Instructions:After carefully reading the 2 articles on Lebanon by Kamal Salibi (both are attached), and the PowerPoint presentation we had on Lebanon (also attached), please read the following Foreign Policy magazine article: http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/26/beiruts-loveable-losers/?utm_content=buffer533ca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer The article discusses why the political coalition of Beirut Madinati is a significant and positive change for Lebanon and the wider Middle East region. You will have to write a paper linking the 2 Salibi readings with the more recent article and achievements of Beirut Madinati. Paper Research Question:
Your paper should answer the following question: Why is the Beirut Madinati movement significant for Lebanon despite the fact that they lost in the Beirut municipal elections? What does this movement teach the Lebanese about their identity?