Topic - Maria

“It’s very exciting because we understand that people need this moment of reflection, a moment of inner peace, of connecting with nature, because the deity is nothing more than pure nature,” said 68-year-old teacher Maria de Fátima Santos.

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She said she'd been disenchanted with Lebanon's political leadership and also lamented Hezbollah's influence.

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