The newly elected Dima Abou Dayyah and Samer Meshref. (Photos taken from their Facebook accounts)
Dima Hussein Abou Dayyah and Samer Ahmad Meshref are young Shiite opponents to Hezbollah in their regions, and they have just been elected — she in Zahle, he in Jbeil — to the municipal councils of their respective towns on lists sponsored by none other than the Lebanese Forces. The Christian party is seen as the biggest local rivals to the Amal and Hezbollah duo and is often criticized among this community, long an electoral stronghold for the alliance.This doesn't seem to phase these two new municipal councilors. She wants to work towards an inclusive, open society that transcends sectarian lines. He says he joined the Christian list to “develop the city, in all its aspects.” Coming from the world of sports, he claims to have experienced “no pressure at all.” She describes herself as a feminist who had to overcome public insults...
Dima Hussein Abou Dayyah and Samer Ahmad Meshref are young Shiite opponents to Hezbollah in their regions, and they have just been elected — she in Zahle, he in Jbeil — to the municipal councils of their respective towns on lists sponsored by none other than the Lebanese Forces. The Christian party is seen as the biggest local rivals to the Amal and Hezbollah duo and is often criticized among this community, long an electoral stronghold for the alliance.This doesn't seem to phase these two new municipal councilors. She wants to work towards an inclusive, open society that transcends sectarian lines. He says he joined the Christian list to “develop the city, in all its aspects.” Coming from the world of sports, he claims to have experienced “no pressure at all.” She describes herself as a feminist who had to overcome...