Photo from L'Orient Today archive of the Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Abdellatif Derian (left) and Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati (right)
The Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Abdellatif Derian, was the final religious authority who was visited during a tour organized by the head of the syndicate of journalists, Joseph Kossaifi. Derian reaffirmed the Sunni community’s commitment to Lebanon’s diversity under the framework of the Taif Agreement and its rejection of any attempts to sow internal discord.From the outset, the mufti emphasized that while Dar al-Fatwa serves as a religious authority, it is also a national institution dedicated to preserving Lebanon and its role. He traced this commitment back to Mufti Hassan Khaled, who was assassinated, and maintained that it remains steadfast to this day. “We wield words, not swords,” he stated.Addressing the ongoing war, Derian described it as “a war waged by the Zionist entity, which needs no justification or pretext to...
The Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Abdellatif Derian, was the final religious authority who was visited during a tour organized by the head of the syndicate of journalists, Joseph Kossaifi. Derian reaffirmed the Sunni community’s commitment to Lebanon’s diversity under the framework of the Taif Agreement and its rejection of any attempts to sow internal discord.From the outset, the mufti emphasized that while Dar al-Fatwa serves as a religious authority, it is also a national institution dedicated to preserving Lebanon and its role. He traced this commitment back to Mufti Hassan Khaled, who was assassinated, and maintained that it remains steadfast to this day. “We wield words, not swords,” he stated.Addressing the ongoing war, Derian described it as “a war waged by the Zionist entity, which needs no justification or...