▁Be ir ut , ▁Leb anon , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁E lias ▁E id ▁and ▁Caroline ▁Maz id ji . ▁During ▁his ▁early ▁child hood ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁both ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Asia ▁Minor . ▁He ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Gem may ze h ▁and ▁Mar ▁Mik ha ël ▁neighbourhood s ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Leb anon ▁was ▁divided ▁by ▁civil ▁war . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁influence ▁on ▁him ▁and ▁both ▁were ▁later ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁document ary ▁he ▁made ▁about ▁the ▁Gree ks ▁of ▁Leb anon . ▁E id ▁developed ▁a ▁great ▁passion ▁for ▁languages ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁German ▁school ▁of ▁J oun ie h ▁and ▁learned ▁to ▁speak ▁five ▁languages : ▁Arab ic , ▁German , ▁French , ▁English ▁and ▁Greek . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁en rolled ▁for ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁He ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁journal ism ▁and ▁public ▁relations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁master ' s ▁program ▁at ▁Sor bon ne ▁IV ▁- ▁C EL SA ▁Paris , ▁gradu ating ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁with ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁market ing , ▁management , ▁communication ▁and ▁media .