By Mirna Nehme
Musician, translator, and singer
Dear fellows,
It is truly an honour and pride to win Charbel Baini's award. It is a precious gift which we ought to take care of and be genuinely worthy of. Like all of you, I was honoured to win the award last year which came to me as an unexpected surprise. It was an overwhelming feeling for me which you certainly experienced as well and yet I felt that a huge responsibility was laid upon my shoulders.
An award cannot be taken lightly and it shall be granted only to those who deserve it, in other words, persons with real talents.
I would like to congratulate the winners:
Mr George Abou Antoun, Mr Elias Khalil, Miss Liliane Andraos, Mr Robeir Khouri, Mr Antoine Saadi and Mr Chawqi Dalal for receiving this special award and may they carry this task with honesty, dignity and deep faith.
Also, I extend my congratulations to Haddad family and the Institute of Alphabet, and to our amazing ambassador of peace Dr. Bahia Abou Hamad who is an extraordinary person in every aspect, who always rises to the occasion and who has a heart filled with spirituality, kindness and love.
Finally and finally, I congratulate our awesome poet and person, Charbel Baini. May god bless you, protect you from any harm and grant you a long life so you may enrich us more and more with your unique fascinating poetry.
A SHINING STAR YOU ARE!!!!
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