Sect over State: The Struggle for a Lebanese National Identity

Samar El-Kadi, 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Communities Christians Muslims Hezbollah

“Shia, Shia, Shia,” the cri de guerre of Hezbollah’s partisans for mobilizing and rallying the Shia community in a country that is religiously, culturally, and politically diverse, is a blatant demonstration of communal allegiance over national belonging. Lebanon is one of the world’s most divided countries. Its diversity has complicated ...