Author: excite

Starting in 1963 and in the years until 1978, Imam Moussa Sadr founded numerous centers and institutes and conducted many activities. The Imam Sadr Foundation represents an incarnation of only some of the Imam’s ideas. He started his works in the city of Tyr and its suburbs. Supporting and helping the indigenous population, his work included literacy campaigns, building institutions, activating the role of women and empowering them by courses in sewing, embroidery, and domestic education and holding emergency and training sessions.

Displacement, struggle to survive amidst conflicts and civil wars; the darkest periods in contemporary South Lebanon history: the late 1970s to mid 1980s saw the ravages of war like never before. As the ferocity of Israeli attacks increased along the border regions, thousands upon thousands of citizens fled to safety in cities like Tyr and Beirut. Absorbing this massive displacement caused obvious strain on local services and infrastructure, including the hosting communities. The period also saw increased strife between local sectarian militias and Palestinian factions, who likewise sought refuge in…