Sextarianism in Lebanon: How Religious and Political Difference is Made

Show notes

In this episode of Minority Law To Go, host Dörthe Engelcke speaks with Maya Mikdashi, Associate Professor at Rutgers University. Together, they explore how Lebanon’s confessional system governs bodies, gender and family relations. Maya reflects on the colonial legacies shaping Lebanese law, the role of archives, and the intersections of activism and scholarship in times of political violence and limits to academic freedom.