Sunday, December 08, 2013

Make no mistake about it: all sects in Lebanon are racist against Syrian refugees: those are the same people who prostrate themselves at the feet of Gulf tourists

"Daher, aided by a friend, Abbas Harbe, ticked off a list of complaints about the Syrians that conformed to local stereotypes. The refugees look at women inappropriately, Daher said. They have poor hygiene, Harbe said, and they steal. Sunni preachers come to visit them. “We see them sitting with a sheikh, with a big beard, and it’s scary for us,” Harbe said. "