elias howayek – Naqd English https://en.naqd.media Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:12:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://en.naqd.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-Untitled-7-32x32.png elias howayek – Naqd English https://en.naqd.media 32 32 Berri’s absence from Howayek’s beatification is an old story https://en.naqd.media/berris-absence-from-howayeks-beatification-is-an-old-story/ https://en.naqd.media/berris-absence-from-howayeks-beatification-is-an-old-story/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:09:00 +0000 https://en.naqd.media/?p=40496 Years ago, Nabih Berri invoked the Howayek family name in an interview, using the phrase “Howayek and Zwayek” to mock what he described as political dynasties.

Today, the Speaker of Parliament was absent from the beatification of Patriarch Elias Howayek, one of the leading founders of Greater Lebanon, while the President, Prime Minister, and many political and religious leaders attended.

Political disagreements aside, the heads of Lebanon’s constitutional institutions are expected to be present at national occasions that honor figures central to the country’s history not among the most notable absentees.

]]> https://en.naqd.media/berris-absence-from-howayeks-beatification-is-an-old-story/feed/ 0 The most defining milestones of blessed Elias Howayek https://en.naqd.media/the-most-defining-milestones-of-blessed-elias-howayek/ https://en.naqd.media/the-most-defining-milestones-of-blessed-elias-howayek/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:41:00 +0000 https://en.naqd.media/?p=40493 With the beatification of Patriarch Elias Howayek, Lebanon remembers a man whose legacy extended far beyond the Church. He devoted his life to education, humanitarian relief, and serving the people, opening the doors of Bkerke and monasteries to the hungry during the Great Famine.

From confronting one of the country’s darkest crises to defending Lebanon’s future at the Paris Peace Conference, Howayek played a defining role in the creation of Greater Lebanon, leaving behind a legacy rooted in compassion, national service, and state-building.

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