Weekend Reading: Inside the Islamic State, the Decline of Lebanon, and Sectarianism in Syria Again
![People attend a demonstration against sectarianism, also calling for abolishing curfews put on Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters).](http://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/slide_3_2/public/image/2016/09/WR09022016.webp)
Jassim Muhammad, writing for Majallah, presents an inside look into the self-declared Islamic State through the testimony of a senior defector.
Hassan Mneimneh explores the decline of Lebanon’s in regional Middle Eastern politics.
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Emile Hokayem offers a response to an anonymous author's explanation of sectarianism in Syria.
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