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Jihad N Fakhreddine

Jihad N Fakhreddine is the research manager for media and public opinion polls at the Pan Arab Research Center (Parc). He is based in the United Arab Emirates and writes on Arab media and United States public diplomacy.

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The Lebanese enigma: strength in weakness

The path to Lebanon's recovery from the latest devastating war with Israel is for Lebanese to understand the source of their homeland's unique political identity, says Jihad N Fakhreddine.

Before the flood

The peoples of the middle east need to create new ways of living together that recall the rich historical mixing of Muslims, Christians and Jews, says Jihad N Fakhreddine.