After the death of a leading figure in Lebanon's political and paramilitary organization, Hezbollah, or Party of God, Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, CNN Senior Mideast Editor was fired for a Twitter post regarding his death: "Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.. One of Hezbollah's giants I respect a lot..."

What she couldn't fit into 160 characters or less was that although the American public has been misled to believe that Hezbollah is a terrorist group, it is actually a political resistance group as well as an important social provider for the area Shi'a citizens and towns, as well as a buffer to military incursions made by Israel in the south of Lebanon. Many of the people involved, including Fadlallah, are progressive minded, highly educated and intelligent.

These people are the ones who tend to be the targets of most assassinations, as they are the figures that ruin the public's conception that they are all evil bad guys, people that make the war on terror seem a bit ridiculous. Fadlallah founded the Mabbarat Association which built orphanges, a public library, medical clinics and a women's cultural center. 

So I will say what Octavia Nasr never got the chance to say and we should have already known without waiting for the news or a blogger to tell us...(well, I will at least post this wiki sourced excerpt on Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah)

Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah was known for his relatively liberal views on women, ^[30] such as that they are equal to men. He believed that women have just as much of a responsibility towards society as men do, and women should be role models for both men and women.^[31] Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah also believed that women have the same exact ability as men to fight their inner weaknesses.^[32][33]He saw Hijab as something that makes a man see a woman not as a sex object, but instead as a human being. He believes that women should cover their entire body except for their face and hands, and that they should avoid wearing excessive make-up when they go out in public.^[34]

Fadlallah also issued a fatwa on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women that supports the right of a woman to defend herself against any act of violence whether social orphysical. The fatwa reaffirms the rights of women, both at their workplace and at home, and states that Islam forbids men from exercising any form of violence against women and forbids men from depriving women of their legal rights. In his words "physical violence in which women are beaten, proves that these men are weak, for only the weak are in need of unjust violence".^[35] He also issuedfatwas (religious edicts) forbidding female circumcision and honour killings.^[30]

Abortion

He was opposed to abortion in most cases; however, when the women is in an abnormal amount of danger by the pregnancy, he believed it was permissible.^[36]

Controversial views with other Shia scholars

Fadlallah held some controversial views regarding Shia doctrine, as espoused in some of his works and speeches. He also issued many fatwas and opinions that courted controversy, for which he was not supported by other eminent Shia scholars, including a representative of Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani.^[37][38]

Social work

Fadlallah was quoted as saying "We have to improve our education and gain more scientific knowledge. If we do not make the best of our time now, we will not be able to build our future or develop in the Future."^[39] In addition to the academic work that Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah did, he also opened up schools, Islamic centers, and Orphanages.