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Slogans against sectarianism are abundant near downtown's protest squares, "sectarianism is an illness caused by warlords to rule us” affirms this one in Beirut, Lebanon. October 23, 2019. (Nour Mufti/Fawra)

Are the People to Blame? Debunking Counter-Revolutionary & Culturalist Arguments

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Nadim El Kak

Protesters rest beside graffiti depicting the hanging of an authority figure. Downtown Beirut, Lebanon. December 15, 2019. (Rita Kabalan/The Public Source)

Oligarchiyya, Lebanese Style (Part 2 of 2)

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Julia Choucair Vizoso

A graffiti artist paints a mural of some of Lebanon's oligarchs on a wall erected near Riad al-Solh Square in downtown Beirut. October 24, 2019. (Lara Bitar/The Public Source)

What is Oligarchy? (Part 1 of 2)

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Julia Choucair Vizoso