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Tag Archives: Druze
The Armenian Genocide: Time for Turkey to Face Up to Its Own History
No matter how much Turkish leaders today try to sugarcoat the legacy of the Ottoman Empire, the result will always come out bitter. Turkish President, Erdoğan can bemoan European imperialism as much as he wants, but that will never whitewash … Continue reading
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Tagged Alawite, armenia, Armenian, Armenian genocide, armeniangenocide, Assyrian, Beirut, Cypriot, Druze, Erdoğan, genocide, Greek, gutenburg, Imperialism, Iraq, Lebanese, Lebanon, Levant, Levantine, Maronite, masscacre, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, printing press, Shia, turkey, turkish, Yazidis, Yerevan
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What Arabs can learn from the Scots!
Israel has decided to officially recognize Arameans as a distinct nationality in the country’s population. It allows Arabic-speaking Christians of Israel to change their status from “Arab” to “Aramean.” This has created uproar among Palestinians, and other Arabs, accusing Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazigh, Arab, Arab Christians, Arabic, Arabs, Arameans, Armenian, Brit, Druze, Ethnicity, Heritage, homogenization, Kurd, Languages, Lebanese, Maronite, referendum, Scotland, Scots, Self-determination
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Straightening the Crooked Furrow
By Louay Khraish Imagining Lebanon The Protestant missionary W. M. Thomson wrote that the people of Lebanon “do not coalesce into one homogeneous community, nor do they regard each other with fraternal feelings. The Sunnites excommunicate the Shiites; both hate … Continue reading
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Tagged Alawite, Armenian, Beirut, Druze, Greek Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Lebanese, Lebanon, Maronite, Sectarian, Sectarianism, Secular, Shia, Sunni
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Lebanon’s Dilemma: The Pope’s Message & Our Political Reality
By Louay Khraish Imagining Lebanon Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, believers, and atheists can all agree that Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Lebanon is historic, and his apostolic message of peace is noble, but is it achievable in Lebanon’s political sphere? … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, Beirut, Benedict XVI, Catholic, Druze, Lebanese, Lebanon, Levant, Maronite, Melkite, Pope, Syriac
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