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Jen L. Jones - Based in Canada, Jones writes on human rights, history,and the natural world. She focuses also on Turkish and Scottish travel and ...

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Lebanon

Lebanon is unique among Middle Eastern countries in that it is not dominated by one religion. Its population of 4 million is made up of 60% Muslim, 39% Christian and 1% Other. The Lebanese people are overwhelmingly of Arab origin.

Lebanon has contended with intrigue and competing factions ever since its independence in 1943. Devastated by sectarian fighting in its Civil War, Lebanon has rebuilt with a new system of government meant to reduce conflict. However, terrorist Hezbollah and other militant groups still operate there. Freedoms are fragile in Lebanon and women lack equal rights. Government corruption is common. Currently, with the Arab Spring still reverberating in the region, Lebanon's future path isn't clear. Read more here at Suite 101.

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Latest articles in Lebanon

 How Israel's Occupation of Lebanon Empowered Terrorist Movements

Israel's occupation of Lebanon in 1980s facilitated the emergence of Hezbollah and provided al-Qaeda with means to vindicate its campaign against the West.

Oct 6, 2011 – Enver Guseynov

Governments in Lebanon Cannot Survive Without Hezbollah

The Lebanese government fell to forebodings of impending crises while its PM, Saad Hariri, was visiting the White House.

Jan 20, 2011 – Syed Javed Hussain

Uncertainty Still Portraying Lebanon Future

Five years after the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri the truth that Lebanese came together to demand is still not fully known

Feb 7, 2010 – Badar Salem

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Goes to Work

A special tribunal established to investigate the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri officially began its work on Sunday, March 1, 2009.

Mar 2, 2009 – Phillip Barea

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