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Apr 2019
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Episode 40 - Party Profiles: Amal Moveme...

The Lebanese Politics Podcast
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The discussion on Amal starts at 15:18. The second in our party profiles series, Ben and Nizar look into the founding of the Amal Movement, from Musa al-Sadr's arrival in Lebanon in 1959 to one of the biggest questions in Lebanese politics today - What will happen to Amal post Nabih Berri? Also discussed in Episode 40 of TLPP: a landmark decision by the Mi ... Show More
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