By Daniel Flener
May 1, 2023
"Growing up in Lebanon where the political climate was unstable and later on with the Syrian war going on, it seemed like you’re living in a zone that is always susceptible to conflicts,” said Ammar. “When I was young, I always had this dream of going to college and studying engineering, as a first-generation student and where no one my family is an engineer, finding my way to college was challenging.”