A Syrian refugee boy carries a bag of nappies in Sidon, southern Lebanon. Photograph: Ali Hashisho/REUTERS
As Syrian Refugees Pour In, Sectarian Tensions Strain Lebanon's Brittle Peace -- The Guardian
On the edge of Beirut's rebuilt inner core, a Damascus businessman, Abu Ziad, eased himself into his new BMW in the car park of the biggest Sunni mosque in town. His black 7-series saloon was the fanciest car in the lot and was attracting attention from a line of compatriots who waited impatiently to beg for money. All of them had seen Abu Ziad's licence plate and they pressed their case in a dialect distinct to the Syrian rural poor.
"You are my son," said a stooped lady in a green hijab as she held a photo of a young boy. "Life is cruel here, please help an old woman." For a few minutes, the baron and the beggars stood united; all strangers in a land that not so long ago would hardly have been considered a refuge for anyone fleeing the troubles of the region.
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My Comment: Lebanon has always been one step away from a civil war .... and the crisis in Syria and the spillover effect is certainly not helping the situation.
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