A grassroots clean-up initiative has removed graffiti from Al-Amin Mosque and St. Georges Cathedral in Downtown Beirut.
The vandalism occurred over the course of Lebanon’s nationwide uprisings, which are now in their 20th day.
The initiative, known as Muwatin Lebnene [Lebanese Citizen], spontaneously emerged at the start of the protests to organize street clean-ups and ensure that garbage from demonstrations was sorted and recycled properly.
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Images and videos have circulated on social media over the past two days, showing a group of volunteers scrubbing the walls of the Beirut landmarks clean.
Local graffiti artists have been vocal in their disapproval of the daubings that appeared on both houses of worship.
“That’s just not what this is about – whether you believe in God, or you don’t,” a graffiti writer know as Spaz said.
Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets across the country since Oct. 17, demanding the government’s resignation, an end to political corruption and an overhaul of the sectarian political system.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
