Sunni Muslim Salafist leader Ahmad al-Assir heads Friday prayers attended by his supporters and Sheikh Omar Bakri (4th r.), a Lebanese Sunni cleric and Islamist preacher, during an open-ended sit-in in Sidon, southern Lebanon, June 29. Ali Hashisho/Reuters
The Lebanese Sheikh Who's Leading A Sit-In Against Hezbollah -- Christian Science Monitor
Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir has shot to fame by rallying to the cause of Syria's rebels and taking on the most powerful faction in Lebanon.
A Lebanese Salafist cleric who has emerged over the past year from obscurity to become a leading and controversial Sunni activist has launched a sit-in in this port city to press for the disarming of the powerful Shiite Hezbollah organization.
A year ago, Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir was known only to a small group of followers who attended his sermons at the Bilal bin Rabeh mosque in Sidon. But with neighboring Syria mired in ever worsening violence, the sheikh's calls for support for the Syrian rebels and his outspoken criticism of Hezbollah have earned him a national platform and drawn admirers among frustrated Lebanese Sunnis who feel overshadowed by their powerful Shiite rival.
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My Comment: Shiite Hezbollah is not going to comply to a Sunni cleric ... if anything .... this protest will only aggravate the Sunni-Shiite divide in this part of the Middle East.
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