LEBANON
February 27, 2011
Several hundred of people demonstrated Sunday in Beirut against the confessional system in Lebanon, calling youth groups on Facebook.
" The revolution is everywhere ... Lebanon, it's your turn! ," chanted the demonstrators, mostly youths, referring to the revolts that shook the Arab world.
Echoing the mantra of the uprisings that shook Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, " the people want to bring down the regime " they walked in the pouring rain on the streets of Beirut until at the courthouse, framed by police and army.
More than 2,600 people had announced their participation in the march, but it seems the rain has deterred many activists.
" évoltons R Us cons sectarianism", " We want a civil state ", " Confessionalism, blood, civil wars, enough! ", "Revolution against the feudalism, against segregation! , "shouted the protesters.
" sectarianism is bad for you, please you refrain " "Tyrants Lebanon, your turn will come for sure ," their signs proclaimed.
The Lebanese system is a complex mixture of power-sharing quotas based on community and a tradition of "consensual democracy".
Since independence in 1943, guarantees equality between Muslims and minority Christians in the region. However
accused of being behind all the country's ills such as corruption, waste, cronyism and especially a destructive civil war (1975-1990) and repeated crises .
" This is not possible that the same leaders who have imposed the civil war we still drive, enough, get out! ", told AFP Amal, a social worker.
" The Lebanese must stand up, they continue to follow the leaders of their faith even if they are starving "indignant Ali Engineer 28 years of work.
" Here, we have not a single dictator but a good twenty ," said Amer Saidi, a political science student.
February 27, 2011
Several hundred of people demonstrated Sunday in Beirut against the confessional system in Lebanon, calling youth groups on Facebook.
" The revolution is everywhere ... Lebanon, it's your turn! ," chanted the demonstrators, mostly youths, referring to the revolts that shook the Arab world.
Echoing the mantra of the uprisings that shook Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, " the people want to bring down the regime " they walked in the pouring rain on the streets of Beirut until at the courthouse, framed by police and army.
More than 2,600 people had announced their participation in the march, but it seems the rain has deterred many activists.
" évoltons R Us cons sectarianism", " We want a civil state ", " Confessionalism, blood, civil wars, enough! ", "Revolution against the feudalism, against segregation! , "shouted the protesters.
" sectarianism is bad for you, please you refrain " "Tyrants Lebanon, your turn will come for sure ," their signs proclaimed.
The Lebanese system is a complex mixture of power-sharing quotas based on community and a tradition of "consensual democracy".
Since independence in 1943, guarantees equality between Muslims and minority Christians in the region. However
accused of being behind all the country's ills such as corruption, waste, cronyism and especially a destructive civil war (1975-1990) and repeated crises .
" This is not possible that the same leaders who have imposed the civil war we still drive, enough, get out! ", told AFP Amal, a social worker.
" The Lebanese must stand up, they continue to follow the leaders of their faith even if they are starving "indignant Ali Engineer 28 years of work.
" Here, we have not a single dictator but a good twenty ," said Amer Saidi, a political science student.
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