,LEBANON3 ,A ,REVOLUTION ,AGA9/ ,SECT>IANISM ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,S9CE ,OCTOB] #a#g1 ,LEBANON HAS EXP]I5C$ C\NTRYWIDE DEMON/RATIONS ?AT HAVE TOPPL$ ! PRIME M9I/] & TRANS=M$ ,LEBANESE SOCIETY4 ,!SE DEMON/RATIONS >E P>T ( A GLOBAL WAVE ( UPRIS+S 9CLUD+ ,ECUADOR1 ,*ILI1 ,HONDURAS1 ,HAITI1 ,SUDAN1 ,IRAQ1 ,HONG ,KONG1 & ,CATALUNYA1 9 :I* ! EXPLOIT$ & OPPRESS$ >E *ALL5G+ ! LEGITIMACY ( !IR RUL]S4 ,9 ,LEBANON1 A SECT>IAN P[]-%>+ >RANGEM5T DAT+ FROM ! 5D ( ! CIVIL W> HAS CREAT$ A P]MAN5T RUL+ CLASS ( W>LORDS :O USE PATRONAGE NETWORKS TO MA9TA9 P[] BY W9N+ ELECTIONS--CONFIRM+ \R !SIS ?AT POLITICS IS W> BY O!R MEANS4 ,9 ?IS ?OR\< ACC\NT ( ! EV5TS ( ! PA/ MON?1 AN ON-!-GR\ND P>TICIPANT DESCRIBES ! ,LEBANESE UPRIS+ 9 DETAIL1 EXPLOR+ H[ IT HAS UND]M9$ PATRI>*AL /RUCTURES & TRANSC5D$ RELIGI\S DIVISIONS TO BR+ PEOPLE TOGE!R AGA9/ ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,H[ ,IT ,ALL ,BEGAN ,= ! PEOPLE ( ,LEBANON1 ! WEEK ( ,OCTOB] #a#g1 #bai WAS AMONG ! MO/ EV5TFUL 9 REC5T MEMORY4 ,ON ! NITS ( ,SYRIA4 ,WE LO/ UP TO #c11 TREES 7#a#b HECT>ES7 9 A C\NTRY ( #a1#e SQU>E KILOMET]S 7#d#c#e SQU>E MILES71 NE>LY D\BL+ ! ANNUAL AV]AGE ( TREE LOSS 9 JU/ #dh H\RS4 ,! GOV]NM5T'S RESPONSE WAS DISA/R\S4 ,LEBANON HAD ONLY ?REE HELICOPT]S1 DONAT$ BY CIVILIANS :O PIT*$ 91 ?AT W]E JU/ SITT+ AT ! AIRPORT BECAUSE !Y HAD FALL5 9TO DISUSE AS ! GOV]NM5T HAD NOT MA9TA9$ !M4 ,AL?\< ! GOV]NM5T HAD ALLOCAT$ MONEY = MA9T5ANCE1 IT HAD 0DISAPPE>$10 AS SO MANY FUNDS DO 9 ,LEBANON1 9TO ! H&S ( ! SECT>IAN UPP] CLASS4 ,! FIRES W]E EV5TUALLY PUT \T BY A COMB9ATION ( VOLUNTE] CIVIL S]VANTS 7CIVIL DEF5SE HASN'T BE5 PAID 9 DECADES7 9CLUD+ PEOPLE FROM ! ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEE CAMPS1 R&OM VOLUNTE]S1 AIRCRAFT S5T BY ,JORDAN1 ,CYPRUS1 & ,GREECE &1 LUCKILY 5\<1 RA94 ,IT C\LD HAVE TURN$ \T MU*1 MU* WORSE4 ,NOT SATISFI$ ) !IR [N 9COMPET5CE1 ,LEBANESE POLITICIANS />T$ SCAPEGOAT+ ,SYRIANS1 SPREAD+ RUMORS ?AT ,SYRIANS W]E />T+ ! FIRES & MOV+ 9TO AB&ON$ ,LEBANESE HOMES 7,SYRIANS >E APP>5TLY FIREPRO(74 ,SOME ( !M1 LIKE ,FREE ,PATRIOTIC ,MOVEM5T 7,F,P,M7 POLITICIAN ,M>IO ,A\N1 COMPLA9$ ?AT ! FIRES W]E ONLY AFFECT+ ,*RI/IAN >EAS1 IGNOR+ ! FACT ?AT ! ,%\F REGION1 :]E MU* ( ! FIRES HAPP5$1 IS ACTUALLY A ,DRUZE-MAJORITY >EA4 7,SEE ! ,LEBANESE ,POLITICS PODCA/1 EPISODE #e#i47 ,RA!R ?AN ADDRESS+ ! REP]CUSSIONS ( ! FIRES & PREV5T+ ! NEXT ONES1 ! /ATE EXAC]BAT$ ! SITUATION4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #a#g1 ! /ATE APPROV$ A BILL ?AT W\LD TAX 9T]NET-BAS$ PHONE CALLS VIA S]VICES LIKE ,:ATS,APP4 ,!Y FRAM$ ?IS AS AN ATTEMPT TO BR+ 9 ADDITIONAL REV5UE 9 ORD] TO UNLOCK OV] @s#a#a BILLION WOR? ( 0AID0 PROMIS$ AT ! ,C,$,R,E CONF]5CE 9 ,P>IS3 0,! ,WORLD ,BANK ,VICE ,PRESID5T = ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & ,NOR? ,AFRICA ,F]ID ,BELHAJ SAID ?AT IF ,LEBANON WANT$ TO SEE ANY ,C,$,R,E MONEY SOON1 IT NE$S TO GET S]I\S AB\T IMPLEM5T+ RE=MS40 ,!SE 0RE=MS0 W]E ESS5TIALLY MEASURES FUR!R PUNI%+ ! BOTTOM-TI] ECONOMIC MAJORITY :ILE EXCEPT+ ! TOP M9ORITY4 ,LEBANON HAD ALREADY EXP]I5C$ A S]IES ( ECONOMIC CRISES TI$ TO CORRUPTION & NATIONAL DEBT--! VA/ MAJORITY ( :I* 7APPROXIMATELY #i.07 IS [$ TO LOCAL BANKS & ! C5TRAL BANK--RESULT+ 9 SEV]AL BANK RUNS1 FUEL %ORTAGES1 & /RIKES4 ,NE>LY @s#i BILLION IS CONC5TRAT$ 9 ONLY #b#d1 BANK ACC\NTS 9 ,LEBANON1 :I* IS TO SAY1 SOME?+ BETWE5 #f & #h ACC\NT HOLD]S 9 ,LEBANON HAVE OV] EIM$ BODYGU>D ( A POLITICIAN2 ! VIDEO W5T VIRAL &1 AS 9 ,SUDAN1 A WOMAN BECAME A REVOLUTION>Y ICON4 ,BY ,OCTOB] #a#h1 P>TS ( D[NT[N ,BEIRUT W]E ON FIRE & L>GE P>TS ( ! C\NTRY W]E COMPLETELY %UT D[N BY ROADBLOCKS1 MANY ( :I* 9VOLV$ BURN+ TIRES4 ,I HAD JO9$ ! PROTE/S 9 ,BEIRUT BY !N & HAVE BE5 GO+ NE>LY EV]Y DAY S9CE4 ,AS AN ORGANIZ] ( ! #bae PROTE/S1 :O GREW UP 9 ,LEBANON & :O HAS BE5 WRIT+ AB\T IT S9CE #b#a#b1 ,I C\LD SEE RIE/ ( ALL FEEL+S3 HOPE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT WAS EV]Y:]E4 ,9 ?IS ACC\NT1 ,I WILL TRY TO EXPLA9 :Y !SE PROTE/S HAVE ALREADY CREAT$ IRREV]SIBLE *ANGES 9 ! C\NTRY1 *ANGES ?AT ! RUL+ W>LORD-OLIG>* ELITES >E /RUGGL+ TO REV]SE4 ,! ,DUAL ,NATURE ( ! ,UPRIS+ ,IT'S USEFUL TO ?9K ( ! ONGO+ UPRIS+ AS HAV+ BO? RE=MI/ & REVOLUTION>Y DIM5SIONS4 ,IT IS AN UPRIS+ AGA9/ 9JU/ICE & CORRUPTION & A REVOLUTION AGA9/ SECT>IANISM4 ,! RE=MI/ DIM5SION TAKES ! =M ( PROTE/S AGA9/ CORRUPTION4 ,ONE COMMON DEM&1 EXPRESS$ 9 ! *ANT KELLON YAANI KELLON 70ALL ( !M MEANS ALL ( !M071 IS = ! GOV]NM5T TO RESIGN4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #b1 F\R M9I/]S ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,LEBANESE ,=CES 7,L,F71 A P>TY L$ BY =M] W>LORD ,SAMIR ,GEAGEA1 RESIGN$2 S9CE !N1 ! ,L,F HAS BE5 TRY+1 RA!R UNSUCCESSFULLY1 TO RIDE ! WAVE ( ! PROTE/S4 ,! FIR/ MAJOR VICTORY WAS ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,SAAD ,H>IRI'S RESIGNATION ON ,TUESDAY1 ,OCTOB] #b#i1 EFFECTIVELY COLLAPS+ ! GOV]NM5T AS WE HAD KN[N IT--AL?\<1 AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 HE IS /ILL C>ETAK] PRIME M9I/]4 ,!RE >E NO UNIFI$ DEM&S COM+ FROM ! /REETS2 9 MANY WAYS1 !RE IS RESI/ANCE TO =MULAT+ A LI/ ( DEM&S4 ,?AT SAID1 !RE >E SEV]AL POPUL> DEM&S1 MO/LY CALL+ = ! 5D ( CORRUPTION & SECT>IAN POLITICS1 :I* >E RIEEM ,*EHAYEB & ,ABBY ,SEWELL WROTE1 9 ADDITION TO ! GOV]NM5T'S RESIGNATION1 TWO COMMON DEM&S HAVE BE5 = 0E>LY P>LIAM5T>Y ELECTIONS ) A NEW ELECTORAL LAW = ELECTIONS ?AT >E NOT BAS$ ON SECT>IAN PROPORTIONALITY0 & 0= AN 9DEP5D5T 9VE/IGATION 9TO /OL5 & MISAPPROPRIAT$ PUBLIC FUNDS40 ,?AT LA/ ONE WAS SUCC9CTLY SUMM>IZ$ BY A MAN FROM ,>SAL3 0,!RE IS NO W>4 ,?IS IS AB\T MONEY4 ,Y\ /OLE ! MONEY1 RETURN ! MONEY40 ,! PROTE/S >E ANTI-SECT>IAN 9 MANY DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,!Y TRANSC5D :AT WE MIIAN POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,?IS ANG] IS NE>LY ?REE DECADES 9 ! MAK+2 ! 9T]-G5]ATIONAL TRAUMAS >E EV5 OLD]4 ,S9CE ! 5D ( ! CIVIL W>1 ,LEBANON'S TRANSNATIONAL W>LORD-OLIG>* CLASS HAS P]FECT$ ! RULES ( ! GAME4 ,! /ATE S]VES AS A VESSEL ?R\< :I* ?IS CLASS CAN DO BUS9ESS ) ITSELF & ) PRIM>ILY ,GULF1 ,IRANIAN1 & ,WE/]N ELITES2 CLI5TALI/ NETWORKS MA9TA9 /RUCTURES ( P[] B5EFITT+ ?IS CLASS1 KEEP+ SEGM5TS ( ! POPULATION DEP5D5T ON !M2 PUBLIC 9FRA/RUCTURES HAVE BE5 LEFT TO ROT :ILE RAPID PRIVATIZATION LIMITS FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T BETWE5 REGIONS & REGUL>LY P>ALYZES ! :OLE C\NTRY2 &1 MORE REC5TLY1 ! FE> ( VIOL5CE SPILL+ OV] FROM ,SYRIA HAVE BE5 REGUL>LY EVOK$1 ?REE DECADES AFT] ! C\NTRY'S [N CIVIL W>1 TO IMPOSE HELPLESSNESS ON ! PEOPLE ( ,LEBANON4 ,LONG /ORY %ORT3 :ILE TRY+ TO RECOV] FROM #ae YE>S ( CIVIL W>1 RESID5TS ( ,LEBANON HAVE SP5T ! PA/ ?REE DECADES NAVIGAT+ LIFE 9 A C\NTRY :OSE AFFAIRS !Y HAVE HAD V]Y LITTLE SAY OV]4 ,AN IMPLOSION WAS 9EVITABLE1 BUT ! WAY IT HAS HAPP5$ IS *ALL5G+ ! MORE CYNICAL 9T]PRETATIONS ( ,LEBANESE POLITICAL LIFE1 9CLUD+ ?OSE ( ! ,LEBANESE !MSELVES4 ,RECLAIM+ ,\R ,/REETS ,:5 ! CIVIL W> 5D$ UND] ! 0TUTELAGE0 7READ3 OCCUPATION7 ( ! ,SYRIAN REGIME1 ! P[]S ?AT BE SCRAMBL$ TO CREATE A SEMBLANCE ( POLITICS 9 ORD] TO PROMOTE ! MESSAGE ?AT ! #a#i#iS W\LD BE ! DECADE ( RECON/RUCTION4 ,9 ,BEIRUT1 ?IS 9VOLV$ PRIVATIZAT+ VIRTUALLY EV]Y?+4 ,! HI/ORICAL D[NT[N1 :I* ,>ABS ?R\<\T ! REGION REF] TO AS ,AL-,BALAD 7LIT]ALLY 0! C\NTRY07 WAS TRANS=M$ 9TO ,SOLID]E1 ! PRIVATE COMPANY F\ND$ BY ! ,H>IRI FAMILY4 ,?IS 0ACTUALLY EXI/+ NEOLIB]ALISM0 WAS SUG>COAT$ 9 A LANGUAGE ( HOPE3 ! N>RATIVE WAS ?AT ONLY ?R\< BUS9ESS TIES C\LD ! M5ACE ( ! CIVIL W> BE KEPT AT BAY4 ,?IS WAS ! TIME ?AT \R G5]ATION WAS BORN--! PO/W> G5]ATION ?AT ,I LIKE TO REF] TO AS ! 0AFT]?\+ /ORIES ( 0! GOOD OLD DAYS0 PRIOR TO ! W>1 :5 ,BEIRUT HAD A TRAMWAY & PEOPLE C\LD SELL M]*&ISE 9 PUBLIC SPACES4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ?AT ROSY PICTURE ( ! PRE-W> YE>S GLOSS$ OV] MANY CRISES AT ! REGIONAL & NATIONAL LEVELS1 CRISES ?AT ULTIMATELY L$ TO ! CIVIL W> 9 #a#i#g#e4 ,BUT ! #a#i#iS ALSO SAW O!R DEVELOPM5TS4 ,! P>LIAM5T PASS$ AN AMNE/Y LAW 9 #aiia =GIV+ MO/ ( ! CRIMES COMMITT$ DUR+ ! W>1 5ABL+ ?OSE ) E/ABLI%$ P[] TO GET 9TO GOV]NM5T4 ,MO/ ( ! CURR5T POLITICAL HEAVYWEILORDS OR RELAT$ TO W>LORDS1 OR ELSE BECAME ACTIVE 9 ! PO/W> ]A EI!R 9 ITS FIR/ DAYS OR AFT] ! #be ,C$> ,REVOLUTION ?AT EXPELL$ ! ,SYRIAN >MY4 ,!SE POLITICAL FIGURES 9CLUDE ,NABIH ,B]RI1 LEAD] ( ! ,AMAL MOVEM5T S9CE ! #a#i#hS & SPEAK] ( P>LIAM5T S9CE #a#i#i#b2 ,MI*EL ,A\N1 PRESID5T ( ! REPUBLIC1 LEAD] ( ! ,FREE ,PATRIOTIC ,MOVEM5T 7,F,P,M7 :O RETURN$ FROM EXILE 9 #b#e1 & FA!R-9-LAW ( ,GEBRAN ,BASSIL1 :O IS ALSO A LEAD] ( ! ,F,P,M AS WELL AS ! =EIGN M9I/]2 ,SAMIR ,GEAGEA1 LEAD] ( ! ,LEBANESE ,=CES 7,L,F7 S9CE ! #a#i#hS1 FRE$ FROM PRISON 9 #be & HI/ORICAL RIVAL ( ,A\N2 ,HASSAN ,NASRALLAH1 LEAD] ( ,HEZBOLLAH S9CE #a#i#i#b2 ,WALID ,JUMBLATT1 LEAD] ( ! ,PROGRESSIVE 0,SOCIALI/0 ,P>TY 7,P,S,P7 S9CE #a#i#g#g2 & ,SAMY ,GEMAYEL1 LEAD] ( ! ,KATAEB P>TY & NEPHEW ( ,BA*IR ,GEMAYEL1 A W>LORD :O WAS ASSASS9AT$ 9 #aihb :ILE PRESID5T-ELECT4 ,9 ADDITION1 WE CAN C\NT ,FUTURE ,MOVEM5T 7,F,M7 LEAD] ,SAAD ,H>IRI1 REPEAT PRIME M9I/] & SON ( ASSASS9AT$ PRIME M9I/] ,RAFIK ,H>IRI1 AS ONE ! MO/ PROM95T OLIG>*S ( ! PO/W> ]A1 ALONGSIDE ,TAMMAM ,SALAM1 =M] PRIME M9I/] & ! SON ( ,SAEB ,SALAM1 SIX-TIME PRIME M9I/] BE=E ! CIVIL W>1 & ,NAJIB ,MIKATI1 ALSO =M] PRIME M9I/] & USUALLY CIT$ AS ! RI*E/ MAN 9 ,LEBANON4 ,9 %ORT1 ,LEBANON IS RUL$ BY POLITICAL DYNA/IES ?AT W]E =G$ 9 ! FIRE ( ! CIVIL W> OR DUR+ ITS PO/W> 0RECON/RUCTION40 ,?IS IS :O PROTE/]S 9 ! NOR!RN CITY ( ,TRIPOLI ADDRESS$ ON ,NOVEMB] #b ) ! *ANT 0WE >E ! POPUL> REVOLUTION1 Y\ >E ! CIVIL W>40 ,TRIPOLI1 ,LILY EV]Y DAY S9CE ,OCTOB] #a#g1 ?\S&S ( PROTE/]S 9 ,TRIPOLI HAVE TAK5 TO ! /REETS TO DEM& ! FALL ( ! SECT>IAN REGIME4 ,TO QUOTE ONE #h#d-YE>-OLD P>TICIPANT1 0,!RE IS SO MU* POV]TY & DEPRIVATION H]E ?AT1 NO MATT] H[ ?IS TURNS \T1 ?+S WILL BE BETT]40 ,9 ADDITION TO ! SPECTACUL> DISPLAYS ( POPUL> MOBILIZATION1 KELLON YAANI KELLON & 0! PEOPLE WANT ! D[NFALL ( ! REGIME0 R+ \T ON A DAILY BASIS4 ,TRIPOLI1 A ,SUNNI-MAJORITY CITY1 HAS BE5 OP5LY DEFY+ ! SECT>IAN N>RATIVE BY DECL>+ ?AT !Y /& ) ,NABATIYEH1 ,TIRE1 & ,DAHIEH--ALL ,%IA-MAJORITY4 ,:5 ,HEZBOLLAH & ,AMAL %ABBIHA 7GOV]NM5T ?UGS7 ATTACK$ PROTE/]S 9 ,NABATIYEH ON ,OCTOB] #b#c1 ,TRIPOLI RESPOND$ 0,NABATIYEH1 ,TRIPOLI IS ) Y\ UNTIL DEA?40 ,! 0POPUL> REVOLUTION VS4 CIVIL W>0 *ANT1 QUICKLY ADOPT$ 9 ! RE/ ( ,LEBANON1 PRES5TS A N>RATIVE 9 :I* ?OSE :O /ILL CL+ TO !IR SECT>IAN ID5TITIES AS RELICS ( ! CIVIL W> OPPOSE ?OSE :O >E TRY+ TO BUILD A FUTURE ?AT IS 9CLUSIVE ( ALL REG>DLESS ( RELIGI\S SECTS4 ,TRIPOLI'S PROTE/S 9DICAT$ E>LY ON ?AT ?IS UPRIS+ W\LD BE DIFF]5T4 ,TRIPOLI HAS MA9TA9$ A DI/9CT MOM5TUM BECAUSE ( ! ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES ?AT HAVE EM]G$4 ,AS 9 ,BEIRUT1 PROTE/]S 9 ,TRIPOLI HAVE SET UP PEOPLE'S HOSPITALS & DISCUSSION =UMS 9 ADDITION TO OCCUPY+ ! MUNICIPAL BUILD+4 ,! MOBILIZATIONS HAVE BE5 SO 9CLUSIVE ?AT1 = ! FIR/ TIME ,I KN[ (1 PROTE/]S FROM ELSE:]E 9 ,LEBANON HAVE GONE TO ,TRIPOLI TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! PROTE/S !RE1 9 RESPONSE TO AN OP5 9VITATION4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #b#b1 JU/ BE=E PROTE/]S />T$ *ANT+ 0! PEOPLE WANT ! D[NFALL ( ! REGIME10 A MAN ) A MEGAPHONE DECL>$ 0IF !Y . %UT D[N ALL ! SQU>ES1 Y\ >E ALL WELCOME 9 ,N\R ,SQU>E .E.>40 ,= ! FIR/ TIME1 ,TRIPOLI BECAME ! C5T] ( NATIONAL ,LEBANESE \TRAGE4 ,N\R MEANS 0LIABIC2 ! ,LEBANESE WRIT] ,ELIAS ,KH\RY NAM$ ,TRIPOLI ! LIY TO UND]/& ?AT P>TS ( ,TRIPOLI & ! ,AKK> DI/RICT NOR? ( IT HAVE HI/ORICALLY BORN ! BRUNT ( /ATE VIOL5CE :ILE BE+ DEMONIZ$ BY ! PUBLIC & M$IA AS HUBS ( ,SUNNI EXTREMISM4 ,BO? ! ,LEBANESE /ATE & ,HEZBOLLAH HAVE ADOPT$ !IR [N V]SIONS ( ! PO/-#i_/#a#a 0,W> ON ,T]ROR0 N>RATIVE1 & ! ,SUNNI-MAJORITY >EAS ( NOR!RN ,LEBANON1 AMONG ! POORE/ ( ,LEBANON & CLOSE TO ,SYRIA1 HAVE BECOME SCAPEGOATS4 ,YET DESPITE !SE ATTEMPTS BY ! SECT>IAN P>TIES1 ! SCAPEGOAT+ ( ! ,NOR? HAS FAIL$ TO H9D] ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,ONE CAN F9D SECT>IAN COMM5TS ONL9E1 USUALLY M+L$ ) ANTI-REFUGEE COMM5TS1 BUT !Y HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT$ ! MOM5TUM ON ! /REETS4 ,?IS IS :Y ! /ATUS ( ,TRIPOLI AS ! DE FACTO CAPITAL ( ! REVOLUTION HAS MADE POLITICAL ACTORS LIKE ! ,F,P,M V]Y UNCOM=TABLE4 ,! ,F,P,M TELEVISION /ATION1 ,O,T,V1 HAS REGUL>LY DEMONIZ$ PROTE/]S 9 ,TRIPOLI & ,AKK>1 5GAG+ 9 A DIS9=MATION CAMPAIGN FROM ! />T4 ,ONE HEADL9E CLAIM$ ?AT ,TRIPOLI WAS 0COPY+0 ! ,SYRIAN CITY ( ,HOMS 7BRUTALLY CRU%$ BY ! ,ASSAD REGIME 9 #b#a#d71 SUGGE/+ ?AT MILITANTS FROM ,IDLIB W]E MAK+ !IR WAY !RE4 ,ANO!R PUNDIT ON ,O,T,V PROCLAIM$ 0JU/ AS WE W5T TO ,SYRIA & BURI$ !IR REVOLUTION1 WE WILL BURY ?IS REVOLUTION 9 ,LEBANON40 7,! ,F,P,M NEV] MILIT>ILY P>TICIPAT$ 9 ,SYRIA1 BUT ITS ALLY ,HEZBOLLAH OBVI\SLY DID74 ,:5 AN ACTIVI/ 9 ,BEIRUT RESPOND$ TO ANTI-,SYRIAN REFUGEE S5TIM5TS BY *ANT+ 0,BASSIL \T1 REFUGEES 910 ,O,T,V TOOK ?AT FOOTAGE & ADD$ ! HEADL9E 0,AM]ICAN TRA9+1 ,SAUDI 9CITEM5T1 ,SYRIAN 9FILTRATION40 ,! ,SYRIA CONNECTION RUNS DEEP4 ,PROTE/]S 9 ,TRIPOLI HAVE *ANT$ 0,IDLIB WE >E ) Y\ UNTIL DEA?10 9 REF]5CE TO ! ,SYRIAN CITY ?AT CONT9UES TO BE BOMB$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN & ,SYRIAN AIR =CES2 ,SYRIAN *ANTS HAVE BE5 ADOPT$ & RE-PURPOS$ ?R\<\T ,LEBANON4 ,AS ONE ,SYRIAN ACTIVI/ WROTE1 0,LEBANON'S POLITICAL E/ABLI%M5T1 P>TICUL>LY ! P>T ( IT ?AT IS /ILL 9 P[]1 IS 9CREAS+LY ANNOY$ BY ,TRIPOLI & GO+ TO L5G?S TO PA9T 9 A BAD LIT ( ,HEZBOLLAH1 ,AMAL1 & ! ,F,P,M4 ,AL?\< (FICIALLY UNAFFILIAT$1 ! ,LEBANESE GOV]NM5T HAS TAK5 A H>DL9E TURN AGA9/ REFUGEES S9CE ,A\N'S ELECTION 9 #b#a#f--NOT ?AT ! GOV]NM5T WAS PRO-REFUGEE BE=E4 ,BASSIL ESPECIALLY HAS ASSOCIAT$ HIMSELF ) ?IS RHETORIC1 H5CE ! ANTI-,BASSIL PRO-REFUGEE *ANT4 ,! DI/RICT ( ,AKK> HAS >GUABLY BE5 SCAPEGOAT$ BY POLITICIANS & M$IA \TLETS EV5 MORE ?AN ,TRIPOLI4 ,AL?\< PROTE/S !RE BEGAN ALONGSIDE ! RE/ ( ,LEBANON1 M$IA COV]AGE REMA9S M9IMAL4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #c1 PROTE/]S 9 ,AKK>1 AS ELSE:]E 9 ! C\NTRY1 E*O$ ! FAM\S ,SYRIAN *ANT 0YALLA ]HAL YA ,BA%>0 7HURRY UP1 LEAVE ,BA%> .<,ASSAD.>71 ADJU/+ IT TO 0YALLA ]HAL ,MI*EL ,A\N10 AS FIR/ HE>D 9 ,BEIRUT4 ,?AT SAME NI* 9 ,AKK> AS PROTE/]S TRI$ TO BLOCK ! ROADS4 ,! VIOL5T RESPONSE BY SECURITY =CES L$ PROTE/]S TO CONTRA/ ! RELATIVELY MILD RESPONSE BY SECURITY =CES 9 ,BEIRUT TO !IR RESPONSE 9 ,AKK>4 ,! ,S\? & ,EA/ ,RISE ,! O!R P>T ( ! /ORY H]E IS SET 9 ! ,S\?1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,NABATIYEH & ,TIRE 7KN[N AS ,S\R 9 ,>ABIC71 AS WELL AS ! ,BEKAA ,VALLEY 9 ! ,EA/4 ,PROTE/]S 9 ,NABATIYEH W]E AMONG ! FIR/ TO DEMON/RATE ON ! NILIAM5T = TOO LONG--T]RIFI$ ! J\RNALI/ 9T]VIEW+ HIM2 ! TWEET DOCUM5T+ ?IS HAS S9CE BE5 DELET$4 ,TO UND]/& :Y ?IS OCCURR$ & :Y :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ! ,S\? & ,EA/ IS SO IMPORTANT1 WE NE$ TO DISCUSS ! %ABBIHA4 ,! %ABBIHA HAVE HI/ORICALLY BE5 A ,SYRIAN PH5OM5ON4 ,! WORD ITSELF COMES FROM 0S 7CALL$ AL-%ABAH7 :I* HAVE BE5 US$ = KIDNAPP+ ,SYRIAN DISSID5TS & PROTE/]S4 ,LAT] ON1 ! T]M TOOK ON A MORE G5]AL CONNOTATION1 DESCRIB+ M5 WILL+ TO BE VIOL5T ON BEHALF ( !IR ZU'AMA 7S+UL>3 ZA'IM7--LOCAL W>LORDS OR *IEFTA9S--:O (T5 RECEIVE ORD]S FROM ABOVE4 ,?IS CAN BE ANY?+ FROM BEAT+ UP PROTE/]S TO KIDNAPP+1 TORTUR+1 EV5 KILL+ !M4 ,! LATT] ISN'T AS COMMON 9 ,LEBANON ANYMORE1 :I* IS :Y ! T]M %ABBIHA N[ MEANS ANY PRO-GOV]NM5T ACTOR WILL+ TO 9FLICT VIOL5CE ON PROTE/]S4 ,ONE IMAGE1 = EXAMPLE1 %[S >M$ PRO-,AMAL %ABBIHA 9 ,TIRE ON ,OCTOB] #a#i2 A VIDEO FROM ?AT SAME MORN+ %[S !SE %ABBIHA ATTACK+ PROTE/]S4 ,DUE TO !IR NATURE1 IT IS (T5 V]Y DIFFICULT TO ID5TIFY %ABBIHA1 & ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO 0PROVE0 A *A9 ( COMM&4 ,BUT = BO? HI/ORICAL & CONTEMPOR>Y REASONS1 !Y HAVE BECOME ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,AMAL ,MOVEM5T & ,HEZBOLLAH 7AL?\< >M$ ,F,P,M %ABBIHA HAVE ALSO ATTACK$ PROTE/]S ON AT LEA/ ONE OCCASION74 ,AL?\< ,BEIRUT ALSO EXP]I5C$ TWO MAJOR ATTACKS BY %ABBIHA1 IT IS WOR? NOT+ H]E ?AT EV5 ! EV5TS ( ,OCTOB] #b#i1 :5 HUNDR$S ( ,AMAL_/,HEZBOLLAH M5 W5T TO D[NT[N ,BEIRUT TO BEAT PROTE/]S & J\RNALI/S & DE/ROY T5TS SET UP BY PROTE/]S1 PALE 9 COMP>ISON TO :AT !Y HAVE BE5 GETT+ AWAY ) 9 ! ,S\?4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #b#c1 ,AMAL_/,HEZBOLLAH %ABBIHA ATTACK$ PROTE/]S 9 ,NABATIYEH1 9JUR+ OV] #b ( !M4 ,?IS SO %OCK$ PROTE/]S ?AT HALF A DOZ5 MUNICIPAL C\NCIL MEMB]S RESIGN$ ! NEXT DAY UND] PRESSURE4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ! ,OCTOB] #bc ATTACK1 ,OCTOB] #bd WAS CALL$ 0! DAY ( SOLID>ITY ) ,NABATIYEH0 & A MEME WAS PASS$ >\ND ) ! WORDS 0,NABATIYEH DOESN'T KNEEL1 ASK ! ,ZIONI/S40 ,ON ! 0,SUNDAY ( ,UNITY0 7,NOVEMB] #c71 PROTE/]S 9 ,KF> ,REM51 HI/ORICALLY KN[N = ITS COMMUNI/ RESI/ANCE TO ,ISRAEL'S OCCUPATION ( S\!RN ,LEBANON1 MET ) PROTE/]S FROM ,NABATIYEH4 ,SOME PROTE/]S FLEE+ ,NABATIYEH'S ,HEZBOLLAH-AFFILIAT$ POLICE W5T TO ,KF> ,REM5 TO JO9 ! PROTE/S !RE4 ,?IS IS AN EXTRAORD9>Y TURN ( EV5TS = A REGION ( ,LEBANON ?AT IS (T5 CONSID]$ ,HEZBOLLAH & ,AMAL'S UN*ALL5G$ T]RITORY2 ! SAME GOES = ! ,BEKAA VALLEY4 ,BUT ! *ALL5GES TO ! DOM9ANT P[]S HAVE CONT9U$4 ,WE'VE HE>D *ANTS SU* AS 0,WE DON'T WANT AN >MY 9 ,LEBANON EXCEPT ! ,LEBANESE >MY0 7A *ALL5GE TO ! ACTUAL DOM9ANT MILIT>Y P[]1 ,HEZBOLLAH7 AS WELL AS 9 SOLID>ITY ) ,TRIPOLI & ! RE/ ( ,LEBANON4 ,WE SAW VIOL5CE BY %ABBIHA 9 ,B9T ,JBEIL1 A T[N ON ! S\!RN BORD] :I* SUFF]$ GREATLY UND] ,ISRAELI OCCUPATION & !N DUR+ ! #bf W>4 ,TIRE ALSO JO9$ ON ! FIR/ EV5+1 *ANT+ 0! PEOPLE WANT ! D[NFALL ( ! REGIME02 BY ,OCTOB] #a#i1 %ABBIHA W]E VIOL5TLY ATTACK+ PROTE/]S4 ,J\RNALI/S W]E =C$ TO FLEE ! SC5E AS %ABBIHA W]E 9DISCRIM9ATELY BEAT+ ANYONE 9 !IR WAY4 ,ONE WITNESS DESCRIB$ H[ ! MUKHAB>AT 7SECRET POLICE7 W]E FOLL[+ PROTE/]S ALONGSIDE ! %ABBIHA4 ,AS = ! ,BEKAA VALLEY1 M$IA COV]AGE HAS BE5 RELATIVELY L[4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 PROTE/S 9 ,ZAHLEH1 ,BAALBEK1 ,TAALBAYA1 ,B> ,ELIAS1 ,SAADNAYEL1 ,*T\RA1 ,MAJDAL ,ANJ>1 ,AL-,FAKEHA1 ,HASBAYA1 ,RA%AYA1 & ,AL-,KHY>A1 AMONG O!R PLACES4 ,! REACTIONS TO !SE %ABBIHA ATTACKS W]E AN E>LY SIGN ( ! PROV]BIAL B>RI] ( FE> BE+ BROK54 ,PROTE/]S 9 ,BEIRUT *ANT$ 0,TIRE1 ,TIRE1 = Y\ WE WILL RISE0 7:I* RHYMES 9 ,>ABIC71 A *ANT ?AT RAPIDLY BECAME COMMON ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY4 ,S9CE !N1 WE'VE SE5 A N[-FAMILI> PATT]N REPEAT ITSELF3 REPRESSION IS FOLL[$ BY RESI/ANCE1 :I* IS SOMETIMES FOLL[$ BY SECT>IAN SUPPORT]S TURN+ \T 9 L>GE NUMB]S1 BUT O!R TIMES RESULTS 9 PROTE/]S GA9+ ! UPP] H&4 ,?IS IS AN IMPORTANT P>T ( ! UPRIS+2 !RE IS ALSO A V]Y CLE> ATTEMPT BY PROTE/]S TO 0CONV]T0 SECT>IAN P>TY SUPPORT]S UND] ! UNIFI$ BANN] ( ANTI-SECT>IAN POLITICS4 ,UP TO N[1 ?IS HAS PROV5 RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL3 :ILE WE CAN NEV] ASSESS :O (FICIALLY SUPPORTS SECT>IAN P>TIES & :O DOES NOT1 ANECDOTAL EVID5CE & DIRECT TE/IMONY SUGGE/ ?AT A MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION W\LD AT LEA/ AGREE ) ! BROAD] DISCONT5T MOTIVAT+ ! PROTE/]S4 ,! ,E/ABLI%M5T ,FIT ( ! GOV]NM5T'S C>ROT & /ICK /RATEGY4 ,AS = ! C>ROT P>T1 IT'S BE5 RA!R CONFUS$4 ,! MA9 ACTORS HAVE BE5 /RUGGL+ TO (F] A COH]5T RESPONSE TO ! PROTE/S1 L>GELY BECAUSE !Y DISAGREE AMONG !MSELVES & >E TRY+1 AS USUAL1 TO NAVIGATE !IR [N POLITICS ON A DAILY BASIS4 ,! DEC5TRALIZ$ & HORIZONTAL NATURE ( ! PROTE/S HAS HAMP]$ ! /ATE'S ATTEMPTS TO DEMONIZE OR CO-OPT !M4 ,HASSAN ,NASRALLAH1 ,HEZBOLLAH'S LEAD]1 GAVE A SPEE* ON ,OCTOB] #a#i4 ,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ,NASRALLAH HAS SPOK5 F\R TIMES S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! UPRIS+ ALREADY1 AN UNUSUAL PH5OM5ON 9 ITSELF4 ,AL?\< ,NASRALLAH HOLDS NO (FICIAL POSITION 9 ! ,LEBANESE GOV]NM5T1 HE IS SE5 AS A DE FACTO K+MAK] DUE TO ,HEZBOLLAH'S MILIT>Y P[]4 ,BUT DESPITE HAV+ A REPUTATION AMONG HIS FOLL[]S ( BE+ RELATIVELY SOB] 9 HIS SPEE*ES1 HIS FIR/ SPEE* WAS *>ACT]IZ$ BY UNADULT]AT$ RAGE1 >ROGANCE1 & CONDESC5SION4 ,HE DIRECTLY TOLD PROTE/]S ?AT !Y >E WA/+ !IR TIME & ?AT ?IS 0M&ATE0 7HIS *OICE ( WORDS C\LD ALSO BE TRANSLAT$ AS 0]A0 OR 0COV5ANT07 WILL NOT FALL1 9 REF]5CE TO ! #baf DEAL ?AT L$ TO ,MI*EL ,A\N BECOM+ PRESID5T & ,SAAD ,H>IRI BECOM+ ,PRIME ,M9I/] 7,REMEMB]1 ,NABIH ,B]RI HAS NOT LEFT HIS POSITION ( ,SPEAK] ( ,P>LIAM5T S9CE #a#i#i#b47 ,HE EV5 ACCUS$ PROTE/]S ( BE+ FUND$ BY =EIGN EMBASSIES1 LEAD+ PROTE/]S TO RESPOND BY SAY+ 0,I AM FUND+ ! REVOLUTION10 :I* HAS S9CE BECOME A MEME & APPE>$ ON /REET SIGNS AS WELL4 ,ONE ,LEBANESE VIDEOGRAPH] RESPOND$ BY PO/+ A VIDEO ( ,NASRALLAH HIMSELF SAY+ ?AT ,HEZBOLLAH IS #a.0 FUND$ & >M$ BY ,IRAN4 ,BY MA9TA9+ SUPPORT = ! GOV]NM5T1 ,NASRALLAH ?REW HIS WEI M5 9 ,LEBANESE POLITICS3 ! ,F,P,M'S ,GEBRAN ,BASSIL & ! ,F,M'S ,SAAD ,H>IRI4 ,?IS EXPOS$ ! E/ABLI%M5T AS OPPORTUNI/IC & CORRUPT4 ,JU/ AS ! SECT>IAN POLITICAL P>TIES UNIT$ 9 #baf TO DEFEAT ,BEIRUT ,MAD9ATI 9 ! MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS1 !Y W]E N[ ONCE AGA9 UNIT+ TO DEFEAT ! POPUL> UPRIS+4 ,BUT ,NASRALLAH MADE A GRAVE ]ROR4 ,BY SAY+ ?AT ?IS GOV]NM5T WILL NOT FALL1 HE ADD$ PRESSURE ON ,H>IRI TO RESIGN4 ,H>IRI WAS ALREADY ! WEAKE/ L9K 9 ?IS COALITION1 AS HE HAD TO APPEAL TO HIS RIVALS ! ,F,P,M & ,HEZBOLLAH TO /AY 9 P[] AGA9/ HIS [N SUPPORT]S' WI%ES4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #b#i1 ,H>IRI F9ALLY RESIGN$1 APP>5TLY SURPRIS+ ,HEZBOLLAH4 ,9 ?IRTE5 DAYS1 PROTE/]S HAD =C$ ! COLLAPSE ( A GOV]NM5T ?AT HAD TAK5 MON?S & MON?S TO BE =M$4.<#a.> ,9 ! WEEKS S9CE ! REVOLUTION />T$1 ! W>LORD-OLIG>* CLASS HAS BE5 SCRAMBL+ TO ADDRESS A CRISIS !Y NEV] ANTICIPAT$4 ,BUT AS M5TION$ ABOVE1 O!R POLITICAL P>TIES HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO RIDE ! WAVE ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,?IS HAS BE5 ESPECIALLY OBVI\S ) ,GEAGEA & ! ,L,F1 ! ,F,P,M'S HI/ORICAL RIVAL--A RIVALRY ?AT DATES BACK TO ! BLOODY ,GEAGEA-,A\N BATTLES DUR+ ! CIVIL W> & WAS REK9DL$ AFT] #b#e4 ,! ,L,F SAW A GOLD5 OPPORTUNITY :5 ! REVOLUTION />T$3 BY QUITT+ & LEAV+ AN UNPOPUL> GOV]NM5T1 ! ,L,F BELIEV$ IT C\LD WEAK5 ITS RIVALS1 AS BO? GR\PS APPEAL TO ! SAME SECT>IAN VOTES4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 ,L,F SUPPORT]S BLOCK+ ! ROADS AS WELL2 ?IS HAS POS$ A CONUNDRUM = ANTI-GOV]NM5T PROTE/]S4 ,FOLL[+ ,H>IRI'S RESIGNATION1 SOME PROTE/]S PREF] TO FOCUS ON ! BIG PLAY]S CURR5TLY 9 GOV]NM5T--,A\N & ,B]RI1 RESPECTIVELY PRESID5T & SPEAK] ( P>LIAM5T--YET ! SLOGAN KELLON YAANI KELLON CONT9UES TO DOM9ATE PROTE/S4 ,DESPITE :AT SUPPORT]S ( ! ,F,P,M_/,AMAL_/,HEZBOLLAH WANT TO BELIEVE1 ! ,L,F IS NOT POPUL> AMONG PROTE/]S2 IT HAS NEGLIGIBLE SUPPORT 9 MO/ PLACES ?AT HAVE SE5 PROTE/S4 ,!RE IS A /RONG CONS5SUS ?AT NO SECT>IAN POLITICAL P>TY WILL BE SUPPORT$1 NO MATT] H[ H>D !Y TRY4 ,IT IS /ILL TOO E>LY TO KN[ :AT ! GOV]NM5T'S NEXT /EPS WILL BE4 ,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ! C>ETAK] GOV]NM5T HAS YET TO APPO9T NEW M9I/]S & ! P>LIAM5T IS PLANN+ TO DISCUSS A LAW ?AT W\LD GRANT A G5]AL AMNE/Y COV]+ CRIMES SU* AS ABUSE ( AU?ORITY1 NEGLIG5CE1 & 5VIRONM5TAL CRIMES4 ,! SITUATION IS DEVELOP+ V]Y QUICKLY4 ,CREATIVE ,5]GY ,! PROTE/S 9 ,LEBANON HAVE BE5 9CR$IBLY CREATIVE4 ,/UD5TS 9 ,TRIPOLI HAVE US$ CRANES TO GET O!R /UD5TS \T ( CLASS2 S&WI*ES W]E H&$ \T 9 ,BEIRUT LABEL$ 0FUND$ BY ,SAUDI ,>ABIA_/,FRANCE_/,U,S0 TO MOCK ?OSE ALLEG+ ?AT ! PROTE/]S >E FUND$ BY =EIGN P[]S2 ONE ( ! MANY ROADBLOCKS WAS TURN$ 9TO A PUBLIC SALON ) C\*ES1 A REFRIG]ATOR1 & PEOPLE PLAY+ FOOTBALL1 & FEATUR$ ON ,AIR,BN,B 7= FREE72 PROTE/]S OCCUPI$ ,ZAITUNAY ,BAY1 A PRIVATE WAT]FRONT BUILT ON TOP ( ,BEIRUT'S /OL5 COA/1 & SCRE5$ ! FILM ,V = ,V5DETTA 7ON ,NOVEMB] #e1 OBVI\SLY72 IMAGES ( SECT>IAN LEAD]S HAVE BE5 TAK5 D[N & BURN$2 PEOPLE HAVE BANG$ POTS1 E*O+ ,*ILI'S CAC]OLAZOS1 ON ! /REETS & FROM !IR HOMES2 VOLUNTE]S HAVE E/ABLI%$ S\P KIT*5S 9 ,BEIRUT & ,TRIPOLI2 A HI/ORIC AB&ON$ C9EMA WAS RECLAIM$ & REPURPOS$ AS A C9EMA1 CLASSROOM1 & GA!R+ SPOT = >TI/S2 PEOPLE =M$ A HUMAN *A9 FROM ! NOR? TO ! S\?2 PROTE/]S BLOCK+ ROADS SANG 0BABY %>K0 TO A *ILD /UCK 9 TRAFFIC2 PROTE/]S REGUL>LY WE> MASKS ( ,GUY ,FAWKES1 ,DALI1 & ! ,JOK]2 ORGANIZ]S HAVE >RANG$ OP5 =UMS TO BR+ TOGE!R PROTE/]S FROM ,TRIPOLI1 ,SAIDA1 ,NABATIEH1 ,Z\K1 ,ALEY1 & ,BEIRUT4 ,PROTE/]S 0BLOCK$0 A RAILWAY /ATION AS A JOKE1 TO MAKE A PO9T3 ,LEBANON'S RAILWAYS W]E DE/ROY$ DUR+ ! CIVIL W> & NEV] REBUILT4 ,! PRIVATIZATION ( ! #a#i#iS CAME AT ! EXP5SE ( PUBLIC SPACES & S]VICES1 :I* IS :Y A BIG P>T ( ! PROTE/S HAVE S\E NOT AS AFFECT$ BY !M AS EV]YDAY PEOPLE TRY+ TO GO TO WORK OR S5D !IR KIDS TO S*OOL4 ,AS ( N[1 ?IS TACTIC IS /ILL BE+ US$1 BUT IT'S NO LONG] ! MA9 ONE4 ,9 REC5T DAYS1 PROTE/]S HAVE MOV$ TO OCCUPY OR PROTE/ 9 FRONT ( GOV]NM5T BUILD+S & O!R SYMBOLS ( P[]3 EV]Y?+ FROM POLITICIANS' H\SES TO NATIONAL P[] /ATIONS 7MO/ ( ,LEBANON /ILL DOES NOT HAVE #b#d_/#g ELECTRICITY71 PASS+ ! MA9 TELECOMMUNICATIONS & DATA OP]ATORS1 BANKS1 MUNICIPALITIES1 & SO ON4 ,!RE >E N[ DOZ5S ( DIFF]5T ACTIONS ON A DAILY BASIS1 ) MO/ ACTIONS ANN\NC$ ONLY A DAY BE=E4 ,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 HI< S*OOL & UNIV]SITY /UD5TS--& SOME EV5 Y\NG] /UD5TS--HAVE BE5 PROTE/+ = ?REE DAYS 9 ,SAIDA1 ,BEIRUT1 ,J\NIEH1 ,TRIPOLI1 ,K\RA1 ,B> ,ELIAS_/,ZAHLEH1 ,MANS\RIEH1 ,HADA?1 ,BAALBEK1 ,NABATIYEH1 ,AL-,KHY>A1 ,AL-,EYN1 ,MAZRAAT ,YA*\H1 ,FURN ,EL ,*EBBAK1 ,AKK>1 ,TANN\R9E1 ,BATR\N1 & ,BYBLOS_/,JBEIL1 AMONG O!R PLACES4 ,!RE HAS ALSO BE5 AN ONL9E EF=T TO C\NT] FAKE NEWS SPREAD BY SUPPORT]S ( ! GOV]NM5T & ! POLITICAL P>TIES !MSELVES1 AS WELL AS TO HELP PROTE/]S /AY 9=M$ MORE G5]ALLY3 EL#cASAS 70! CITY WAT*07 IS V]IFY+ NEWS SPREAD ON SOCIAL M$IA & BY (FICIAL NEWS \TLETS2 A DIRECTORY CALL$ ,DALEEL ,?AWRA 70DIRECTORY ( ! REVOLUTION07 IS KEEP+ TRACK ( ! V>I\S ACTIONS1 ACTIVITIES & 9ITIATIVES2 ,TELE,?AWRA 70REVOLUTION ,T,V07 (F]S AN ALT]NATIVE TO ,LEBANON'S GOV]NM5T-[N$ ,TELE ,LIBAN2 ,FAWRA ,M$IA 70,\TBUR/ ,M$IA07 AIMS TO DOCUM5T 0! 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS ?AT >E SU/A9+ ! ,LEBANESE ,REVOLUTION02 ,SAWT ,ALNISWA 70,VOICE ( ,WOM507 IS A WOM5-RUN MAGAZ9E PUBLI%$ WEEKLY2 & ,MEGAPHONE ,NEWS HAS BE5 A LEAD+ 9DEP5D5T M$IA \TLET S9CE #b#a#g4 ,SUBT]RANEAN ,%OCKWAVES ,!SE DEVELOPM5TS HAVE OP5$ UP A SPACE = PEOPLE & N>RATIVES ?AT >E USUALLY SUPPRESS$ AT ! NATIONAL OR P>TY LEVEL4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! A=EM5TION$1 ,PALE/9IAN & ,SYRIAN ACTIVI/S HAVE ACTIVELY P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! PROTE/S1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! TWO BIGGE/ CITIES1 ,BEIRUT & ,TRIPOLI4 ,ELEM5TS ( ! SECT>IAN M$IA TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ?IS TO REIT]ATE !IR ALLEGATIONS ?AT ! PROTE/S >E 09FILTRAT$ BY =EIGN]S40 ,AW>E ( ?IS1 MANY ,PALE/9IANS & ,SYRIANS HAVE S9CE LE>N$ H[ TO NAVIGATE ,LEBANESE POLITICS1 *IEFLY BY KEEP+ A L[ PR(ILE4 ,BESIDES A PROTE/ 9 ,A9 ,EL ,HELWEH ,REFUGEE ,CAMP1 :]E ,PALE/9IANS DIRECTLY EXPRESS$ SOLID>ITY ) ! ,LEBANESE PROTE/S1 ! ,PALE/9IANS 9 ,SAIDA1 ,BEIRUT1 ,TRIPOLI1 & ELSE:]E :O HAVE P>TICIPAT$ SO F> HAVE BE5 C>EFUL TO 0KEEP TO ! SIDEL9ES 9 ! ,LEBANESE DEMON/RATIONS TO AVOID BE+ ACCUS$ ( 9/IGAT+ OR USURP+ ! PROTE/ MOVEM5T40 ,?IS1 NOTABLY1 HAS MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT = ! X5OPHOBES TO PLAY !IR USUAL GAME1 GIV5 ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DIFF]5TIATE BETWE5 ,LEBANESE1 ,PALE/9IAN1 & ,SYRIAN PEOPLE UNLESS !Y WAVE !IR RESPECTIVE NATIONAL FLAGS4 7,?IS TEXT (F]S SOME BACKGR\ND ON ! SCAPEGOAT+ TACTICS47 ,WE'VE ALSO SE51 TO A LESS] EXT5T1 *ANTS FROM PROTE/]S 9 SOLID>ITY ) ,EGYPTIANS1 ,SUDANESE1 & O!R ,>AB P>TS ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & ,NOR? ,AFRICA REGION1 & !RE IS SOME AW>5ESS1 MO/LY EXPRESS$ ON SOCIAL M$IA1 ( ONGO+ PROTE/S & VIOL5CE 9 ,IRAQ1 ,HONG ,KONG1 ,ROJAVA1 & ,*ILI4 ,AL?\< QUICKLY =GOTT5 AT ! NATIONAL LEVEL1 WE ALSO SAW RIOTS ON ! FIR/ DAY 9 ,ZAHLE & ,R\MIEH ,PRISONS 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! PROTE/]S1 AS WELL AS TO BR+ ATT5TION TO ,LEBANON'S HORRIFIC PRISON CONDITIONS & TO REPEAT CALLS = A G5]AL AMNE/Y LAW1 AS MANY PEOPLE >E >RE/$ = SUPPOS$ L9KS TO JIHADI GR\PS1 DRUG POSSESSION1 & SO ON4 ,AS ( N[1 !RE'S BE5 NO MAJOR P>TICIPATION BY MIGRANT DOME/IC WORK]S1 :O >E G5]ALLY CONF9$ TO ,LEBANESE FAMILY H\SES OR ELSE >E LANGUI%+ 9 HORRIFIC UND]GR\ND PRISONS ) LITTLE TO NO POLITICAL RI FUTURE1 GIV5 ! RE/RA9TS IMPOS$ ON !M1 BUT IF ! MOM5TUM ( ! PROTE/S CONT9UES1 IT C\LD OP5 UP 5\< POLITICAL SPACE = NEW POLITICAL CONNECTIONS TO =M4 ,! ,REVOLUTION ,IS ,FEM99E ,UP TO N[1 ! PROTE/S HAVE FOCUS$ ON TACKL+ WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION & ! SECT>IAN SY/EM4 ,BUT ! ROLE ( FEM9I/S1 9CLUD+ ,L,G,B,T,Q"4 &_/OR NON-,LEBANESE ACTIVI/S1 SUGGE/S AN ATTEMPT BY SEGM5TS ( ! PROTE/]S TO CREATE A MORE PROGRESSIVE & 9CLUSIVE MOVEM5T4 ,FEM9I/S HAVE HELD SEP>ATE M>*ES TO HI*AL /RUCTURES ?AT DISPROPORTIONATELY OPPRESS WOM5 & ,L,G,B,T,Q"4 PEOPLE--NOTABLY1 ! FACT ?AT ,LEBANESE WOM5 /ILL CANNOT PASS ON !IR NATIONALITY TO !IR SP\SES & *ILDR5 & ! FACT ?AT ! C\NTRY'S SECT>IAN LAWS GOV]N+ SU* AFFAIRS AS M>RIAGE1 DIVORCE1 CU/ODY & SO ON DISCRIM9ATE AGA9/ WOM54 ,BO? WOM5 & M5 HAVE M>*$ = ! RITICIPANT 9 !SE 0FEM9I/ WALLS10 PUT IT1 0,9 ?IS *AUV9I/IC SOCIETY1 IT IS BADLY SE5 = M5 TO PUBLICLY BEAT WOM50 7EMPHASIS ON PUBLICLY7--SO !Y HAVE BE5 US+ ?AT TO !IR ADVANTAGE4 ,L,G,B,T,Q"4 PEOPLE HAVE ALSO BE5 ! T>GET ( HOMOPHOBIC 9SULTS4 ,ONE %ABBIHA ATTACK+ PROTE/]S ON ,OCTOB] #bi WAS HE>D ON LIVE TELEVISION YELL+1 0,M5 >E FUCK+ M560 ,A GUE/ ON ,O,T,V CLAIM$ ?AT PROTE/]S WANT TO DE/ROY SECT>IANISM 9 ! NAME ( SOME K9D ( 0GAY AG5DA40 ,! FEM9I/ M>*ES ALWAYS MEET UP ) ! MA9 M>*ES4 ,! IDEA IS NOT TO CREATE SEP>ATE MOVEM5TS BUT RA!R TO MAKE !IR PRES5CE KN[N )9 ! WID] DEM&S = JU/ICE & EQUALITY4 ,FEM9I/S HAVE L$ MANY ( ! ROADBLOCKS & MANY *ANTS AS WELL AS MA9TA9+ AN ACTIVE PRES5CE 9 DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES ?AT HELP MA9TA9 ! MOM5TUM ( ?IS UPRIS+4 ,ONE WAY !Y HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS IS BY RECLAIM+ *ANTS & SONGS--BO? TRADITIONAL & REC5T--& REMOV+ !IR SEXI/ CONNOTATIONS4 ,! POPUL> 0HELA HELA0 SONG AGA9/ ,GEBRAN ,BASSIL 9SULT$ HIS MO!R--IT IS V]Y COMMON 9 ! ,>ABIC-SPEAK+ WORLD TO USE WOM5 OR !IR G5ITALS AS 9SULTS--SO FEM9I/S *ANG$ IT TO 9SULT BO? ,GEBRAN & 0HIS UNCLE0 7! PRESID5T1 ,MI*EL ,A\N7 9/EAD1 CREAT+ A *ANT ?AT HAS S9CE CAURIAGE1 *ANG+ ! LYRICS TO 0%E W5T TO PROTE/1 %E W5T TO CLOSE ! ROADS1 %E W5T TO BR+ D[N ! GOV]NM5T40 ,:AT ,COMES ,NEXT8 ,CONTR>Y TO :AT SOME HAVE ASSUM$1 ! ELEPHANT 9 ! ROOM IS NOT SECT>IANISM AS ( N[4 ,:ILE ! RISK ( SECT>IAN T5SIONS WILL LIKELY REMA9 = ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE1 ! 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