February 22, 2013

New Law Reduces Lebanese to Sect

Sami Atallah, Daily Star

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If approved by Parliament, the Orthodox law will structure political and social interactions by making sectarian identity politically most salient. This is troubling since the needs, concerns and preferences of most Lebanese citizens are not determined by their sect.

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