The Shiite arena witnessed a clear emergence of some voices opposed to the party’s recent military adventures, which objected to its practices, but the network of primary relationships within families and villages was quickly able to contain and hide these voices.

The scene was divided into two images: mothers weeping for their sons who were martyred while resisting Israel, and others weeping for their sons who disappeared into the darkness of Syrian prisons. Here, the theory of the “other” is manifested in its most glorious form, for every “other” has an enemy, every “other” has a...

A combination of real and tangible facts justifies the circulation of some news indicating displacement. The systematic destruction and continuous burning of southern villages, which Israel employs in its horrific raids and brutal artillery shelling, reinforces in the hearts of southerners that deadly feeling of the disappearance of homes, and of the impossibility of returning...

Our opposition stemmed from our desire to live within a tolerant society. Lebanese Shiite society was more tolerant before Hezbollah took control of its most basic aspects, and before expressing natural feelings became shameful, classified as treason and grounds for accusations of treason.

Verbal abuse is contagious, and it is primarily acquired through family upbringing. The person who threatens you with the most obscene phrases and describes you with the filthiest attributes on social media sites, do not forget that in his childhood he suffered what you are suffering from him.

The parties and municipalities in the densely populated southern suburbs of Beirut have treated public spaces, especially green spaces, as mere aesthetic decorations that can be abandoned in favor of building party facilities and investments.

Since Lebanon’s independence in 1943, the cultivation of hashish and opium in the northern Bekaa Valley has constituted an illegal economic activity, involving local networks that include farmers, traders and agents, within a shadow economy paralleling the absence of the state.

One of the most prominent problems facing the council is the erosion of its relative independence from political alignments. Instead of remaining a unifying authority equidistant from all forces, it is sometimes seen as part of the existing political balances, which has weakened its national and religious credibility among broad segments of the Lebanese population.

Calls to rebuild the Nabatieh market began from the first day of the return of displaced people, following the announcement of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, but these calls have arguably failed so far.

Lebanese national identity has been subjected to assault, and parallel sectarian narratives have emerged—such as Hezbollah’s sectarian narrative—fostered through institutions and a concerted effort to dominate the public sphere of a specific sect. Today, Lebanon is in need of rebuilding a national identity...