On April 25th, my family and I took part in the Secular Pride March. Lebanese demonstrators were calling for a Secular state. Many of the marchers tended to be students from elite universities and members of left inclined NGOs. Demand for Secularism is not mainstream in a country where politics, communities, and families are defined by religion.
True that the participants didn’t represent the critical mass, but I was somehow surprised (even disappointed) at the absence of any “supporting” brand at the March (not even bottled water to quench our thirst). Is the lack of enthusiasm from Lebanese brands towards such a demand due to the fact that these brands are monopolized by families and therefore dominated by religion?
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