Ep.196 (Video): A Multitude of Perspectives at Once with Tamer Aboul-Hosn

The Beirut Banyan

0:00 Intro 1:50 Day to Day Routine 6:54 Personal Evolution 24:38 The Wider Story 39:00 'Uniqueness' 54:45 Political Reform 1:00:54 Localism Click to watch: https://youtu.be/XNfcJ-Db5mk We're with Tamer Aboul-Hosn for Episode 196 of The Beirut Banyan. We discuss his recent Medium piece "On the Arab Identity and Its Discontents: A Personal Reflection and a Survey of Christian Perspectives" and dive into the wider story of political autonomy, pluralism and competing narratives that helped shape Lebanon's minorities relationship to the state, in particular the Maronite Christian experience. Tamer shares his own political evolution and the literature that helped shape his views on Arab nationalism and Lebanese nationalism, and an appreciation for non-Arab languages and communities in the Middle East. He also reflects on his personal curiosity of other minorities' insecurities, and his belief in localism and local expression as opposed to centralized governance and pan-Arab persuasion. Tamer Aboul-Hosn is an International Studies graduate at UC San Diego. The piece referred to in this episode is accessible below: https://medium.com/@levantophile/on-the-arab-identity-and-its-discontents-a-personal-reflection-and-a-survey-of-christian-163ed3bafd72 Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Watch these episodes via our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.