have not discriminated between hindus and muslims both in those and muslims have benefited out of it and other minorities as well so that in fact in their areas are more muslims have been affected than the hindus and therefore that does not you know for that kind of allegation that has been made secondly so far as the. interest is concerned that the brought under control the riots within 2 days massive rice are taking place and out of which 3 to speak induce also died because of this fighting nobody seems to be aware of that now somebody raised the issue of tamil and during the summer it was a movement about independent state independent country and that they have sort of yes we have given to tamil hundreds of thousands. so far as concerned that was also a fight about independent state of rakhine in burma and these are bengali muslims and their 1st you know contact is with bangladesh and that is where they 1st refuge and that the un law if they move forward then it is considered an onward movement not on the basis of religion just cannot be given on the basis of religion so any movem

of extinction muslims in india are thriving 90 percent of indian muslims lorded for mr moore these party in the general elections that just happened a few months ago so i think a lot of this problem ghana needs to be an act and needs to be countered because this is not based on statistical and objective reality on the grassroots where muslims are thriving and doing well in this country because india is the only place where the entire south asia people who are facing persecution and fear and other kinds of discrimination how hawke ok let me put those points to ruin and leave then everyone would you respond to this you do you view this this bill as controversial or do you see this as correcting a historical injustice as we heard from measure until you. well it's obviously controversial i mean what what's been proposed is a change to legislation that will provide a citizenship so long as you're not muslim and that's what's going to make it controversial it's a step away from india's founding secular principles and it's deeply concerning because of how specific it is it doesn't include. it d

reacting to the family drama goes beyond being a muslim icon a muslim. family dramas going out to 18 mommies know being paid attention to daddy's what you call all that kind of stuff you know you build thought into it as well that this multiple things that you're trying to do and. the whole show really i base a lot of the approach off my stand up so my stand up is not me getting up there saying hey i'm a good guy i'm a cool guy a lovable. wow who would've thought i'm not really interested in that for me it's about interrogating myself and my intentions and it's about trying to imagine what i think is the higher version of myself which is a version that that's why i am drawn to being muslim that is that is why that is a huge part of my identity i'm trying to get that out of myself and so this family is built around that interrogation they're interrogating one another they're interrogating rami they're also looking at each other it's introspective by design and when you're doing that you want to lead with conflict and problems that are grounded in reality

and it looks or sounds harmless enough but it is in fact a muslim ban aimed at preventing muslims from persecuted countries, as catherine said, from countries such as pakistan or bangladesh, from entering india. and we have seen crackdowns on protesters in the streets of india across the country, demonstrators being killed or wounded, and now the government has banned protests altogether, and this is typical of the governance or lack of narendra modi. he has been involved in the past in programmes against muslims and he's been involved in intense violence against regions such as kashmir, for example. jonathan, we will widen it out to other places in a moment, but thoughts on the indian situation? i think it's important to look at the situation in terms of what is actually happening, not just what the law says or doesn't say. what the law says, though the amendments don't mention muslims by name, it's clear exclusion going on there. and the action taken in relation to the protest, it is clear they are heavy—handed, raiding universities, beating people, people dying, these are not the

critics say the law discriminates against muslims by only granting indian citizenship to non muslim refugees from neighboring countries. after trading rocks at the police. the student demonstrators finally surrender with their hands aloft. and are ushered on to buses a destination unknown. does cause almost a bit of property does go to some. people motorcycles on fire storms on us and we have. only investors the. tensions were running high across india buses were burned during protests in the capital disrupting public life in an. hundreds marched in opposition to the new law. some here of all in retribution should the government ostracize muslims. are ready to support the government but if they're going to harass muslims then it won't be tolerated muslim groups will launch a massive movement against it. back in delhi and hundreds were again gathering at the university campus. the crowd electrified by claims of police while and the night before. the police came at us with batons while they were protesting peacefully they enter the campus the police even attacked the students who were studying

countries to apply for citizenship it explicitly excludes muslims and some say the anybody but muslims application of the bill is discriminatory let's bring in our delhi correspondent initiate gys well michelle what triggered this bill have persecuted people applied for asylum in india. well melissa this bill was actually a part of the party's election manifesto back in 2014 been fined minister narendra modi for a scheme to bar the election manifesto had stated the prosecuted minorities in need bring countries would be supported and would be given citizenship in india and this is exactly what this bill sets out to do and of course there is migration from countries like afghanistan and pakistan into india however this bit has been criticized that if this was truly about supporting religious persecuted mind all of these what about the thomason sri lanka what about the rohingya muslims and myanmar also neighboring countries this is why the focus on only muslim countries and only non muslim minorities from those countries is seen as being detrimental to india secular fabric and this isn't

criticizes persecution of the muslim minority. while. it's good to have you with us along meant to provide protection against persecution is fueling the violence in india and these behind me are some of these scenes unfolding across the country as protests spread against the citizenship amendment act before it became a law it was called a citizenship amendment or cab now the new law provides a route to citizenship for religious minorities fleeing persecution in pakistan. and bangladesh but muslims fleeing these countries are not included in the post. view of this act the act has led to protests across india in the state of assam in the northeast delhi pradesh west bengal just some of the states where there are protests but the reasons driving people to protest are different let's begin with assam which shares a border with bangladesh and residents have long complained of illegal migration from bangladesh. so we do not want a son to do this identity and overdo it and overwhelmed by the external powers they started forcing an extended peop

nations therefore muslims don't require protection from persecution because muslims can be persecuted in these countries because they're majority muslim fact was the argument that the government put forth in parliament critics and that's really not buying it critics are saying this is a clear enough version of the hindu nationalist agenda of the ruling b.g.p. party a number that is something that we've seen over the past many years from the 1st 2014000000 or more they came to power there has been a number of attacks intimidation that the muslim community in india has been facing just for the benefit of our viewers a community that number's roughly 200000000 so it's not a small number so this act that has now become law for many critics is a veritable illustration of the priorities of this government which is to serve the hindu vote by and that of course also this you muslim countries which the indian government has listed as have been disallowed have persecuted muslim minorities yet does not as in afghanistan you have him in the end pakistani army rangers and bang that they say so but

it's also important to remember that in your muslim that means be politically march lows over the last few yards and only in the national mood where it grinds against them have been under a ruling by the politicians that we meet. david the barman and so many believe that what they're actually now seeing is a lot of pent up misfortune which is the meat of the off in the fine text of this that have been simply not suppress sarm up the wall senora view of the response that we've seen from the course so far. well there are as many as 59 petitions 5 in the supreme court challenging those that have them shipped lot but are those who are expecting that they are obsolete step in and intervene are disappointed actually not a court that that's basically said it wants to have a law immediately and it does which says that nobody wrote then the next hearing with me is that this is the only current a lot of people disappointed with all things that the supremes court opinion with stand up for. the basic principle that underlying that you can answer q. through our secularism and you want to do you kno

the money i have many muslim friends. when they come into town. many of the people here don't even give them a glass of water. but i do. local politician cure turn says he's town is ready to welcome the muslims back but only with the government's go ahead but. it's not right for them to live in the camp like it is. in my opinion this shouldn't happen. despite myanmar's religious tensions some still hope that this divide the community can one day be rebuilt. winter has always been a special season for people living along the japanese alps which bisects the country's main island priests for centuries have kept records of how often the local lake froze when rifts like this appeared in the ice it was seen as a good omen but since the 1960 s. that has rarely happened and many worry it's because of global warming. all this calm on the surface but for all to say momo say the solitude and next is cause for anxiety a vibrant rush of life as in away due to climate change or much research when i was little as soon as we finished school we come to lake and go

because it is the case, isn't it there, that rohingya muslims are seen there, that rohingya muslims are seen as there, that rohingya muslims are seen as essentiallyjust illegal immigrants. sure, yes, she definitely... across the country, the rohingya are seen as illegal immigrants, they are seen as foreigners. they are called by the word bengali, which implies that they are illegal immigrants who would just come across from bangladesh, while that's not the case, from people thatjournalists speak to, which they've been in this country for many, many generations. so there is little sympathy for the rohingya, and there's a lot of sympathy for aung san suu kyi. and is unused to aung san suu kyi, the way the rest of the world sees her, 01’ way the rest of the world sees her, or is it well—known? way the rest of the world sees her, or is it well-known? her circle has been shrinking, according to people that know her. her western allies, her circle of western allies, has been shrinking. she has rebuffed people she... you know, diplomats, observers who speak to her say she doesn't like to h

but it leaves out the muslims. you might say it leaves out the reason is because the countries they're talking about, afghanistan, pakistan, are places which have muslim majorities. but it's clearly causing a great deal of concern, and we've seen that on the streets. and in fact, even if you're christian coming into india now, it's not as if this would be a great place to be if you're fleeing persecution. many christians have suffered persecution at the hands of hindus in india. so this is a very complex web of problems between different faiths, and many individuals are suffering because of it. nabila, your thoughts on this, the three countries mentioned are afghanistan, pakistan and bangladesh and non—muslims do often suffer persecution in these societies. yes, and on the indian citizenship bill specifically, i think there are all kinds of manifestations of religious hate, but the cold bureaucratic ones are often the worst and the indian political establishment is currently pouring out antipathy towards muslims

the government but if they're going to harass muslims and it won't be tolerated muslim groups will watch a massive movement against it. back in delhi and hundreds were again gathering at the university campus. the crowd electrified by claims of police while and the night before. the police came at us with its hands while they were protesting peacefully banter the campus the police even attacked the students who were studying in the library they were not involved in the protests they threw tear gas shells in the library and does not respect our fundamental rights as a citizen of this country and this stance is sponsored in this has been shameful to the police as i had students brutally has broken their bones the authorities insist they responded appropriately to this youthful demonstration but with the situation on a knife's edge their next move will be closely watched yet. and earlier we spoke with journalist sandia ravi shankar in chennai she told us that not all the people protesting across india have the same objections to the new citizenship lol. there are 2 versions of the truth as

muslims in indonesia have been protesting outside the chinese embassy in jakarta demanding an end to detentions of ethnic weaker muslims an estimated $1000000.00 readers are believed to be detained in camps in china subjected to political indoctrination indonesia is the world's largest majority muslim nation. india is simmering in fresh protest over a new citizenship law that critics say is unconstitutional and islamophobia the law fast track citizenship for non muslim migrants from afghanistan bangladesh and pakistan all muslim majority countries india is largely hindu but home to one of the world's biggest muslim populations at least 25 have been killed since parliament passed the law 2 weeks ago with thousands of police in parliament paramilitary forces deployed to confront the protests. a sea of defiance it is the biggest challenge. since he came to power in 2044 this year it is a bottom for india's constitution. what. is different. also argues the hindu if this is. for people in. their. own weak protests have raged against a law that would grant citizenship to refugees from neig

muslims. and allows regularization roughly 3 times that number of hindus and other communities so it is discrimination on the basis of religion non muslims come in you can be regularized in india as citizens and. muslims. similarly situated you will be probably put in detention centers and incarcerated where does the case go to the case that constitutional amendment act case is pending in the supreme court for determination that will happen soon and as far as our case is concerned relating to the very brutal assault on the students of germany and i saw this personally i went to the police stations and saw young people being brutally beaten and i saw it in the hospitals where they were full of bandages and broken legs and so on our case will be heard by the high court at 230 this dissolve to those calling us all this thanks very much for joining us here on out is there thank you very much for your time and of course the focus of attention here at the supreme court on wednesday as you see lots o

but on one condition, they must not be muslims. it is one of the most controversial decisions by the hindu nationalist bjp party. the government says it is not discriminatory but aims to help minorities flee persecution in pakistan, afghanistan and bangladesh, all islamic countries. campaigners like these say that by excluding muslims, the government is undermining the values on which india was founded. secularism and religious tolerance. and that faith should not be a consideration for citizenship. many are suspicious and see it as a tool to marginalise the muslim community. thisjust seems to be the framework for a hindu nation and in general over the last five yea rs, and in general over the last five years, the anti— muslim rhetoric has been huge. there are a large number of violent attacks going on against the community all over the world. this one puts them in an even more vulnerable spot. there have been furious scenes in parliament as the government tried to defend the move. translation: this is not meant to ta ke translat

say making citizenship easier for non muslim immigrants than for muslims undermines the constitution they want to divide the indian society based on religion they want to create separation and distance and if. there are fears among indian muslims that they could become 2nd class citizens in their own country. and the rising death toll this police crackdown on protests is only fueling those fears. earlier we spoke to correspondent mr giles fall in delhi and she asked her to explain the apparent stamina behind the protests now cropdusters are coming out in force and they are saying that they will not stop protesting the government either attract the act or revive is that true or put in a clear dialogue that has been violence even though much of this brought us have been simple process yesterday for example many people lost their lives in the state of the base and that i'll occasions of excessive use of force by the police in new delhi as well there was a peaceful process of the grand mosque i must have through the day but in the evening clashes broke out in a muslim majority neighborho

they're already there already in a majority of this so why wouldn't muslims from muslim countries actually want to sign them or seek citizenship in a country which is not of a muslim majority this is a lot i mean this is actually got a twisted logic in the sense because you know what has been happening with the ring . and there are there are over us a lot of muslim ethnic minorities opposite putin in muslim majority countries as lentil the reasoning by the ruling b.g.p. defies logic but. we must also remember that this government had come to power well and to see it be those citizenship amendment or the act which is now an act has been a point manifesto an election manifesto since 2014 and after a couple of abortive advance they have finally managed to pass it so this is a promise they made and they have to deliver government good talking to scientists are joining us. in shanghai. take a look at some more of the day's top stories u.s. media are reporting that the white house is planning to announce the withdrawal of 4000 troops from afghanistan president trump filleted visited the military

but it excludes muslims. rick's say that undermines the -- critics say that undermines the constitutional equality for everyone. the unrest has spread to other parts of the country. in the capital, police clash with students. >> riot police fire a volley of teargas. their target? student protesters. they are demanding that the government sent a new citizenship law. critics say the law discriminates against muslims by ononly granting indian citizizep to non-muslim refugees from neighboring countries. after trading rocs with the police, the dumbest writers surrender with their -- the demonstrators surrender. >> it does cause damage. they throw stones on us. our only interest is to push them back. >> tensions were running high across india. buses were burned, disrupting public life. hundreds marched in opposition to the new law. some are valley retribution should the government ostracize muslims. >> we are ready to support the government. if they harass muzzles, it won't be tolerated. -- if they harass muslims,

there accusing me of things that i'm not. of course i'm a muslim, mum and dad were muslim, i ama muslim, mum and dad were muslim, i am a muslim, i pray, i have my own beliefs but i'm not an extremist. they are the ones who are extremists in this particular situation. the minute i talk about freedom... if i say freedom they suddenly think i'm talking about freedom as if wearing short dresses or appear with no clothes and things like that. they co nsta ntly clothes and things like that. they constantly attack me with that, and that's not true, that's not my personality and myself freedom. freedom of choosing, freedom of mind, freedom of being able to work and study and this and that and they've got me wrong. it's this co nsta nt they've got me wrong. it's this constant battle i have to fight in afghanistan, particularly with the muellers and obviously they hate me and everything i do, it's a problem for them. they appear to hate you and regard you as a threat, and they do try to intimidate you, there's no doubt about that. you have faced many threats. many, many. you've had people talk ab

harassed muslims and it won't be tolerated muslim groups will launch a massive movement against it. back in delhi and hundreds were again gathering at the university campus the crowd electrified by claims of police violence the night before i arrived the police came at us with its hands while they were protesting peacefully they entered the campus the police even attacked the students who were studying in the library they were not involved in the protests they threw tear gas shells in the library and does not respect our fundamental rights as a citizen of this country and the states is sponsoring this has been shameful the police students have broken their bones. authorities maintain they responded appropriately to this youthful demonstration but with the situation on a knife edge here their next move will be watched closely you through the earth. but 1st us are also taking place in chennai journalists. joins us from. santa those processes unprecedented in many cities and universities why are people so angry. amendment act basically fos tracks this isn't just process it was 6 religi

so what that means i'm not a good muslim. i'm just trying to be. he weighed in on the right to rob he says he's watching himself on a t.v. screen and he is live here on the street what were you thinking as you and looking at cells are going to end at the last part of. the line and there is absolutely. no pressure that's what i was very. happy he would have so much to talk about but he he's in so i want to die right and because of course this premiered last week this is on friday and so over the weekend lots of people binge to watch and they tweeted us they let us know what they think about it i want to start here on twitter this is no for america who writes more people than not never met a muslim or thought that they never met a muslim in real life romney is one brick to consolidate the gap of public knowledge of who muslims are and what it is in america so is this think way of putting it there but there's someone else who sent us a video comment who has a little bit more enthusiasm for this series this is marion musri she is a nurse practitioner i

well we have 200000000 muslims muslims who are feeling persecuted within their own country if the government refuses to listen before the supreme court and we will the streets of delhi in the streets of india every we will burn copies of the law every bit we will stop the known movement like how. it started we will 'd not accept this role perhaps need to go to a muslim country because if we as india whether it's democracy where it's successful economy allow this and pakistan and bangladesh we will be flooded with immigrants if a collapse our economy. is swedish or church or recently unveiled an altar piece celebrating the same sex relationships stuff as quickly forced to take it down though but not for religious reasons. on sunday histories read on students only l g b t altarpiece is received in st paul's church in mamma of course it hangs in the choir next to the old altar of peace were so happy and proud. there is the serpents which traditionally stands for evil and it also turns out to be a trans person which may be interpreted in a way that a trans person is evil or even the devil the ch

quote unquote that in india alone we have $200000000.00 muslims muslims who are feeling persecuted within their own country if the government refuses to listen we will go to supreme court and we will the streets of delhi in the streets of india we will burn copies of the law everywhere we will start a new one or pretty movement like oh my god my god being extorted we will not 'd destroy perhaps need to go to a muslim country because if we as india whether it's democracy where it's successful or. kaname allow this and pakistan and bangladesh we will be flooded with immigrants it will collapse our economy. signed an executive order with the goal of combat ing anti semitism on us college campuses the order threatens to withhold federal funding to universities if they fail to take action against the problem. so we will not permit and jewish bigotry on our college campuses and if they want to do that it's going to be extremely costly it'll be amazing how quickly they stop let's break out done the move expose the $964.00 civil rights act to specifically prohibit discrimination against jews it's

persecution in pakistan and bangladesh and of gonna stop but the bill has stood because it excludes muslim refugees from the 3 neighboring countries opposition politicians and rights groups say the exclusion of muslims as part of the governments and the national said genda but defending the bill the home minister says india's muslim citizens have nothing to fear. it is a question of giving citizenship to people who have come because of religious persecution minorities or any. muslims need not worry i want to say this clearly nobody needs to worry if anyone threatens you or scares you don't get scared this is their interim government that is moving with the spirit of the constitution so the minorities will get full protection. so a curfew has been imposed in parts of the northeastern state of mass demonstrations against the bill have turned violent the protesters oppose the bill for a different reason there they say indigenous communities will be marginalized if a large number of hindu migrants from they should granted citizenship the protests are also taking place in neighboring through a

also coming on at least a 23 people die in a van of protests against a new indian citizenship rule muslims say it modernizes that. kind australia struggles to contain catastrophic bushfires authorities are warning that high winds and school temperatures could lead to even more devastation. i'm having a home for a glad you could join me germany has objected strongly to new u.s. sanctions sanctions against the north stream to gas pipeline from russia to germany the sanctions target companies involved in the construction of the pipeline which runs on the baltic sea now washington says that nord stream too will give russia too much power over europe and it's offering its own gas as an alternative. the gas pipeline has just 300 kilometers to go this signature aims to stop it dead in the water the new u.s. law imposes sanctions against companies building the pipeline washington says north stream 2 will make germany too dependent on russian energy none of your business says german vice chancellor scholtz. so all these sanctions constitute serious interference in the internal affairs of germany an

there are fears among indian muslims that they could become 2nd class citizens in their own country. the rising death toll is police crackdown on protests is only fueling those fears. new zealand has ended a gun buyback program brought in after terror attacks on mosques in christchurch this year the scheme ran for 6 months and the government banned certain semi automatic weapons and offered to buy them back for onus until yesterday the government calls it a great success but some gun owners are unhappy getting guns off the street literally people were still turning in their firearms on the last day of the buyback program the government says more than 30000 weapon owners participated turning in over 50000 guns. but i do believe that our communities are just a little bit safer for what is it could only be the last 6 months but there is still a lot more to do and i'm confident that the new zealand police can do that and be the safest country in the world. the measure followed an anti muslim rampage at 2 christ church mosques in march of this year when a single gunman killed $51.00 peopl

support the government but if they're going to harass muslims then it won't be tolerated muslim groups will launch a massive movement against. back in delhi and hundreds were again gathering at the university campus. the crowd electrified by claims of police violence the night before. the police came at us with the taunts while they were protesting peacefully fancher the campus the police even attacked the students who were studying in the library they were not involved in the protests they threw tear gas shells in the library it does not respect our fundamental rights as a citizen of this country and the states is sponsoring this has been shameful and the police students who has broken that border authorities insist they responded appropriately to the demonstration but with the situation on a knife's edge their next move will be closely watched. journalists. from the online publication the lead joins us from were protests are also taking place it's good to have you on the program the protesters are saying that this is a war which discriminates against muslims but india's prime ministe

muslims gave their lives in combat against the japanese in rakhine the sacrifices made by muslim fighters motivated to call for the creation of an autonomous muslim space in northern rakhine centered on mondo whether or not this is encouraged by british officers britain rejected this call as soon as it had reoccupied before independence in 1948. the muslim but this intercommunal violence of 1942 recurred in 1948 and several times after that this cycle of violence has negatively affected life in northern rakhine making it the 2nd poorest change and mema. mr president and members of the court may i go back to the situation in rakhine on the morning of 25th august 28th 17 more than 30 police stations and villages and one military base had been attacked before sunrise and a highly coordinated fashion by an organized on group operating along a densely forested hill ranges that provide ample options opportunity for hiding many of the our suffixes had been recruited from local villages in the weeks and months of receiving the attack there must defend services sponsored to the attacks of us of fi

at least 23 people die in violent protests against a new indian citizenship law muslims say it marginalizes that. i'm way of blue cross glad to have you with us germany has objected strongly to u.s. sanctions against the north stream to gas pipeline from russia to germany the sanctions target companies involved in the construction of the pipeline which runs under the baltic sea washington says north stream too will give russia too much power over europe and it's offering its own gas as an alternative. the gas pipeline has just 300 kilometers to go this signature aims to stop it dead in the water the new u.s. law imposes sanctions against companies building the pipeline washington says north stream 2 will make germany too dependent on russian energy none of your business says german vice chancellor scholtz. sanctions constitute serious interference in the internal affairs of germany and europe and of our own sovereignty we have checked to them in the strongest terms moreover this behavior is entirely in comprehensible and is not at all appropriate between friends and nato allies. the sanctio

, bangladesh, and pakistan at path to citizenship -- unless they are muslim. police have responded with violence, leaving at least six people dead. we'll get an on-the-ground update from new dehli from neha dixit, an independent reporter who just received the 2019 international press freedomm award from the committee to protect journalists. then aung san suu kykyi, the nol peace laureate who spent over a decade fighting against the burmese military, is now defending it against allegations of genocide against rohingya muslims. >> regrettably, gambia has placed before the court in incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation . yet it is of the utmost importance that t the court asss ththe situation obtaining on the ground in rhakine dispassionately and accurately. amy: then we look at the historic democratic presidential forum on public education that drew seven candidates to lay out their positions on quality pre-k to affordable college. >> all across america, in so-called red states -- obama, west virginia, kentucky -- we have seen teachers stand

surpasses 25 as huge crowds around the country protest the law which they say discriminates against muslims. and australia has called on the army to help battle brush fires raging in much of the country conditions are expected to worsen this weekend as an extreme heat wave and stronger winds are. welcome to the program authorities in kazakhstan are investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed at least 12 people the back air jet with 98 passengers and crew onboard came down shortly after takeoff from the city of el monte and route to the capital north. more than 60 others on board have survived some with serious injuries. searching for signs of life in subfreezing temperatures the plane was ripped into pieces after losing altitude during takeoff it crashed into this house which was vacant due to construction the airliner was destined for the capital nor seoul town but it fell off the radar just minutes after departing from almaty airport on friday morning 98 people were on board. friends and family of the passengers waited anxiously for updates the hospital revealed the extent of the

house and he is a former education minister and currently a university professor he is also a sunni muslim and he is the new prime minister as part of the sectarian political system in lebanon now we have seen a huge amount of widespread political unrest there and we have heard from our correspondent that wolf that a number of sunni parties a sunni bloc actually looked out of parliament and they're very unhappy the fact that he's been nominated the new prime minister he has he was initially nominated by the hezbollah led alliance and this comes often months and months of political upheaval protests began back in october. hundreds of thousands took to the streets of beirut and various cities across the country demanding an end to this sectarian political system asking for and a complete overhaul of the political system now there has been a political stalemate and. the former prime minister did resign after weeks and weeks of of demonstrations and after that period refused to take the prime ministership there have been the 1st stalemates up until this point and you are now looking at lebanon