“Daleel: Introduction to Active Citizenship” is a response to
the ever growing need for an open and critical approach to
citizenship education in Lebanon. In the context of Lebanon’s
past and present conflicts, as well as the country’s weak
democratic institutions, there is a need to critically engage
young students in the concept and implications of citizenship. A
confessionally and socially diverse nation, Lebanon hah has
fallen short of raising awareness among its youth about the
practice of good citizenship and the challenges of democratic
reform and consolidation. Recurring cycles of war and violence
have created a pressing and urgent need to involve young
students in the concepts and practicalities of non-violence,
campaigning and demand articulation. “Daleel” introduces such
practices to what would constitute an active, aware, and engaged
citizenship among university students across the nation. It is
an effort to engage the target group in a process of
contemplation and open discussion of citizenship t