Iraq and Lebanon share the same sectarian disease. External pressure now offers both a rare opening for reform.
Browsing: Sectarianism
Iran’s juntocracy deepens control over Iraqi Shia networks, blocking al-Zaidi’s bid to disarm militias and reclaim state sovereignty.
The juxtaposition of New Syria and Old Lebanon reveals a fatal flaw: neither state can police the other’s chaos.
Israeli encroachment and internal suspicion are shrinking Lebanon’s geography and breaking its social fabric beyond repair.
An intimate analysis exposing the dangers of pushing for Federalism in Lebanon, where fear and regional crisis threaten to turn regions into tribal enclaves.
Inside the green zone, the Iraq government deadlock deepens as parliament approves only 14 ministers under heavy regional and international pressures.
Gulf states crack down on filming strikes, target Shia communities, and expose migrant vulnerability. The prosperity-for-acquiescence bargain is fracturing.
Maliki’s failed third-term bid marks the end of a sectarian era; Trump’s veto reaffirmed the U.S.-backed state’s limits.
The proposed changes would permit sect-based jurisprudence on marriage, divorce, and inheritance, eroding legal equality and state oversight. Critics warn this institutionalizes sectarianism, parallels the security role of militias, and risks reversing decades of progress on human rights.