Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for a thorough and independent investigation into a grenade attack on a Lebanese TV channel after it broadcast a satirical sketch that elicited threats. Those responsible must be identified, says RSF, condemning the attack and voicing concern about the return of violence aimed at silencing media outlets in Lebanon.
It has been said that ignorance is the fuel of animosity. Indeed, over the years the historical rift between Sunnis and Shias, heightened by various misconceptions relating to a number of key Shia tenets, has served to exacerbate existing tensions in the Middle East. In his article, Mohamed Yosri attempts to de-bunk some of the myths