In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims.

Just to sidetrack a little bit from the subject I will explain my reasoning.

[…] she feels the truck moving toward her, rattling the small-town night with its rough bellow, close enough now to scrape the low-hanging branches and overscent the gentle lilacs,

That was good barbecue. I hope I can get seconds.