Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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Hanin Ghaddar is the inaugural Friedmann Fellow in The Washington Institute’s Program on Arab Politics, where she focuses on Shia politics. Previously a journalist in Lebanon, Ghaddar shed light on issues ranging from the evolution of Hezbollah inside Lebanon to Iran’s growing influence throughout the Middle East. Ghaddar is the author of a Washington Institute Succession Series essay on the future of Lebanon’s leadership and a shorter paper, "A Strategy toContain Hezbollah", adapted from this volume.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
Methodology and Objectives
1 Introduction
2 Geographic Composition of Dahiya
3 Historical Background
4 Layers of the Lebanese Shia Community
5 Challenges to the Three Pillars of Hezbollah’sPopular Support
6 Hezbollah’s Eight Historical Stages and Relations with the Shia Community
7 Hezbollah’s Shia Network Within State Institutions
8 The October 2019 Protests
9 Conclusion
10 Index