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Oct 2019
48m 57s

Explaining the Lebanese revolution with ...

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Rami El Ali, a professor of philosophy at the Lebanese American University and a political activist, shares his views on the circumstances that have led to Lebanon's October Revolution and explains the post-Civil War mindset and main socio economic issues. 
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