Why the Lebanese Left Lebanon The Lebanon Civil War and Declining Economic Prospects: Much of Lebanese Immigration occurred between the 1940s and 1990s because of the large amount of Immigrants fleeing the Lebanon Civil War. Around 60‚000 Lebanese immigrated to the U.S. between 1948 and 1985. Another reason why Lebanese Americans left Lebanon was due to declining economic prospects after the war. Why the Lebanese Came to the U.S. and Their Expectations The majority of Lebanese immigrants came
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Civil Marriage in Lebanon The civil marriage and secular status debate is not new. However‚ the recent marriage of Khouloud and Nidal brought back the issue to the national spotlight. While this attempt is welcomed by many secular activists and youth groups‚ an outrage from Islamic institution is strongly contradicting and frightening. In her article “Lebanese’s Civil Marriage debate highlights sectarian rule (article number one)‚” Nada Akl supports civil marriage and considers it an opportunity
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Lebanon’s eastern borders meet with Syria‚ an Arabic country theoretically considered a strategic ally against the Zionist state located south of Lebanon: Israel. The Israeli-Arab conflict began in 1948 with the conquest of the land of Palestine by the Zionist movement. Almost thirty years later‚ Lebanon was struck by a long series of "earthquakes" that rendered the country a fragmented entity held together by a thin matrix. In precisely 1975‚ the tensions that had been building up as a result of
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A tagine is a unique type of ceramic or clay cookware that’s popular in North Africa. The bottom is a wide‚ circular shallow dish used for both cooking and serving‚ while the top of the tagine is distinctively shaped into a rounded dome or cone. The word "tagine" also refers to the succulent dish which is slow-cooked inside the cooking vessel. Typically‚ a tagine is a rich stew of meat‚ chicken‚ or fish‚ and most often includes vegetables or fruit. Vegetables can also be cooked alone.\ A tajine
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about the new culture in the country I am visiting. Back to my high school‚ most of my friends were Lebanese. We shared the same food‚ the same “ways of living” and of course the same languages. I say languages with an “s”‚ because in Lebanon we don’t only talk in Arabic‚ but Lebanese people mix in one sentence at least. Three languages “ Hi Kifak Ca va?” one of the typical Lebanese sentence that mix English Arabic and French just to say‚ “Hi how are you?” And this mix of languages is
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DENIRO’S GAME Deniro’s Game is a work of fiction about treachery‚ guilt and vengeance in the war-torn city of Beirut. It is the story of Bassam and George‚ best friends who grow up to become more independent as a result of the different incidents that take place throughout the novel. As ten thousand bombs land on Beirut and bullets pour like a monsoon rain on Lebanese soil‚ the characters betray the trust of not only their nation but even their beloved through the acts of murders‚ theft and adultery
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in Damascus‚ Syria and died April 30‚ 1998 in London England. He studied law at the University of Damascus in 1945 then started his career as a diplomat. He served in the Syrian embassies in Egypt‚ Turkey‚ Lebanon‚ Britain‚ China and Spain then retired in 1966 and finally‚ moved to Beirut‚ Lebanon where he founded a publishing company. During his time as Syrian embassy‚ he witnessed much unrest in Syria and turned to writing national poetry filled with bitterness at the defeated Arabic people which
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sometimes spelled Kahlil;[a] Arabic: جبران خليل جبران / ALA-LC:Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān or Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān) (January 6‚ 1883 – April 10‚ 1931) was a Lebanese artist‚ poet‚ and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in the north of modern-day Lebanon (then part of Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate‚ Ottoman Empire)‚ as a young man he immigrated with his family to the United States‚ where he studied art and began his literary career‚ writing in both English and Arabic. In the
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According to Wikipedia‚ “Mar Mikhael is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in the Ashrafiyeh district of Beirut‚ Lebanon. It lies South of Charles Helou‚ the maritime highway that separates the neighbourhood from the Port of Beirut area‚ north of Geitaoui neighbourhood‚ east of Gemmayzeh and west of the Pierre Gemayel highway and the Beirut River”. The neighbourhood is considered of a natural extension of the Gemmayzeh neighbourhood and composed of several urban fabrics‚ with distinct atmosphere
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Khadija Moussawi Lebanon‚ Beirut‚ airport main rd. : +961-76-097454‚ khadija.ali.moussawi@gmail.com Personal Profile Birth date: 10th of March 1994 Nationality: Lebanese Marital status: single Career History MNJP Group (finance company) Achrafieh Charl malek St. Administrative assistant . Type correspondence‚ reports and other documents . Maintain office files . Open and distribute the mail . Coordinate repairs to office equipment . Maintain records
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