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Jul 2024
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شيطنة "الآخر"

A Context podcast from the Thomson Reuters Foundation
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لا يزال شبح الحرب الأهليّة يخيّم على الحياة في لبنان، فالانقسامات الطائفيّة والحزبيّة تحدّد مصير البلد ومواطنيه. ومع تزايد الضغوط الاجتماعيّة والاقتصاديّة، يتزايد كذلك الاستقطاب الاجتماعي والسياسي. تناقش هذه الحلقة الانقسامات العميقة التي باتت تسم لبنان، ودورها في إبقاء المجتمع رهينة الفتنة المزمنة والتخلّف التنموي. لفهم مظاهر هذا الصراع الطائفي، نستمع إلى ... Show More
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