They were long, dark, black years.

Now that you (Lebanese people) have come out of the great prison to which you were confined, you have released me from the small prison in which I was put.

I have spent 11 horrific years in solitary confinement in a 6-square-meter dungeon three floors underground without sunlight or fresh air. But I endured my har…

I would prefer to remain in prison for another 20 years than bargain my beliefs for freedom.