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Lebanon uprising unites people across faiths, defying deep sectarian divides

  • Written by Mira Assaf Kafantaris, Senior Lecturer in English, The Ohio State University
Lebanese protesters formed a 105-mile human chain connecting geographically and religiously diverse cities across the country, Oct. 27. 2019. AP Photo/Bilal Hussein

Religion has shaped Lebanon since it gained independence from France in 1943. In this multicultural country of Muslims, Christians and Druze – a medieval faith derived from Islam &...

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