0:00 Intro
0:58 Childhood
7:34 Enter parliament
12:47 Sovereignty
24:41 Pressure
29:25 Violence
43:02 Army figure
51:06 Baabda voters
57:00 Memories of my father
We're with Khalil Helou for Episode 312 of The Beirut Banyan.
Click to watch:
https://youtu.be/eOk2q_hr9Es
We discuss his childhood pre-civil war, a well-established army turned political career, issues of sovereignty and foreign policy, and how to affect change through parliament.
Our conversation includes campaigning on the ground in Baabda and tackling system failure through legislature.
Khalil Helou is MP candidate in Baabda district.
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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.
