At least 50 civilians have been killed by government forces in "Great Friday" protests. Lauren Williams, in nearby Tripoli, Lebanon, reports on how the state is following Egypt's foolish playbook.
While Christians in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli celebrated Good Friday, their Muslim counterparts joined their Syrian brothers across the border for Great Friday demonstrations.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Syria's Media War
In the absence of any clear opposition voices in Syria, sectarian rivalries in Lebanon are coming into play.
"We will back a revolution in Syria just as we backed the revolution in Tunisia and in Egypt and in Libya," said Abdullatife Daouk, spokesman for the international pan-Islamic political movement, Hizb Ut-Tahrir.
"We are backing a revolution in Syria as one party, one community and one nation-one Muslim nation.
"Bring back the real identity of the nation, the Islamic nation."
Up to 600 people took part in the...
While Christians in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli celebrated Good Friday, their Muslim counterparts joined their Syrian brothers across the border for Great Friday demonstrations.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Syria's Media War
In the absence of any clear opposition voices in Syria, sectarian rivalries in Lebanon are coming into play.
"We will back a revolution in Syria just as we backed the revolution in Tunisia and in Egypt and in Libya," said Abdullatife Daouk, spokesman for the international pan-Islamic political movement, Hizb Ut-Tahrir.
"We are backing a revolution in Syria as one party, one community and one nation-one Muslim nation.
"Bring back the real identity of the nation, the Islamic nation."
Up to 600 people took part in the...
- 4/22/2011
- by Lauren Williams
- The Daily Beast
Lauren Williams met her sweetheart Malik Shareef during her freshman year at the University of Virginia. While the two clicked right away, it took a while for them to become more than friends. Malik graduated and headed off to law school, but the lovebirds held their relationship together despite their ambitious career goals. When the time came for these two to make a life together, Lauren joined Malik in Virginia and soon after said "I do." The happy couple got hitched in a beautiful family affair that evoked springtime and new beginnings. Share their love.Here's what you had to say:Mackenzie J. commented: "Gorgeous wedding! I love the colors, dress, reception venue basically everything!"Novella wrote: "What a beautiful couple!"...
- 6/16/2010
- Essence
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and The Ruanways star Kristen Stewart was the apt subject of a very nice new article at the Scottish newspaper called the Sunday Herald. Writer Lauren Williams takes a look at Stewart through very real and complimentary eyes and issues a nice set of sentiments about the current and future place of her in Hollywood. Says Williams, Many journalists find Stewart, 19, a difficult interviewee. In person she's incredibly articulate and sharp, and while she is far from enamoured with the interview process, she is bright and considered and answers each question carefully. advertisement It's important to remember that she is still a teenager - albeit a very intelligent teenager w...
- 9/5/2009
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.