Though Gharib has become “taboo,” his students know that Teacher’s Day cannot pass without paying tribute to him, even if in secret. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)
Though Gharib has become “taboo,” his students know that Teacher’s Day cannot pass without paying tribute to him, even if in secret. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)
For the students of Beirut’s Mar Elias Btina high school, it is hard to imagine chemistry class without Hanna Gharib. The striking chemistry teacher turned union leader has left a void at Mar Elias Btina, which has inadvertently become known as “Hanna Gharib’s School.”
