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Makram Rabah
Makram Rabah

Makram Rabah is a lecturer at the American University of Beirut, Department of History. His book Conflict on Mount Lebanon: The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory (Edinburgh University Press) covers collective identities and the Lebanese Civil War.

Soleimani dead, shadows do bleed

Donald Trump has been branded by many as a mere Twitter tiger who roars but never turns his often absurd and impetuous statements into actions. Despite adopting a hawkish demeanor, Trump has always...

 Lebanon’s amnesty law is the government’s last bid to save itself

There is a current standoff between the Lebanese people and the ruling establishment, who for two consecutive weeks has been trying to force a parliamentary session to pass an amnesty law, which would...

 Hezbollah and its Christian allies are hijacking the Lebanese diaspora

The Lebanese people are notoriously proud of their diaspora around the world. It is common for visitors of Beirut to be reminded that Brazil’s recent president, Michel Temer, is of Lebanese...

 Hezbollah and Israel’s face-off in Lebanon is a sideshow to Syria

Israel and Hezbollah’s military confrontation last Sunday was a limited sideshow. The real conflict is across the border in Syria. Despite making international headlines, Sunday’s...

 US sanctions on Hezbollah officials are a call to action for the Lebanese state

Last week the US Treasury issued a new list of names designating three members of Hezbollah under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of...

 Controversy over Lebanese town’s non-Christian ban highlights segregation

The exposure of a non-Christian housing ban in the Lebanese municipality of Hadat last week caused controversy over Lebanon’s religious coexistence. Supporters of the ban, spearheaded by...

 Nizar Zakka freed but Lebanon still captive

Lebanese national Nizar Zakka, whose trip to Tehran following an official invitation by the Iranian government in September 2015 ended with his arrest and imprisonment, is being released after almost...

 The Lebanese government’s proposed budget exposes its corruption

The cabinet of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has to date met 19 times, working late into the night to try to hammer out the country’s budget. But the result thus far has been disappointing...