I went to the pro-government demo in Tripoli yesterday (which was a stone-throw from my house). I’ve never seen anything that large and boisterous in this otherwise sleepy city. Here are some pics (Click for larger images).
Most apartments in Tripoli have flags on their balconies:
The view from my place:(I recommend you click on it)
The view from my parents’ place: (I recommend you click on it)
Some details(the covered road and the Syrian dummy):
The day ended in peace.
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The beirut spring is a blog that is interested in Lebanese society and its politics. It started in February 2005 after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
September 5th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
[…] Distaste for the city of Tripoli and its people can sometimes be felt in opposition circles. Hezbollah’s supporters think that Tripolitans and Akkaris are betraying “The real cause” by supporting what they perceive as American traitors (Tripoli is a strong supporter of PM Seniora). The FPM has also lately gotten into the habit of lumping all Hariri-supporting Sunnis (liberals, moderates and pro-Hariri Islamists) into the same camp as the fringe Salafist-jihadis terrorists, sometimes making outrageous claims like it is Mr. Hariri himself who is funding and arming them. […]
November 24th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
[…] In the Lebanese sectarian system, it means a lot when your top position is vacant. The Patriarch famously refused to allow a demonstration to unseat ex-President Emile Lahoud because he didn’t want the “presidency” to be tarnished. The Sunnis were furious when they felt that the opposition wanted to topple Mr. Seniora, and their reaction –large demonstrations in Sunni cities all over Lebanon and the Mufti praying next to Mr. Seniora in the seraille– helped keep him in power. […]
December 7th, 2007 at 11:28 am
[…] • After the July war, back in August 2006, I made a trip from Tripoli to Beirut and took pictures of billboards (blogspot) • In December, I went to a pro-government rally in Tripoli and took pictures of the many demonstrators • Last September, I posted pictures of the Army’s victory rally after the Naher Al Bared victory. […]