Saturday, September 27, 2014

May El-Khalil: Making Peace is a Marathon

Published on Aug 16, 2013

In Lebanon there is one gunshot a year that isn't part of a scene of routine violence: The opening sound of the Beirut International Marathon. In a moving talk, marathon founder May El-Khalil explains why she believed a 26.2-mile running event could bring together a country divided for decades by politics and religion, even if for one day a year.


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