LEBANON PROTESTS: Time to separate religion and government?

Running any country is rarely straightforward but when there is a complex mix of religion, ethnicity and factional loyalties, it can become impossible. Just ask the people of Lebanon who have suffered through war and again find themselves without a government. The system there is based along religious lines - but is there another way?

Guests:

Ghinwa Obeid
Journalist, The Daily Star Lebanon

Nizar Hassan
Political activist, LiHaqqi Movement

Sophie Chamas
Senior Teaching Fellow, SOAS University of London

Hicham Safieddine
Lecturer in the History of the Modern Middle East​, King's College

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[RCh.]

Very insightful discussion; it is such a delight seeing this level of respectful awareness from the people ✊
We're all Lebanon 🇱🇧

[ramatgan]

Sophie Chamas
raised good point. One of the demands is a 'technocratic; government but what kind. The same IMF, World Bank, 'Think Tank' brigade or a government that will pursue genuine reforms that will restructure the economy towards a more productive and investment oriented. Lebanon doesn't make anything. The economy is financial services and tourism dominated.