Omri Nir was a lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Tragically, Dr. Nir was killed in December 2016, while attempting to shield his 10-year-old son Illai who had lost his footing during a hike in the Negev. Illai also died a few days later from his injuries. Omri Nir was a distinguished expert in the politics of modern Lebanon and in particular the Shi’a community in that country. Dr. Nir collaborated …
THE SUNNI-SHI’I BALANCE IN LEBANON IN LIGHT OF THE WAR IN SYRIA AND REGIONAL CHANGES
PDF version available here In recent years, Lebanon has become an active front in the struggle between Sunni and Shi’i Muslims in the Middle East. While in previous decades, both sects were considered a single Muslim bloc in the political balance against Lebanon’s Christians, over the 15 years of Syrian control in Lebanon following the […]