Revolution on the streets of Lebanon
The lack of national solidarity, the devotion to sectarianism, the ceaseless squabbling for power, the abuse and corruption… Robert Fisk on the deep-seated and historical obstacles that have prevented the […]
The Lebanese uprising won’t change anything while sectarian elites cling to power
The only way to create a modern state is to deconfessionalise it. But then Lebanon, whose very identity is sectarianism, would cease to exist Robert Fisk in Beirut @indyvoices […]
I don’t blame the Lebanese rioters setting Beirut alight – they are hungry, poor and furious
On the corniche seafront where I live almost every apartment block is empty. These buildings are owned as investments by Iraqis and Saudis, while the poor of the Beqaa Valley […]