Bachir Gemayel

Bachir Gemayel: A New Portrait for a New Era

At Sassine Square in Achrafieh, a portrait of Bachir Gemayel was unveiled on the 43rd anniversary of his election as President of the Republic. A powerful symbol, on which is written “we are the saints of this East and its devils” in Arabic, at a time when the country is disarming militias and reinstating state control and sovereignty.

Rafic Hariri and Bachir Gemayel: Two Visions for Lebanon, One National Struggle

In Lebanon’s fractured modern history, two names stand out not just as political leaders, but as symbols of diverging strategies for saving a nation: Bachir Gemayel, the Christian militia leader turned president-elect, and Rafic Hariri, the Sunni businessman who became Lebanon’s post-war prime minister. Their stories are not simply about ...