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Is it true that in Lebanese Constitution the words president, minister and parliament are mentioned more than 260 times, whereas the word citizen is mentioned only ONCE?

A Bill of Rights is a grouping of rights that citizens assemble and render constitutional in order to serve as a counterbalance...

Lebanese Bill of Rights (Version 6d)

WE, the people of Lebanon, having endured hardship and humiliation from a divided, unjust, and dysfunctional system, have united to reconcile and...

Arab World’s First Female Interior Minister: Raya El Hassan

Trailblazing Raya Haffar El Hassan became the first female Minister of Interior in the Arab World this year and served as the...

Dr. Dima Jamali: Breaking Into the Fortress of the Parliament

Interviewed by: Patricia Bitar Cherfan, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Dima Jamali is a woman of many hats and her diverse list of accomplishments stands as...

The Osseirans: Saida Family Distinguishes Itself in Diplomacy and Politics

Ali Osseiran is a representative of the Zahrani District to the Parliament, where he has served since 1993. His father, Adel Osseiran, or Adel...

Raghida Dergham: The Courage to Come HOME

Photos by: Zakaria Rakha International correspondent returns to Beirut and tells it like it is! Feisty Raghida Dergham, a respected journalist and...