Niqula Nasif’s *al-Masrah wa-al-kawalis* is a study of Lebanese political life centered on parliamentary elections and the institutions surrounding them. Drawing on the context of the 1996 electoral cycle, the work examines the relationship between political actors, voting processes, and the Lebanese parliament. Its focus on Lebanon’s Majlis al-Nuwab places it within scholarship on postwar Lebanese governance, electoral practice, and the contested public arena in which political authority is negotiated. The title’s reference to theater and polling booths suggests an investigation of political performance, public participation, and the mechanisms by which candidates and parties seek representation. As a 260-page Arabic-language publication from Dar al-Nahar, it serves as a resource for readers interested in modern Lebanese politics, electoral history, and the development of parliamentary democracy in Lebanon.

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