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HUAAL fundraiser for USJ and NDN - August 4th explosion
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A terrible explosion took place at the Beirut port on August 4, 2020 shaking Lebanon and our community to its core. It is probably the largest explosion in a civilian area since World War II. Whole neighborhoods in Beirut were ravaged by the blast - Mar Mikhael, Gemayzeh, Ashrafieh, Rmeil, Dora and Downtown - have been demolished. Hundreds of people have been killed or mutilated and hundreds of thousands displaced. All the pillars of society including homes, schools, universities, churches, mosques and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. The catastrophe could not have taken place at a worse time for Lebanon which was already going through the most debilitating financial and economic crisis in its history, with banking financial controls preventing depositors from withdrawing their money or transferring it abroad and local currency devaluation reaching 80%. This heinous act is a crime against humanity.
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Fundraising Panel: Lebanon After Crisis
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In response to the August 4th Explosion in Beirut, The Harvard University Alumni Association of Lebanon is hosting a joint fundraiser with The Harvard Club of Seattle. It will feature Belfer Center scholars and Harvard professors Dr. Jeffrey Karam, Melani Cammett, and Jamal Haidar.
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