing Lebanon.

Since I’m not one to wait for change to just happen, but rather one who does her best to create the change she wishes to see, I decided to run!