Most of the time, Beirut's 2.5 million diverse residents get along. They do business, socialize and even marry outside of their religious groups. But ethnic tensions lie just below the surface. nyti.ms/3BNe6LO
@nytimes Years back it had a majority Christian population but today muslims are around 56%. Thats when the trouble starts, same ole peaceful religion
@nytimes The shooting war during protests over the Central Beirut fertilizer depot explosion case was neither sectarian nor religious. It's a cover up of corruption; somebody stored those explosives downtown for a year. Both militant factions are hiding the truth. x.com/nytimes/status…
@nytimes The shooting war during protests over the Central Beirut fertilizer depot explosion case was neither sectarian nor religious. It's a cover up of corruption; somebody stored those explosives downtown for a year. Both militant factions are hiding the truth. x.com/nytimes/status…