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A Federal Lebanon? An Overview of Multicultural Federations and Comparison with Lebanon
Analysis by Ahmad Al Saati, Featured Writer
There is increasing talk nowadays among political circles of adopting Federalism in Lebanon to accommodate Lebanon's wealth of cultural and religious diversity. To properly predict an answer, this article attempts to do an overview of multi-cultural federations around the world, focusing mostly on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country that arguably resembles Lebanon the most in terms of religious identity. The goal is to know why they adopted federalism, if it worked for them, and if Lebanon should too.
Multiculturalism in Lebanon - The Sectarian Cleavage at the center of the Lebanese Political Distress
Opinion policy analysis by Anthony Ahrend, Featured Writer
On September 16th, 2012, Pope Benedikt XVI praised Lebanon upon his visit there for its 18 different sects that all live together within the same territory. Yet, do they really? Little did he know, that is not the case. With that being said, what are some of the consequences of this sectarian break- up? It is important to take a look at the political participation in Lebanon and explain why the “Thawra” was unsuccessful.