This project is an attempt at exploring the origins of the Lebanese Independence Intifada of 2005. By reviewing the decade before it, it becomes clear that the 2005 moment was not merely a momentous reaction to the brutal assassination of a former Prime Minister. It was a result of efforts towards political organization by Lebanese figures from all denominations, starting with the end of the Civil War in the previous decade, leading up to 2005. The purpose of this project is to begin to write the history, and thus make a claim about the origins of and the foundational years for the Independence Intifada. The product is a user-friendly, interactive historical timeline of the events that led to 2005, starting after the Ta’if Agreement.
Description:
Project. M.A. American University of Beirut. Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, 2018. Pj:1954.
First Reader : Dr. Samer Frangie, Associate Professor, Political Studies and Public Administration ; Second Reader : Dr. Bashshar Haydar, Professor, Philosophy.
