Protesters oppose Lebanese sectarian system

By Lina Saigol in Beirut

Published: April 13 2011 17:40

Aliya Khalidi, a lecturer in philosophy at the Lebanese American university, has been taking her children on the weekly demonstrations that have taken place in Lebanon since the outbreak of a wave of Arab uprisings.

Unlike protesters in neighbouring countries, however, Ms Khalidi, 45, is not demonstrating against an authoritarian regime – her country is considered among the most democratic in the Arab world and the state has been traditionally weak.

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