She described the Palestinians as monsters and called for their burning .. A Lebanese actress is causing a stir in Lebanon

Waseem Al-Zuhairi-Beirut

The country is full of political, sectarian and social contradictions. In light of the country's preoccupation with a political crisis that has delayed the government's meetings for more than a month, the Ministry of Labor has launched a plan to combat irregular employment. , And met with popular movements to demand their exclusion from this plan.

At a time when the positions of the Lebanese political forces differed on the actions of the Minister of Labor and meetings to address the issue, some views were described as racist, especially on social networking sites, including a chant for Lebanese singer Suha Qikanu on Twitter.

"The Palestinians, in the city of Sidon, protested against the decisions of the minister of labor," Qiangano said in her tirade. "It has a second office, a military government or Hitler's ovens." And that they (ie the Palestinians) "have to sit in Lebanon and work without laws."

Between racism and the defense of the homeland
Many of them described it as racism, while others saw it as part of the defense of Lebanese labor.

Media student and program presenter Hisham Haddad called in a tweet through Twitter the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gibran Bassil, to hold Qiangano accountable for her statements; she declared her affiliation to the current, otherwise she would implicitly agree with what she said, Haddad said.

Actor Gad Boukram described his comments on Twitter as saying that the Quikanu talk about ovens and burning is a disgusting word. While the media wondered Imna Fawaz of the lack of action to the prosecution on Qiangano, saying that her words are dangerous.

Palestinian President Yasser al-Za'tara responded by saying that "American President Donald Trump contributes to the racism of the West, and Lebanese President Michel Aoun and his brother-in-law Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil are doing something similar in Lebanon." While Ahmed Ayoub saw that Qikanu is a racist representative who has never heard of anyone and is looking for fame at the expense of the Palestinian people.

On the other hand, George Francis saw that Qikanu defended her positions on Lebanon, and put Fadia Saad Kalikanu in the context of freedom of expression.

Racism appears in crises
The attitudes described in racism often appear in times of crisis, whether political, security, economic or social. This is confirmed by the sociologist Dr. Said Issa, who explained that every human group views itself as the most important in the world, no matter how large or small .

Issa said, in an interview with Al Jazeera Net, that the responsibility for crises is borne to the most vulnerable groups of other nationalities and races. He pointed out that there have been many incidents throughout history that occurred in this context, as in Nazi Germany.

Issa said such ideas are often issued by people with influence in society such as politicians, intellectuals, artists and others. Referring to positions issued by US President Donald Trump and extremist groups in France and elsewhere.

On how to deal with such situations, Issa said that what is known as "force majeure" is capable of preventing the aggravation of such situations, noting that this force is usually embodied in the state and its organs.

He pointed out that in Lebanon, where the state is weak and power is distributed, other people with moral influence such as civil society, trade unionists and clerics can be approached to counter this racist trend.