One of these days we, the Lebanese, need to realize that we must apologize to one another for all the mistakes and “sins” we committed against one another as various groups and sects in the country. This is the one thing no one has really ever done. Today, we continue to live out our fears [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Democracy’
We all need to say sorry!
Posted in History, Politics, Society, tagged Christians, Constitution, Democracy, Druze, Hezbollah, Jumblat, Lebanon, Middle East, Peace, Reform, Sectarianism, Sunnis on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Hezbollah trap
Posted in Politics, tagged Democracy, Hezbollah, Islam, Lebanon, Middle East, Religion, Resistance on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today there are many who argue that giving Hezbollah the right to operate freely in the country is a must, either for the purpose of defending the country against Israel, or simply because they represent a segment of the population we do not want to sideline and risk plunging the country into civil war.
The argument [...]
Aoun admires Syrian totalitarianism
Posted in Politics, tagged Aoun, Democracy, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Taef on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The latest from Aoun is his admiration for Syria’s regime and their ability to create what he calls a secular state unmatched anywhere else in the Arab world and one which Lebanon should seek to emulate.
Let me first say that I myself share Aoun’s desire to achieve a secular state in Lebanon. In fact, the [...]
A nation divided: building democracy in a multi-ethnic state
Posted in Politics, tagged Democracy, Elections, Electoral Law, Government, Lebanon, Middle East, Parliament, Voting on August 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For most people in Lebanon today electoral reform is seen as a top priority. That is why one of the first acts of the first anti-Syrian-led government was to establish a special commission to propose a new electoral law that would have broad national consensus. The 8th of August 2005, the day the commission was [...]
God’s wrath!
Posted in Politics, tagged Democracy, Egypt, Middle East on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is God mad or is Egyptian democracy just going up in flames? Sadly, as I speak Egypt’s parliament building is burning and it appears the fire is on its way towards destroying the building entirely.
This may simply be a sign of where democracy in Egypt and in the Arab world in general is heading. So, [...]
