LEBANON - Peace Between Religious Sects?

"Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's War?" PBS Newshour 6/7/2013

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SUMMARY:  Fragile relations between Lebanon's various religious sects have been strained by the continuing fallout of neighbor Syria's civil war and resentment of Syrian refugees.  Margaret Warner concludes her series of reports from Lebanon with a closer look at the country's sectarian politics.

JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour):  In the final story of her overseas reporting trip to Lebanon, Margaret Warner looks at the tenuous peace among the country's various religious sects, and whether it can survive as the conflict in Syria moves deeper inside Lebanon's borders.

MARGARET WARNER(Newshour):  In a high-end jewelry store in the Hamra district of Beirut, owner Elie Nawbar is entertaining a diverse set of friends.

ELIE NAWBAR, Lebanon:  He is a Shiite, and I'm a Christian.  He's a Muslim Sunni.  And we live together.

MAN:  And I'm very close friends.

MARGARET WARNER:  And you want to keep it that way?

ELIE NAWBAR:  Yes.  And this is Lebanon.

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