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The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon

By Mireille Rebeiz, Chair of Middle East Studies, Dickinson College
Said Abou Zaki, Instructor in History and Ethics, Lebanese American University

Lebanon has a long history of sectarian violence, and the recent events in Syria are causing alarm among its religious minorities, including the Druze.

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