Michael Gilsenan looks at the relations between different forms of power, violence, and hierarchy in Akkar, the northernmost province of Lebanon, during the 197

Lebanese history is often associated with sectarianism and hostility between religious communities, but by examining public memorials and historical accounts Lu

Founded in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire, the Imperial School for Tribes (Asiret Mektebi) was an initiative by Sultan Abdulhamid II to bring the sons o

A subtle and reflective essay on whether the Lebanese will ever transcend their internal divisions and external challenges

Gender and sexual identity formation is an ongoing anthropological conversation in both Middle Eastern studies and urban studies, but the story of gay and lesbi