The alternative (thugged-out) Amal logo

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon: The traditional
Hezbollah logo.

Whilst the Amal Movement headed by Nabih Berri have to content themselves with playing second fiddle to Hezbollah within the Lebanese "muqawama" (resistance)these days, away from the bland inoffensiveness of their traditional green, red, and white logo, the movement - which developed from within Musa Sadr's Movement of the Dispossessed in the mid 70's and whose origins pre-date those of Hezbollah - have a pretty thugged-out alternative to compete with the Hezb's kalashnikov clutching number. 

The traditional, "p.c." Amal logo.

Whilst BEIRUTSTATEofMIND is a fan of the leftist symbolism of the kalashnikov emerging from the top of the "lam" (ل) - ala Hezbollah, it is the Grim Reaper-esque skythe that forms the "lam's" tale that really takes the biscuit: a reminder of those heady civil war days. Taken together, the projected message is quite clear: "Haraket Amal ain't nuthin' to **** wit'."

Flexing a different set of credentials: Amal's "Resistance" emblem. Mar Elias, 12/03/13.