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Dr. May Chidiac - Freedom Torch Award

Dr. May CHidiac Founder of May CHidiac Fondation (MCF) was awared the "Freedom Torch Award" by H.E Mrs. Hester Somsen - Ambassador of the Netherlands, for her professionalism, courage and creativity are an inspiration to her students and peers, both in Lebanon and in the rest of the world. The jury chose to offer her a special honor for her commitment to journalism as a career and a noble mission.

Her name has been associated with freedom in Lebanon. She is a longstanding image for freedom of expression. She is a symbol for human dignity. Her achievements in fostering deep respect for Truth and Intellect despite the pain that she went through are a tribute to civilization. And it is precisely freedom and civilization that distinguishes Lebanon and makes it endure.


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