{"id":5018,"date":"2018-11-27T23:20:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T21:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/in-the-press\/"},"modified":"2019-12-11T14:59:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:59:01","slug":"in-the-press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/in-the-press\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xqyqa-1273a50ce971084ffd03cbf8e5f9a166\">\n.flex_column.av-xqyqa-1273a50ce971084ffd03cbf8e5f9a166{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xqyqa-1273a50ce971084ffd03cbf8e5f9a166 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-pmwua-8c3684feb52f3fc5c17e0ac58911f56f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">In the Press<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This page only includes articles in english. In order to consult press mentions in all languages, kindly visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/in-the-news\/\">arabic version of the site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-kmfxe-bf88ad55aa8f28be54082bc7113fbb30 hr-default  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_masonry_entries  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div id='av-masonry-1' class='av-masonry av-d0pre-c17fc0e0008566784aaf5c8fbb0c16fc noHover av-fixed-size av-large-gap av-hover-overlay-active av-masonry-animation-active av-masonry-col-flexible av-caption-on-hover av-caption-style- av-masonry-entries ' data-post_id=\"5018\"><div class=\"av-masonry-container isotope av-js-disabled\"><div class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item av-masonry-item-no-image all_sort in-the-news_sort  d984d8a8d986d8a7d986-d98ad986d8aad981d8b6-en_sort '><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2025\/08\/11\/all-their-arguments-are-correct-however\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-20115' data-av-masonry-item='20115' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-20115 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"bayan-9 aug\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bayan-9-aug-564x705.jpg);\"  title=\"bayan-9 aug\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >All their arguments are correct, however\u2026<\/h3><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by Raghad Hmede<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2022\/05\/25\/higher-education\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-19223' data-av-masonry-item='19223' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-19223 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"web yasha\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web-yasha-705x705.png);\"  title=\"web yasha\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >The commodification of Higher Education From the United Kingdom to Lebanon: cases of academic challenges that unveil underlying political tragedies<\/h3><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by \u0646\u062c\u064a\u0628 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2022\/04\/25\/19060\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-19072' data-av-masonry-item='19072' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-19072 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"Statments_EN\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Statments_EN-705x705.png);\"  title=\"Statments_EN\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Death Boats: The Sectarian Regime\u2019s Most Salient Gifts<\/h3><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by \u0646\u062c\u064a\u0628 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2022\/04\/15\/18986\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-18986' data-av-masonry-item='18986' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-18986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"Another_Opportunity_for_Lebanon_Web\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Another_Opportunity_for_Lebanon_Web-705x705.png);\"  title=\"Another_Opportunity_for_Lebanon_Web\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Another Opportunity for Lebanon<\/h3><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by \u0646\u062c\u064a\u0628 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2021\/07\/02\/the-union-uprising\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-16297' data-av-masonry-item='16297' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-16297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u062a\u0646\u062a\u0641\u0636 &#8211; \u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629 Web\u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0629-\u062a\u0646\u062a\u0641\u0636-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-Web\u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646-705x705.png);\"  title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u062a\u0646\u062a\u0641\u0636 &#8211; \u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629 Web\u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >The union uprising<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >We call on all engineers, across the entire political and confessional spectrum, and union members in general, to act in wisdom and courage in this delicate and historic moment. After celebrating this electoral victory, we call on them to join us in our political struggle, which aims to impose a transitional government that would stop the collapse and build the foundations of a civil state.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by \u0646\u062c\u064a\u0628 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2021\/02\/11\/md-olj\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-13214' data-av-masonry-item='13214' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-13214 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"Web 2 English\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Web-2-English-705x705.png);\"  title=\"Web 2 English\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Transition and Rupture<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >We will continue to deploy our efforts to convince those who are supposed to be our partners of the urgency and the need to strengthen this alternative rather than prepare for random elections. In the meantime, as a party, we continue to work towards strengthening the alternative and we call on all citizens who are ready to shoulder their responsibilities to join and\/or support us.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/08\/21\/mkn-diem25\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-10008' data-av-masonry-item='10008' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-10008 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"117999802_308029510267559_7264578685447501056_n\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/117999802_308029510267559_7264578685447501056_n-705x705.jpg);\"  title=\"117999802_308029510267559_7264578685447501056_n\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Lebanon: what happens when a ruling class goes unchecked<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The current financial crisis and political crisis were predicted back in 2018 by Charbel Nahas, former minister and current General Secretary of the vibrant young movement \u201dCitizens within a State\u201d. Nahas tried to warn \u201cour\u201d heads of state and the ruling class, to no avail.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/08\/16\/rm-gz\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9984' data-av-masonry-item='9984' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9984 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"117726081_587224808619842_8294478873078231665_n\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/117726081_587224808619842_8294478873078231665_n-705x705.jpg);\"  title=\"117726081_587224808619842_8294478873078231665_n\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Rania Masri: All the Lebanese sectarian leaders are responsible for the catastrophic explosion<\/h3><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/08\/13\/cn-humanite\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9926' data-av-masonry-item='9926' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9926 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"117639748_2753977184832924_4809997606391005792_n\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/117639748_2753977184832924_4809997606391005792_n-705x705.jpg);\"  title=\"117639748_2753977184832924_4809997606391005792_n\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Lebanon: \u201cAn American-Iranian negotiation is happening behind the scenes\u201d<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >We are trying to bring out a radical and structured alternative. We are talking with retired generals to have a voice that stops a possible engagement of the army in a security arrangement.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/08\/01\/cn-annahar\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9800' data-av-masonry-item='9800' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9800 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"116491694_618869349035961_189693375339444267_n\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/116491694_618869349035961_189693375339444267_n.jpg);\"  title=\"116491694_618869349035961_189693375339444267_n\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >\u2018Citizens in a State\u2019, an alternative plan<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >We are heading towards a dangerous and dark place, and this will put the leaders in front of two options, either negotiate a peaceful transfer of power through a transitional phase, or face violence and loss<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/06\/29\/mn-who-are-we\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9569' data-av-masonry-item='9569' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"MMFD_Articles_28062020_THUMB_705x705\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/MMFD_Articles_28062020_THUMB_705x705-705x705.jpg);\"  title=\"MMFD_Articles_28062020_THUMB_705x705\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Who are we?<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The household, the neighborhood, the quarter, the city, the region, the continent, the globe! Where does the community start and stop?<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/06\/25\/cn-alsharq-2\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9868' data-av-masonry-item='9868' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9868 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"MMFD_Charbel_ITV_ALSHARQ_P2_EN_SM_1080x1080\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/MMFD_Charbel_ITV_ALSHARQ_P2_EN_SM_1080x1080-705x705.jpg);\"  title=\"MMFD_Charbel_ITV_ALSHARQ_P2_EN_SM_1080x1080\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Charbel Nahas: Building a civil state in Lebanon is our project<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Although eight months have passed since October 17, the Lebanese people still need to understand what has really happened. Many have lost their jobs and the Lebanese Pound has lost much of its value. But many, including the elites, are yet unaware that the six sectarian leaders who are now repositioning are responsible for what has happened. Grasping what\u2019s happening takes time.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/06\/24\/cn-alsharq-1\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9866' data-av-masonry-item='9866' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9866 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"MMFD_Charbel_ITV_ALSHARQ_P1_EN_WEB_1080x1080\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/MMFD_Charbel_ITV_ALSHARQ_P1_EN_WEB_1080x1080-705x705.jpg);\"  title=\"MMFD_Charbel_ITV_ALSHARQ_P1_EN_WEB_1080x1080\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Secretary-General of \u201cCitizens in a State\u201d to Al Sharq: The Lebanese Regime Has Fallen<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >All of the above finally led citizens to take the streets in protest on October 17, 2019 as a reaction to express their refusal of what\u2019s happening. This will be the topic of this discussion\u2019s second and final part.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/06\/18\/mkn\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9469' data-av-masonry-item='9469' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9469 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"articles-11\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/articles-11-705x705.png);\"  title=\"articles-11\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Our society is suffocating<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Our society is su\u000bocating and we need to intervene collectively and immediately.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/06\/16\/cn-ft\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9400' data-av-masonry-item='9400' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9400 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"WhatsApp Image 2020-06-16 at 10.40.09 AM\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-16-at-10.40.09-AM-705x705.jpeg);\"  title=\"WhatsApp Image 2020-06-16 at 10.40.09 AM\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Lebanon\u2019s economic crisis threatens to destroy its middle class<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >But the exodus also deprived the country of its most-qualified professionals,\u00a0something Mr Nahas feared would happen again now as employment\u00a0opportunities disappeared. \u201cThis would mean maybe for 40 [or] 50 years a\u00a0dramatic change in the structure of the society,\u201d said Mr Nahas. \u201cThis is much\u00a0more severe and persistent than accounting losses.\u201d<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/06\/06\/md-arabiya\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-9350' data-av-masonry-item='9350' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-9350 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"md-arabiya\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/md-arabiya-705x705.jpeg);\"  title=\"md-arabiya\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Expecting the collapse: Meet Lebanon\u2019s young political party ready to take power<\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Catching up with him a year and a half later, he corrects me. His party Mouwatinoun wa Mouwatinat fi Dawla (Citizens in a State) aren\u2019t waiting for Lebanon to collapse \u2013 they are expecting it.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHe said \u201cwaiting\u201d seemed passive.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n\u201cOnly in moments of crisis, political or economic, can you change the power structure,\u201d he told me during our meeting in Beirut in 2019.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nI remember nodding politely, perhaps in my own naivety as a fresh journalist only in her first few months working in Beirut, with a shallow understanding of the depth of the country\u2019s problems or the fragility of the political bedrock.<\/div><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2020\/01\/21\/rania-masri-jazeera\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-8933' data-av-masonry-item='8933' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-8933 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news category---en all_sort in-the-news_sort  d984d8a8d986d8a7d986-d98ad986d8aad981d8b6-en_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"20200121 &#8211; website &#8211; Rania Masri &#8211; Al Jazeera English\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200121-website-Rania-Masri-Al-Jazeera-English.jpg);\"  title=\"20200121 &#8211; website &#8211; Rania Masri &#8211; Al Jazeera English\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Lebanon is out of Time and Dollars<\/h3><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2019\/11\/19\/sectarian-leaders-are-facing-a-historic-responsibility\/\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-8605' data-av-masonry-item='8605' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-8605 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news all_sort in-the-news_sort  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"rania-square v.2\"   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rania-square-v.2-1.jpg);\"  title=\"rania-square v.2\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Sectarian Leaders are Facing a Historic Responsibility<\/h3><span class='av-masonry-date meta-color updated'><\/span><span class=\"av-masonry-text-sep text-sep-author\">\/<\/span><span class='av-masonry-author meta-color author'><span class='fn'>by m<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><\/div><div class='av-masonry-pagination av-masonry-pagination-pagination'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 2<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href='https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5018\/?avia-element-paging=2' class='inactive next_page' >2<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":[],"_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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