Countering civilisationalism-Lebanese and Iraqi protesters transcend sectarianism by Mideastsoccer published on 2019-11-01T04:01:03Z Protests in Lebanon have evolved into more than a fight against failed and corrupt government that has long stymied development in the Middle East and North Africa. The protests constitute a rare demand for political and social structures that emphasize national rather than ethnic or sectarian religious identities in a world in which civilizational leaders who advocate some form of racial, ethnic or religious supremacy govern the world’s major as well as key regional powers. Genre News & Politics