Lebanon

When a nation is under attack by savage invaders, its land is occupied ,its sanctities are violated, its religion is describe as a religion of violence, and its resistance is accused with terrorism, has suffered successive defeats that broke its pride. A dream in a radical change will born through men whom if they believe they ratify, and if they promise they redeem. This change declared a new era of dignity and victory, an era that will erase the painful past, and build for a better shiny…

and have no successful actions outside Palestine. Hezbollah on the other side is more selective about its targets and selects military targets principally. It has had successful projects outside Lebanon, apart from its conflict with Israel. They were involved in conflict in foreign land notably 2006 Lebanon war, 2009 Egypt plot and most recently its 3000 men troop support in the 2011 Syrian Civil War. In terms of arsenal, Hezbollah has highly functional and heavy armory in comparison to Hamas…

Hezbollah, translated as the “Party of God”, is a Lebanon-based Shiite populous which has been a direct threat to many European Union (EU) countries as well as a direct threat to the United States. Hezbollah has murdered more Americans before September 11th, 2001 than any other hybrid threat or terrorist organization. How might they be so capable in achieving such atrocities? What defines Hezbollah as a hybrid threat? We have defined prior to this discussion board a hybrid threat as the…

opportunities to prosper upon. Lebanese intellectuals and skilled workers aspire to a better future; as a result, fewer experts stay behind to run business as usual. Brain drain results in a loss of the hope left for our country Lebanon to flourish. Brain drain in Lebanon is indeed extracting all the great minds with true potential in taking this country to a whole new level. Lack of proper education and job opportunities, insecurity and the absence of the implementations of the law are the…

Landscape of Hope and Despair examines the refugee experience in Lebanon through the medium of spatial practices and identity, set against the backdrop of prolonged violence. Peteet argues that Palestinians have dealt with their experience as refugees by focusing attention on how a distinct Palestinian identity has emerged from over fifty years of refugee history. Specifically, she argues that Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon have produced an association between geography and…

“All the Syrian people are living a nightmare, they can’t escape it. They had lives before and now they don’t.” – Maher, a Syrian refugee in Europe (Yassin-Kassab & Al-Shami, 2016, p. 147) This quote hit home with me while I was reading Chapter 7 “Dispossession and Exile” and Chapter 8 “Culture Revolutionized” in Burning Country by Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami. Both chapters focused on the Syrian refugee crisis emerging from the constant protests and feuding stemming from the Syrian…

In Adnan’s novel, Marie Rose is a character that defends the social rights of the Palestinians although they are “enemies” due to their association with their respective religions. As a result, she is abducted by the militiamen regarding her relationship with a Palestinian man and for also aiding the Palestinian refugees. This is the outcome of religion and its connection with one’s region. For example, the majority of Palestinians are Sunni Islam and a greater part of the Lebanese population is…

Today, Young people in Lebanon are starting to get tattoos, which can harm their future and their relationships. First of all, there are a lot of young people with easily viewable tattoos that are looking for a job. However, they will be disappointed to realize that some employers would not hire them because of the tattoo. Second of all, some young people get tattoos in secret. They do this because they know that their families and friends won't approve of getting a tattoo. Therefore, Tattoos…

the population, especially for states taking in larger number of refugees or states with already low populations. To help illustrate, as of September, the Syrian refugees represent 0.11% of the European population while they represent 25% of the Lebanon population (Bajenkal). There are both benefits and costs to an increased population. The benefits offer a large amounts of potential labor and large skill pools. If the human potential is grasped correctly, the refugees could strengthen fiscal…

MOVIE: LEBANON SCENE: 55:30-1:00 War is bloody, violent and chaotic. However, the portrayal of war in cinema is glorified and romanticized on the silver screen. It is rare that we see a depiction of war for what it is; In the Israeli film Lebanon there are many scenes that showcase the horror of war and the fear that it brings. One scene in particular to me stands out above all else: For five minutes between 55:00 and 1:00:00 director Samuel Maoz was able to showcase human brutality, and how…