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Tag Archives: Sectarian violence

The Right Response to The Anti-Islam Movie

16 Sunday Sep 2012

Posted by Zak in Arab World, LB Culture, Lebanon, Other Arab issues, The rest of the world, World

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Anti-Islam Movie, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, Islamophobia, Lebanon. Muslim World, Religion, sabra and shatila, Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses, Sectarian violence, sectarianism

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I didn’t intend to comment on that anti-Islam and anti-Prophet movie originated somewhere in California, but seeing the reaction it caused makes it difficult for me not to be involved. The movie caused some strong reactions across most Arab and Muslim countries including some violent ones in the newly established Arab Spring countries like Egypt and Libya.

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Lebanese Forces Show Their Comfort Zone in Public

24 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by Zak in LB Politics, LB Social, Lebanon, Media Monitoring, TV

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Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese Forces, Lebanese people, lebanon, March 14, MTV, Sectarian violence, sectarianism

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It was not long time ago when I declared the death of the political peaceful argument of March 14. Now, I can ‘safely’ declare the near-completion of their combating formations. All what you need to do to know this, is to watch the festival that took place yesterday by the Lebanese Forces in commemoration of the 30th anniversary election of Bashir Gemayel as a President.

I was gobsmacked to watch a ‘Lebanese Resistance Anthems Concert’ (on MTV) glorifying the military past of the Lebanese Forces and Bashir Gemayel – after all their current talk about the peaceful resistance and building the state. Although it didn’t look very odd with the current chaotic mood and high sectarian tensions in the country. It did actually blend well in that scene…

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Not All Victims Are Martyrs, Please

04 Monday Jun 2012

Posted by Zak in LB Social, Lebanon

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Bab Al-Tabbaneh, Jabal Mohsen, Lebanese Civil War, Lebanese Martyrs, Lebanese War, lebanon, Martyrs, Religion, Sectarian violence, Tripoli

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Why everyone who is unfairly and unexpectedly killed in Lebanon becomes a martyr? I think It’s a Middle East-wide problem, but let’s talk about Lebanon for now. Martyr for me is someone who got killed, with a personal readiness to die, for his country or a legitimate national cause.

In Lebanon, people get killed in car accidents, family disputes, normal crimes, street conflicts and of course in sectarian fightings. We use the term loosely to the extent that all the killed individuals can be called “martyrs”.

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