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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.

Nasrallah’s absurd suggestion to import Iranian fuel points to Hezbollah desperation

These days, the busy streets of the Lebanese capital Beirut are extremely hard to maneuver, not because of the thousands of tourists which used to flood its streets every summer, but rather because of...

 The war on Gaza further exposes Hezbollah’s hypocritical duplicity

For someone who never misses a chance to threaten Israel with eternal destruction, Hassan Nasrallah and his Iran-sponsored militia have stood idle as Israel launched its full-scale military campaign...

 Lebanon’s forensic audit is crucial for proving Hezbollah, Aoun corrupt dealings

As Lebanon’s plunge into further economic and political turmoil resumes, its so-called political elite have yet to stop bickering and cooperate towards addressing Lebanon’s staggering $95.9bn public...

 There may be trouble ahead, Lebanon’s finally facing the music

Lebanon’s hopes that Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri would finally succeed in forming a cabinet to lead the country out of the predicament it finds itself was laid to rest this month.A gloomy...

 Hezbollah’s dirty street tactics will backfire again while Lebanese suffer

Lebanon has once again erupted into street violence as images and videos of its people fighting over powdered milk and other food items which are now rare commodities in a country which has seen its...

 Lebanon COVID-19 vaccine scandal exposes risk of working with a corrupt government

With few things to be optimistic about, the people of Lebanon were jubilant when the World Bank announced in January that it will be allocating $34 million to procure the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...

 Lebanon’s next cabinet remains in limbo as Hezbollah stalls

Lebanon remains in limbo as its political class continue to fail to agree on a new cabinet and Iran-backed Hezbollah slows the process down in a blatant grab for power.Since his naming back in October...

 The Tripoli uprising is a signpost for Lebanon’s future

As one of the longest inhabited cities on the Mediterranean basin, Tripoli, Lebanon’s second biggest city, has attracted much attention lately as the return of protests and riots on its streets have...