Weekend Reading: Libyan Identity, an Alawite State, and Cairo’s Ramadan Lanterns
Reading selections for the weekend of June 17, 2016.
June 17, 2016 5:00 pm (EST)
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Nada Elfeituri discusses the politics of identity and tribalism in Libya as civil strife continues to unfold.
Stefan Winter examines a 1936 pro–Syrian unity petition by Sulayman al-Asad, grandfather of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who pushed against the creation of an Alawite state.
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The Egyptian blogger Zeinobia explores the Sayyeda Zeinab market for Ramadan lanterns in Cairo.
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