Tag: lebanon

In the News: It’s grim, but at least there’s a GIF

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A round-up of recent religion news. Continue Reading →

The Great God Pan Still Lives

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Ed Simon reviews Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East

by Gerard Russell. Continue Reading →

Lebanon: War, Peace and Pluralism

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“The relationship between Lebanon and Syria is intricate and complicated, and the chaos in Syria presents serious challenges for its tiny neighbor to the west,” writes Irina Papkova in the first of two posts from Beirut in the aftermath of the October 19 bomb blast. Continue Reading →

Punk Protest, Bad Video Art, and "Religious Insult"

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by Irina Papkova there’s an eerie similarity between the reaction of some Orthodox believers to Pussy Riot and the worldwide protests against “Innocence of Muslims.” Continue Reading →

Punk Protest, Bad Video Art, and “Religious Insult”

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by Irina Papkova there’s an eerie similarity between the reaction of some Orthodox believers to Pussy Riot and the worldwide protests against “Innocence of Muslims.” Continue Reading →

Balancing Act: Sectarian Leaders in Lebanon

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by Irina Papkova Last week marked twenty-two years since the signing of the Taif Accords put an end to the last civil war…but external pressures are at work once more. Continue Reading →

In the Shadows of Syria: Defusing Sectarian Tensions in Lebanon

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by Irina Papkova For two weeks, Lebanon lived on the knife edge of a sectarian civil war. And here the truly interesting part of this story begins to emerge. Continue Reading →