Power to make change

“There is no way to be loyal to Lebanon and protect it other than through dialogue that opens the way to the formation of a salvation government that represents all Lebanese political powers and takes responsibility for saving the nation” Prime Minister Najib Mikati on his resignation in March. No new government has been formed “Our fighters are present on Syrian soil… to confront all the dangers it faces from the international, regional and takfiri attack on this country and region. As long as the reasons [to fight in Syria] remain, our presence there will remain” Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanese political movement Hezbollah in November “Islam looks to the economy from a number of perspectives and not in isolation. It treats it through morals and piety — that is to say, a real faith in Islam. The source of social and economic solidarity in Islam is based on zakaat