Lefists have learned a few hard lessons in the wake of the revolutions that swept across the region in 2011.
![The Left has had to redefine itself and its priorities, writes Majed [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014216856349734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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The framing of some Arab uprisings along sectarian lines is reductionist and entirely misleading
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The problem in Lebanon is deeply rooted in its very structure.
Analysis of Arab societies through sectarianism does not grasp the complex dynamics of identity politics in the region.
