Tania Daou-Alam

Lawyer

[The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @TimepDC]

Last year, TIMEP spoke to Tania Daou Alam (@DaouAlam), a survivor of the Beirut Port Explosion who lost her husband, Jean-Frederic Alam, on that harrowing day.

Since August 4, 2020, she has been fighting for truth and accountability alongside many others. https://t.co/MlK3uO0U3l

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

@TimepDC ❤️

[Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany]

"قصتي هي قصة امرأة خرجت من منزلها لزيارة الطبيب، وطلبت من زوجها أن يرافقها، لكنها عادت إلى أطفالها وحيدة.

ثمة صور محفورة في ذاكرتي إلى الأبد: رأيته ينزف بغزارة وكنت عاجزة تماماً عن إنقاذه، لقد امتزج دمي بدمه." - @DaouAlam

[Nadine Kheshen @NadineKheshen]

“Today, every window feels like a threat, because I have seen destruction flood over us and cut us deeply. And every noise that echoes like an explosion is a reminder of the trauma we did not survive.”

@DaouAlam’s painful yet perseverant account of the fight for justice…

[Beirut Time @beiruttime_leb]

اكتشاف هوية صاحب شحنة نترات الامونيوم

#بيروت_تايم

[Dalal Mawadدلال معوض @dalalmawad]

A new lead in the Beirut blast investigation- Dreymoor Fertilizers and a Russian tader called Alexander Shishkin- more in this investigation by @ClementFayol and @AntoineHarari - https://t.co/CZnNGAbAwM @naggearp @ferashatoum

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

@naggearp 😞

[National Bloc - الكتلة الوطنيّة اللبنانيّة @nationalbloc_lb]

4 سنوات على تفجير المرفأ، أين أصبح الملف قضائيًّا؟ وما هي الخطوات التي سيقوم بها أهالي الضحايا؟
ضمن سلسلة "جلسة مع الكتلة"، نستضيف المحامية تانيا ضو عَلَمْ ووليام نون، الخميس 1 آب الساعة 6:30 مساءً في المقرّ الرئيسي – الجميزة.

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

@sas_yvonne 💔

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

@maitelsadany @washingtonian @TimepDC No one deserves this recognition more than you. Amazing work❤️

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

@TimepDC @maitelsadany @washingtonian A recognition of the amazing work you do and your great commitment tonthe causes you believe in❤️

[Kristin Song @kristinsong3]

My name is Kristin Song.

On January 31, 2018, my son Ethan was shot in the head in his best friend's house. The father/gun owner stored 3 handguns and ammunition in a shoebox. Ethan's friend had been accessing the guns for over 6 months.

At the hospital, the ER doctor slid down the wall, put his head in his hands, and whispered, "Your son is gone." At that instant, all I knew, loved and trusted was imploded into a million tiny pieces.

I begged to say goodbye to my beautiful boy. I wanted to kiss his forehead, tell him how cherished he was, and tuck him in one last time. But the doctor begged me to remember Ethan as he was, you see, he was unrecognizable even to my eyes.

The day before Thanksgiving in 2018, the prosecutor told me she would not charge the negligent gun owner, and if I wanted negligent gun owners to be held accountable, I would have to change the law.

So I did.

6 months later, Connecticut passed Ethan's Law, which requires gun owners to secure their weapons if children can gain access.

Then, I learned that so many states stood silent on this issue, so in 2019, I turned my attention to passing Ethan's Law nationally. I met with over 400 congressional offices, 130 of them Republican.

In 2022, Ethan's Law was passed in the House of Representatives as part of the Safer Communities Act. Sadly, it was not picked up in the final package.

When the Democrats lost the House of Representatives in 2023, I pivoted to passing safe gun storage laws in the States. As a result, Michigan, New Mexico, and Maryland passed safe storage laws.

Currently, I am working with 5 states to pass Ethan's Law.

I am emotionally and mentally exhausted, but I will not stop until there is a cultural shift in this country where it becomes second nature to secure your weapons around unsupervised children.

If you believe in protecting children from gun violence, please follow and repost.

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

https://t.co/NvhS3gkNlC

[The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @TimepDC]

🇱🇧NEW: TIMEP is privileged to host a conversation on Wed, 9/27 on justice & accountability in Lebanon with Zena Wakim (@NowActs), @sami_halabi, @MonikaBorgmann, & @aliaibrahim74 in Washington, DC.

⭐️Seats are limited. More about the event + how to join: https://t.co/t1pPn5AT8r

[Accountability Now @NowActs]

In a landmark ruling by the American judiciary in favour of the American victims of the Beirut port explosion, all motions filed by publicly traded US-Norwegian geophysical services group TGS ASA and TGS-NOPEC Geographical Co are dismissed.

Full discovery will commence with the expectation of an eventual jury trial held in the United States in relation with the Beirut port explosion and the larger corruption network that led to the blast.

Earlier this month TGS agreed to turn over all relevant documents relating to the Rhosus, the explosives, its seismic operations as well as its dealings with Lebanese politicians, entities or individuals in and outside of Lebanon in any way connected to the blast. Accountability Now will make sure that justice prevails, for all victims of the blast.

[Accountability Now @NowActs]

A couple of months after Accountabiliy Now submission for sanctions with US Treasury and the Council of the EU, Riad Salameh and his close associates are sanctioned, in a global move joined by the UK and Canada. More sanctions should be issued soon against those who "Perpetuated the perception that elites in Lebanon need not abide by the same rules that apply to all Lebanese people", as stated by the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

@sas_yvonne Big thanks to those supporting our cause internationally particularly Acts now. Big step and more to follow. Never giving up

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

Thank you @Europarl_EN for your resolution condemning corruption & impunity in #Lebanon, notably re: #BeirutBlast. The res names culprits & calls for justice, sanctions and a @UN_HRC fact finding mission. Thanks to @NowActs, @hrw, @legalactionww , who stood by the victims.

[Tania Daou-Alam @DaouAlam]

@NowActs Can’t thank you enough for your support