{"id":16996,"date":"2021-08-17T18:20:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/2021\/08\/17\/a-what-are-sectarian-taifas-in-middle-eastern-societies\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T18:21:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:21:27","slug":"a-what-are-sectarian-taifas-in-middle-eastern-societies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmfidawla.com\/en\/2021\/08\/17\/a-what-are-sectarian-taifas-in-middle-eastern-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"a.\tWhat are sectarian ta\u00effas in middle eastern societies?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Lebanon as in other former Ottoman ruled regions, sectarian ta\u00effas are religious sectarian communities that are more than mere groups of individuals who share common beliefs. Sectarian ta\u00effas are exclusive entities that develop in stateless regions or rise from the ashes of a failed state to serve a specific purpose: The protection of their members from external and existential dangers.\r\n\r\nSectarian ta\u00effas are pseudo-parties devoid of genuine internal political structures or systems. They typically designate a leader to run internal affairs and manage external political relations. Those leaders often build a cult of personality as defenders of the group\u2019s interests from other sectarian ta\u00effas. At the same time, they try to assert their dominance over other leaders within the same sectarian ta\u00effa.\r\n\r\nElections in Lebanon are effectively a rubber stamping process for sectarian ta\u00effa leaders to size each other up and reassert their dominance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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