We're joined by Michael Young for Episode 37 of The Beirut Banyan.

The first section of our conversation focuses on the political and economic factors that led to the October Uprising and the possibilities ahead for change and reform.

The second section - beginning at 36:15 - takes us back to Michael's student years in Ras Beirut and AUB, his early career in political analysis at The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies and journalism at The Daily Star, and why he wrote 'The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon's Life Struggle'.

Purchase his book via the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Martyrs-Square-Eyewitness-Lebanons/dp/1416598634

And check out Diwan (Carnegie's Middle East blog) by clicking below:

https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/?lang=en

I reference an article Michael wrote about Edward Said and Fouad Ajami for The Daily Start back in 2003. Click below to read it:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb//Opinion/Commentary/2003/Oct-02/111874-edward-said-and-fouad-ajami-exile-and-the-empire.ashx

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