Beirut's Unexpected Sanctuary: How One Woman Found Peace on a Rooftop with Her Pigeons

Hamdan articulates her feelings about this homecoming with an eloquent simplicity that captures the emotional resonance of the experience. "When the pigeons return, I feel like I have returned home," she states. This powerful metaphor suggests that the act of tending to and awaiting the return of her birds is synonymous with finding her own sense of belonging, safety, and identity within the world.