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Published in: HomeAnti-Islam film protests: a reification of public debate?Beyond their regrettable cost in terms of human lives, "Innocence of Muslims" and the subsequent protests that...
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Published in: HomeHezbollah protests over anti-Islam film betray religious unity in multi-faith LebanonThe Pope may have praised peaceful religious coexistence in Lebanon during his recent visit, but "Innocence of...
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Published in: openSecurityLebanon: a fate beyond its control?
It has increasingly become a question of when - not if - the violence in Syria will lead to sectarian fighting in...
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Published in: HomeOverestimating Turkey’s influence in the Middle East
Turkey’s desire to re-orient its foreign policy towards the Middle East and gain influence with the Arab Awakening...
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Published in: openSecurityExploring the more subtle signs of potential sectarian spill-over into Lebanon
The former Information Minister has been apprehended trying to smuggle explosives into Lebanon. Away from the media...
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Published in: HomeSyria, Lebanon and the roots of sectarianisationThe civil war in Syria and unrest in Lebanon may have deeper roots than meets the eye. In fact, they may very well...
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Published in: HomeKidnappings, burning tyre road blocks, and gun battles - just another week in Lebanon?
Is the Syrian crisis spilling over into Lebanon behind the recent chaotic events? Events that occur on a...
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Published in: openSecurityCan Lebanon resist the sectarian narrative being foisted on Syria?
A Lebanon-based journalist examines the possibility of violence spreading from Syria to Lebanon. There are reasons...
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Published in: HomeNo Olympic truce in Tripoli
As the fireworks of the opening ceremony of the Olympics went off in London, gunfire was resounding once again in Tripoli.
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Published in: HomeLebanon, Lebanoff: a nation in danger of stagnation
Lebanon’s infrastructure has been damaged by repeated conflict, with the country even now still reeling from the...
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Published in: HomeLessons from Lebanon: need for reconciliation after the Arab Spring
The revolutionaries must find a way to bond former oppressors and oppressed together in this process.
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Published in: HomePalestinians in Lebanon: Weathering Syria’s encroaching stormDespite containing both vehement (and often armed) supporters and opponents of Assad, Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee...
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Published in: HomeLebanon: the dark side of the twitter revolution
A series of potentially incendiary events have brought new headlines, blog posts, status updates and tweets...
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Published in: HomePan Am 103: Libya and a case unclosed
The death of the Libyan official convicted over the Lockerbie bombing in December 1988 will not end the question of...
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Published in: HomeLebanon: the trouble with TripoliA more important root to the current violence is the poverty blighting these communities. It is no secret that...
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Published in: HomeRich and poor in Tripoli: an unsustainable social schizophrenia
The clashes happening in Tripoli between the pro-Syrian Alawites and anti Syrian Sunnis, salafis… are not the only...
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Published in: HomeHezbollah and the Lebanese Army: cooperation or competition?
Recently, an unofficial security paradigm has emerged in Lebanon between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Hezbollah....
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Published in: HomeThe Middle East on the brink: an urgent appeal for common sense
This is an appeal to the global citizenry to wake up to the dire situation unfolding before our eyes and to raise...
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Published in: HomeLebanon: The 'Lee-Side' of the Arab Spring
Lebanon’s sectarian political system is a well-founded reason to start a revolution, as those from the Arab Spring,...
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Published in: HomeLebanon and the "Spring" of others
Syria’s unrest has allowed Lebanon to finally play a role in the Arab uprisings, with potentially dangerous effects,...
