A “Bill Of Rights” As Antidote To Sectarianism?

Ghassan Karam:

Each tribe feels that the others are waiting to pounce on it and take advantage of its members. As a result no tribe is willing to take the first step and agree to the new method of thinking. The basic obstacle, besides the clergy, appears to be personal concern about personal rights. […] That is a legitimate concern but there is an easy way of eliminating it totally. The present government could pass a strong “Lebanese Bill of Rights” that spells out clearly the intrinsic rights of each Lebanese citizen to freedom of speech, expression, assembly, marriage, property etc… The Bill of Rights must also be accompanied with strict transparent enforcements at all levels.

Great idea! All that is left is to select a committee to draft the bill, and find out what sect the president of that committee should belong to..