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The curse of Lebanon’s ‘tallest man’

‘My height has become a curse.’

Standing at 2.31m tall, Mustafa Ibrahim is often referred to as ‘Lebanon’s tallest man’.

But his height has brought him pain and suffering, and he has found himself a victim of bullying.

Here, he tells his story.
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