Change Without Waiting.
With Samar Hawa
September 2026 · 1 min read
About this episode
Beirut does not have to wait for change. Sometimes it starts with one street, then ten, then twenty, and then a whole city begins to feel alive again.
Samar shares the story behind Rebirth Beirut, how a simple idea of bringing light back to the city grew into a wider initiative built around safety, dignity, partnerships and hope, lighting more than 160 streets.
The conversation also turns to art, and how the circumstances around us shape what we create.
This episode covers
- How Rebirth Beirut started
- Lighting more than 160 streets
- Safety, dignity and partnerships
- How circumstances shape art
Reflection prompts
Three questions to sit with after listening. There are no right answers.
- 1.What did you keep when you left, or when others left you, and what did you let go?
- 2.Whose ambition are you living out, yours or someone else's?
- 3.Which rule from the way you were raised do you still follow without thinking?
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About the guest
Samar HawaRebirth Beirut
Samar Hawa is behind Rebirth Beirut, an initiative that began with a simple idea of bringing light back to the city. It grew into a wider effort built around safety, dignity, partnerships and hope, lighting more than 160 streets.
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