tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post115030482998438893..comments2024-03-23T02:40:59.858-05:00Comments on The Lebanese Bloggers: Take it to the next step, damn it!Rajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625042447499335907noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1151837571114670572006-07-02T05:52:00.000-05:002006-07-02T05:52:00.000-05:00My dad, an alawite, used to hide in a durzi house ...My dad, an alawite, used to hide in a durzi house with sunni and christian friends when he was on the run from syrian security forces.<BR/><BR/>Syria, hosts a number of different minorities, although sectarianism exists deeply within syrian socirty, and still not recognized as a "problem", bas the like lebanon the main liberal wave is crossing borders, both ethnic [Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, Turkmen, Armenian, Syriac, Aramaen...] and sectarian [Sunnis, Alawites, a small minority of Shiites, Ismailies, Christians "orthodox and cathloic and maronites", and even Yaznidis in the far north east..] boundaries.. <BR/><BR/>so yeah, Syria boasts also one of the most complicated sectarian and ethnic maps in the region.<BR/><BR/>although might be dominated by a vast majority of 70% sunnis... every single other minority had a had a very important role in shaping syrian history, modern an ancient.Yazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774113380444289294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1151217549489814192006-06-25T01:39:00.000-05:002006-06-25T01:39:00.000-05:00I like the post but disagree that Iraq has more se...I like the post but disagree that Iraq has more sectarian diversity than Lebanon.<BR/>True, Ras Beirut is unique place not only in Lebanon, in the whole Middle East and it is so because of the role AUB plays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1150834893083699692006-06-20T15:21:00.000-05:002006-06-20T15:21:00.000-05:00I like and agree with this post Raja, but could yo...I like and agree with this post Raja, but could you please convince my mom. :)Élan Vitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142339725052006138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1150392657660287592006-06-15T12:30:00.000-05:002006-06-15T12:30:00.000-05:00Hi,I like your blog. We have constructed a new Leb...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I like your blog. <BR/><BR/>We have constructed a new Lebanese portal: Bluleb.<BR/><BR/>http://www.bluleb.com<BR/><BR/>It features many unique services, including polls, forums, news, published works, petitions, an encyclopedia, and much more.<BR/><BR/>Would you please help promote it by linking to us? In exchange, feel free to list your blog on Bluleb and create a related article on Cedarpedia.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1150387064367989852006-06-15T10:57:00.000-05:002006-06-15T10:57:00.000-05:00First of all true, lebanon is not heterogeneous, a...First of all <BR/>true, lebanon is not heterogeneous, as said vox, the sects are not mixed<BR/><BR/>also another alternative view would be that the heterogeneous character of this country leads to tensions if the state is weak, and today the political answer to resolve this weakness is not yet put into action.<BR/><BR/>let s consider alternative models of mixed societies, such as yougoslavia during tito times, singapore considering the chinese minority etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1150382126292397242006-06-15T09:35:00.000-05:002006-06-15T09:35:00.000-05:00Ras Beirut is indeed an exception. Try to see the ...Ras Beirut is indeed an exception. Try to see the Mahmoud Hjeij movie. It's really good.Hassanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322593499990136809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1150315241541360132006-06-14T15:00:00.000-05:002006-06-14T15:00:00.000-05:00I disagree. Most people in Lebanon live within the...I disagree. Most people in Lebanon live within their sects, especially outside Beirut. I have plenty of Muslim friends, but this is because I went to AUB. Most of the Christians I know who didn't go to AUB go out with Christians. Before I went to AUB, I didn't know any Muslim except for the friends of my parents who are a lot older than me. Once, a social acquaitance of mine told me "you're going out with Muslims?" - it was so unusual for him that he couldn't have been less surprised if I was going out with aliens. Ras Beirut is an exception in Lebanon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1150308868792807412006-06-14T13:14:00.000-05:002006-06-14T13:14:00.000-05:00raja, sectarian lines are only as thick as you wan...raja, <BR/><BR/>sectarian lines are only as thick as you want them to be. the onus is on <B>us</B> to <B>stop</B> analyzing every aspect of lebanese life (politics, economics, etc.) in terms of these lines.<BR/><BR/>- l.Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388532206190051913noreply@blogger.com