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A Thorn Among Roses: Christian Disarray in Lebanon

Posted in Christians, Lebanon, Levant, Middle East, tagged , , , , , on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Christian Concerns “Three things matter to the Christians of Lebanon, and those of Zahle in particular: the Presidency, the Lebanese Armed Forces [LAF], and the Church,” said Okab Sakr, a Shiite MP from the Zahle district, during a Thursday airing of Kalam al-Nass. These words are as true as ever, but the Christian community seems [...]

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Silencing the Alarmists: Why The Conventional Wisdom Was Wrong

Posted in Lebanon, March 14, March 8 on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Lebanon’s elections have surprised many observers. Few expected a victory by the March 14 coalition, and fewer still anticipated an expanded parliamentary majority. Despite a conventional wisdom that all but conceded a Hizbullah-led opposition victory, a group of Washington-based Lebanon analysts predicted a ‘March 14′ victory in successive analyses conducted over a two-month period leading [...]

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The Danger of Microphones: Empowering the Insane and Theatrical

Posted in Druze, Lebanon, March 14, March 8, tagged , , on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“Stability in Lebanon should never be taken for granted,” concludes a recent article on Lebanon in The Economist. Though the respected British weekly eloquently states the obvious – that the Lebanese state of affairs is as precarious as ever – Lebanon’s rival factions continue to trade jabs over everything from political vision to the proper [...]

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