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Hezbollah - Private schools - Lebanon education - Ministry of Education - Al-Mahdi schools - Al-Mustafa schools - Wilayat al-Faqih - Sectarian education

Who owns the minds of Lebanon’s children?

A look at how Hezbollah-affiliated schools teach ideology and religious identity, and how gaps in Lebanon’s education oversight have raised questions over curricula, teachers and the role of the state.

By Fatat Ayad
Hezbollah - US Iran tensions - Israel Lebanon conflict - Iran influence - Israel Iran conflict - Israel Hezbollah conflict - Lebanon-Israel talks

Lebanon–Israel talks: A rare and historic window of opportunity

Lebanon stands at a critical crossroads where state inaction, Hezbollah’s arms, and Israel’s containment strategy converge, opening a fragile but historic window for peace.

By Marwan El Amine
Hezbollah - Lebanese Army - Lebanon - Lebanese Civil War - Civil War - Lebanese civil war history - Lebanese Civil War memory

Lebanon’s unfinished war and the risk of another

Fifty-one years after the spark of Lebanon’s civil war, the country faces a familiar and dangerous reality, where unresolved dual authority and armed actors outside the state continue to threaten a return to conflict.

By Josiane Hajj Moussa
Hezbollah - US Iran ceasefire - Lebanon conflict - Middle East tensions - Iran strategy

How Lebanon got sidelined from the US-Iran ceasefire

In light of the recent US-Iran ceasefire agreement and their upcoming negotiations tomorrow, will Lebanon’s front persist and its people suffer the devastations inflicted by an unwanted “support front for Tehran”?

By The Beiruter