Growing up in Lebanon amidst conflict

Brigitte Gabriel recounts her childhood in Lebanon, a once majority Christian country in the Middle East. She describes Lebanon as open-minded, tolerant, and multicultural. However, conflict arose when radical Islamic groups, particularly Palestinian terrorists, brought violence to the country. Brigitte shares her personal experience of a traumatic event in 1975 when her home was destroyed and she was injured in a bombing attack. She spent several years living in a bomb shelter, facing hardships and witnessing the brutality firsthand. Brigitte emphasizes that her perspective is not only based on academic knowledge but also on being an eyewitness to terror.