Rifaat Eid
| Rifaat Eid | |
|---|---|
| Leader o the Arab Democratic Pairty | |
| Precedit bi | Ali Eid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| Poleetical pairty | Arab Democratic Pairty |
| Profession | Politeecian |
| Releegion | Alawite |
Rifaat Ali Eid is the leader o the Lebanese Arab Democratic Pairty. The pairty haes the lairgest support o Lebanese Alawites, an its base is Tripoli, Lebanon, in the Jabal Mohsen neebourheid.[1] Rifaat teuk ower its leadership efter his faither, umwhile MP Ali Eid.
He lead the pairty through the Bab Al-Tabbaneh-Jabal Mohsen clashes that hae repeatedly happened frae 2008 onwards, an hae supportit inhabitants o Jabal Mohsen financially when they coud no go tae wirk acause o airmit conflicts. Durin the 2008 conflict in Lebanon, whare Sunnis an Shias focht throughoot Lebanon, Rifaat said in an interview: "We're the maist convenient targets, the staund-in for Hezbollah, oor problem can anerlie be solvit when the Shiites an Sunnis solve theirs."[2] He statit that Alawites in Tripoli dae no hae problems wi Sunnis, but hae tae protect thairsels when they are attackt.[3] He an aw statit "The Salafis are like kittens when they are weak, but when they are strang they become like tigers,"[4]
References [edit]
- ↑ Lebanon’s Alawi: A Minority Struggles in a ‘Nation’ of Sects. Al Akhbar English (2011-11-08). Retrieved on 18 Mey 2012. .
- ↑ Williams, Daniel (2008-09-29). Tripoli Turmoil Increases Risk of a Sunni-Shiite War in Lebanon. Bloomberg. Retrieved on 18 Mey 2012. .
- ↑ Can Lebanon douse political fires?. CSMonitor.com. Retrieved on 18 Mey 2012. .
- ↑ .http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2008/0924/p06s03-wome.html/%28page%29/2
