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A New Kataeb
Category: Content/In Focus
... the reins of the Lebanese presidency in 1983. Amine’s presidency was marked by almost constant fighting between Muslims and Christians, intra-sectarian warfare and continual the Syrian ...Sunday, 01 August 2010 -
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood gears towards elections
Category: Content/In Focus
... high-handed treatment of religious minorities raised further fears among the Copts, who were already experiencing an upsurge in sectarian violence. The Brotherhood has still not issued the final version ...Monday, 05 July 2010 -
Sadr's political role in Iraq
Category: Content/In Focus
... Sadr through his insurgency was simply staking out his political turf. The potential for sectarian violence in Iraq amid the current phased withdrawal of American troops and a looming political vacuum, ...Friday, 28 May 2010 -
'We want to reform the system, not become the nineteenth sect'
Category: Content/In Focus
On Sunday April 25th, some 3,000 to 4,000 people showed up in downtown Beirut for a march demanding an end to sectarianism in Lebanon, carrying banners saying "Civil marriage, not civil war", and shouting ...Tuesday, 18 May 2010 -
Political Shi'ism: from engaging the state to replacing it
Category: Content/In Focus
... enrolled. The self-professed “democratic, progressive and non-sectarian” outlook of the pan-Arab and leftist parties and militias and their struggle against Maronite hegemony and Lebanese isolationism ...Tuesday, 04 May 2010 -
The Hezbollah Manifesto: Business as Usual for Israel?
Category: Content/In Focus
... the current Lebanese political system, Hezbollah also reiterates its interest in increasing its domestic power and influence, for example by advocating for the abolition of the current sectarian system ...Tuesday, 30 March 2010 -
Hizballah in war and peace
Category: Content/In Focus
... magnified its sometimes violent, sectarian aspect; its loss in the June 2009 elections, demonstrating the overconfidence and atrophy in Hizballah's vital political alliances; the "Shi'ite Bernie Madoff" ...Sunday, 22 November 2009 -
Lebanese Federalism and Decentralization: Its Proponents and Discontents
Category: Content/In Focus
... over the course of Lebanese history. In the eyes of many Lebanese federalists, a formula creating sectarian based states, with loyalty to a decentralized, Beirut based, national government would be ...Sunday, 25 October 2009 -
The Lebanese Political Party System
Category: Content/In Focus
... depend on the sectarian, family loyalty, and clientelistic structures that help their members get elected. The regional, women’s, youth, student, and professional organizations typical of most Lebanese ...Sunday, 18 October 2009 -
The Chaos of Arab Political Discourse
Category: Content/In Focus
... media opted for an overtly simplistic analysis of the Yemeni predicament. The media focused on the sectarian background of the Hawthis as the only rationale justifying their rebellion and on the presumed ...Saturday, 03 October 2009 -
Interview with Wiam Wahhab
Category: Content/Interviews
... Sunnis and Shia… some sects can motivate more voters in the elections. I oppose a sectarian parliament and call for establishing a senate and for adopting the principle of proportionality… ...Friday, 02 October 2009 -
Towards a more central role in conflict management
Category: Content/Saudi Arabia
... clear with Saudi Arabia and its increased commitment to mediate in Palestinian issues, between Iraqi sectarian groups and in Sudan. Third, there is also awareness, that in order to have one’s ...Wednesday, 06 January 2010
