Bring down the walls

"Carole H. Dagher, a journalist for Lebanese media as well as an academic, presents an account on how Christian and Muslim communities emerged from the sixteen-year-old Lebanese war, their points of friction and their common grounds, and the prospects of Lebanon's communal representation system and pluralistic society. She describes the central role played by the Holy See and John Paul II in bridging the gap between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon, and analyzes the impact other countries such as Syria, Iran, and Saudi Arabia have had on the power game and, conversely, the impact of Christian-Muslim interaction on the future of the Arab-Israeli peace process."--BOOK JACKET.