Your website is very good and I would like to say that my mother's family lived in Mashghara as I love this town for several reasons...I would like to say hello to Vanessa, Gloria, Dani, Sylvia, Andre, Philippe, Nicole... 
I'm Christian Khalil Ziadeh and my e-mail is chris_Z77@hotmail.com   21 Jan 2002

You have brought Machghara, and all people with roots in its soil, alive.
Thanks.... Denise Baraki Mack, Australia denisebarakimack@bigpond.com  22 Jan 2002

This is really a great website, my family and I just love the pictures.
This sight was an excellent idea.   23 Jan 2002

Hey, this is an excellent site. My family and I just loved the gorgeous pictures. My email is samer_elsayegh@hotmail.com  23 Jan 2002

Hey Salem Gazel, I love your idea.  LET'S ALL GO BACK to the town we all know and love.
My name is Ghassan Sayegh, Ottawa, Canada. my email is samer_elsayegh@hotmail.com
23 Jan 2002

On behalf of Ziad And Wassim Gazal I would like to thank you for your kind words and thoughts on the loss of our dear mother Lili Gazal.
Alissar Gazal, Australia,  Alissar@iprimus.com.au   23 Jan 2002

Your website is beautiful. I am very proud of the people behind this site and applaud you. Thank you for keeping the memories and images alive. Please keep up the work and let us know how we can be of help.
***Fatima Cheikh-Jaffal, daughter of Mazhar and Jamiley Cheikh- Dearborn, MI-USA,
email- Jaffalf@compuserve.com  25 Jan 2002

Hello, ur website is great, and it's a very nice work to see our village on the internet. I want to say hi to all my friends, I am very proud to be from Machghara. Good luck and we r waiting for more surprises about this great village.  my e-mail is : andropov17@hotmail.com    25 Jan2002

Thank you for Mashghara website, it's great for us Lebanese people working overseas.
I'am from al beeka and God Bless Lebanon and Lebanese people.
Thank you.   abdoaeid@hotmail.com  26 Jan 2002

Hi everyone, how r u? ur website is gr8. NICE WORK. I want to say hi to all my family and friends. plz put more pics about machghara. wish u all the best and continue like this way. with love. Philippe Nabil Debs and my e-mail is  p_debs@hotmail.com     26 Jan 2002

Thank you Nasser and Hassana for your wonderful website of Machghara, you have done a fantastic job! It brings us all back home and reminds us of our friends scattered all over the world. Keep up the great work! Wissam Nicolas Hajjar, Ottawa, Canada wissam@look.ca  26 Jan 2002

Wide, Gorgeous and Great. I know how much research and personal effort this web site needed in terms of design and maintenance, for this reason I would like to congratulate you for reflecting a beautiful image of our home town " MACHGHARA " and also encourage you to keep up and enhance your great job.  Georges Barakeh Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  27 Jan 2002

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.  Mankind alone with the exception to the other creatures has the talent of real knowledge and the scientific differentiation between a knowledge that helps and a knowledge that has no need nor necessity. Mankind also has the will and power to judge himself and to learn from previous mistakes. The talents of man the creature and creator, whether in the stage of gathering food or in the stage of preparing that food is the center of establishing the foundation to delegate the vitality of the ongoing evolution. The human reaches his hopes and wants through the civility of his culture, whether in the arts, sciences, or philosophies to adopt for the purpose of victory for the truth and justice working toward the establishment of life through the living leaving behind any deceit and delusion. Truth could never be assumed to be the result of some theory without any basis. The truth is being and the knowledge of that existence, "knowledge that does not benefit is the same as the ignorance that does not hinder". What knowledge often reveals of our existence of what mankind possesses of intellectual capacities and mental powers, that knowledge is based on clear evidence which could never be clouded by suspicion or ignorance. Being convinced of the knowledge and the truth is the constant driving force behind any expansion of the knowledge itself, and human advancement. We can therefore conclude that "the society is knowledge and knowledge is power" which could never be defeated nor limited to a space and time or a certain subject. The truth is always the basis for any justice, it is the center of any advancement of the intelligent human by depending on understanding and being understood and the creative coexistence and tolerance to reach his goals. JOSEPH CHARARA.  27 Jan 2002

Hi ,we really loved your beautiful website, it was so nice to see some pictures of Machghara and to know there's is someone who cares to share them with us. God Bless Lebanon & Lebanese people. Michael Abou Arraj, Parma, Ohio. our e-mail address MNARRAj@msn.com  27 Jan 2002

I would like to congratulate you on this beautiful website. I was deeply touch by it. It brought back the best of my childhood memories. Keep up the good work. Lydia El-Hajj.     27 Jan 2002

This site brings so many memories! I hope you post more pictures.
Samer Debs Ottawa, Canada. 28 Jan 2002

God bless you Nasser and Hassana and thank you for this initiative that brought back fond memories of my childhood. When a friend from my native village recommended that I visit this site, I had no idea it would be that unique. The photo gallery shows familiar landmarks, houses of my aunts and uncles, places where I used to play with cousins & neighbours. Thanks for bringing warmth to our hearts, thanks for giving the opportunity to stay in touch with relatives and friends I had lost contact with years ago, thanks for bringing our community together again!
Akram H. Raffoul, akramraffoul@jacobsons.co.ae   29 Jan 2002

I want to thank you and commend you for your outstanding effort in coordinating the preparation of this wonderful website. The data that you gathered is thorough and concise, and is presented in a professional and easily understandable format. I believe your involvement significantly enhanced our prospects in keeping us in touch with our lovely town Mashghara. You personify excellence and serve as a role model for all of others and us to emulate. I have been very impressed with your photos, your technical skills and dedication, your efforts as I stated are exemplary and serve as an important reminder of how fortunate we are to have you as a productive individual from Mashghara. Job well done!!!. Thank you again for helping us secure this important recollection of Mashghara. Hassan Habib Hajjar. jullanar80@hotmail.com   29 Jan 2002

On behalf of Nasri Barazan and family, I would like to thank you for letting us know more about our hometown. It's very nice memories and remind us of our friends. I would like to congratulate you on this amazing website. email :  elaine_b@sympatico.ca    29 Jan 2002

Hi everyone, I suppose that this website is one of the best websites on Internet, because I think that all the people who don’t live in Machghara will be very happy to see their village on a small screen when they are very very far away from it. And to see the places where they played when they were small with their friends and get back the memories. And to see the pictures of the Ain , Machghara in snow these pictures that they haven’t seen it from 15-20-25 years or may be more, because all the people who don’t live here come to Machghara in summer & in this case it’s impossible to see the snow. And how grateful is to let all the world know that there is in Lebanon a village called Machghara wich is better than all the big cities in the world because of its kind & great people who are proud being from it.
So I like to say to all the Machgharaniens in any place in the world: PLEASE COME BACK & YOU WILL BE SO GLAD & give them all my love and my best regards & at the end I’d love to say: THANK YOU very very much Nasser and Hassana, don’t stop your work!!!!  
Crystel Hajjar, my email is  kiki_hajjar11@hotmail.com  30 Jan 2002

I find your website so wonderful! I love the pictures, they bring back so many memories that were left there, in my hometown! I was very glad to hear about old friends. This site is excellent! Keep up the good work Nasser & Hassana!... Margo Sayegh Harik  harik_m@hotmail.com  31 Jan 2002

THE IDEA OF "FACES FROM MACHGHARA" IS A GREAT ONE. I URGE EVERYONE TO POST THEIR PHOTOS SO WE CAN ALL SEE WHAT BECAME OF US AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT.   JOSEPH CHARARA.  01 Feb 2002

Machghara.
A Cool breeze and autumn leaves
A tortured soul
An unhealing wound
A, rudderless ship heading for the rocks
I knew everything was going to be lost. 
You would think I knew the map of the Bayader, Alsahal, and the broken pavements.
The colourful sunsets, which fade away from the bleeding heart, compassion wasted, piercing tears, which soak my already decaying heart.
My vision is blurred and cannot read the signs
Blundering on filled with relentless self-doubt
what I have of Machghara are Dreams of sitting on the top of hill, are fading away just like Machghara’s moon eclipsing the sun.
Where have we been during all these years?
And weren't there lessons we should have learned about leaving Machaghara
Circumstances may change but my own personal feelings are the same
We placed our hands in the fire and got burnt
There are no surprises left - only pain

Hassan Habib Hajjar    h.hajjar@rogers.com  02 Feb 2002

Machghara yesterday, today and tomorrow......
Yesterday was the past, a fact but not desired...
A reality, painful but memories remembered...
Memories cherished, some painful but mostly adored and some locked away....
Let us Learn and grow from them, they brought us to the present and far away...
Today is the present...
I awoke with a feeling of peace
I awoke with a smile in my eyes
And now I want to share this peace with you
Live each day for you and remember to dream
Live each day, learn to feel safe and secure again
Live life and walk towards the future
Tomorrow is the future...
Your dreams, fantasies and realities are one
It is an unknown path you face every tomorrow
Your choices make your tomorrow
As they did yesterday
You turn your dreams into reality and wipe away the sorrow
At this moment...
Machghara today, harsh but yet soft, wants you to achieve your goal
Machghara, under the snow, full of warmth to hold you close to her heart
My heart tells me from “harit alfawka la harit altahta” about our common soul
My heart, full of passion and love, ready to forgive and forget...
In time...The past will be healed, loyalty and trust will flourish again
Machghara will be filled with laughter, happiness and love again
The future will be discovered not alone and dreams shared again
Grow young with your chosen one, life will begin with every sunrise again and again
Sad eyes, blue like the lake, and happy like no other
A smile, crying to explode into laughter
Hugs, full of warmth and healing treasured forever
Machghara Forever, a bond always tested but never broken
Machghara Forever, a connection built with love but still unspoken
Machghara Forever, not always together but connected and unshaken
Always - loved, cherished and adored by me
Always - You showed me the meaning of self respect and dignity
Always - You are a "gift" to be treasured until eternity
Always- with me when I close my eyes
Always- with you when I open my eyes...
Always- together, forever, and until forever I close my eyes....
JOSEPH CHARARA.     02 Feb 2002