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  2. Religion in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    The refugees, who mostly are of Syrian or Palestinian origin, are predominantly Sunni Muslim, but include Christians and Shia Muslims. [2] Under the National Pact, the president of Lebanon must be a Maronite Christian, [7] the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, [8] and the speaker of parliament a Shia Muslim. [9]

  3. Islam in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    The Lebanese Shia Muslims are around 27% [20] –29% [26] [27] of the total population. Twelvers are the predominant Shia group, followed by Alawites and Ismailis. The Speaker of Parliament is always a Shi'a Muslim, as it is the only high post that Shi'as are eligible for.

  4. Lebanese Sunni Muslims - Wikipedia

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    In the 1932 Lebanon census, 175,925 individuals, constituting 22% of the total population of 785,543, were Sunni Muslims. [6] The Lebanese Sunni Muslims did not want to be separated from their Sunni Muslim brethren in Syria, whereas the Lebanese Christians wanted a French or European-oriented Lebanon to ensure economic viability that was ...

  5. Freedom of religion in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution provides that Lebanese Christians and Lebanese Muslims be represented equally in Parliament, the Cabinet, and high-level civil service positions, which include the ministry ranks of Secretary General and Director General. It also provides that these posts be distributed proportionally among the recognized religious groups.

  6. List of massacres in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Palestinians and Lebanese Muslims: Kataeb Regulatory Forces Lebanese Christians: Karantina was an impoverished predominantly Muslim district — housing Lebanese and Palestine refugees, as well as others — in northeastern Beirut, and was overrun by the Lebanese Christian militias. Damour massacre: January 20, 1976: Damour: 150-582 [10] Christians

  7. Emptied by worries of war, a tiny Christian town clings to ...

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    The small Christian village of about 1,500 is only a few miles from Lebanon’s border with Israel — an island in an ocean of mostly Shiite Muslims governed by the dominant militant group ...

  8. Christianity in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Lebanese Christians constitute the majority of the Lebanese diaspora worldwide. According to a 2015 study, an estimated 2,500 Lebanese Christians have Arab Muslim ancestry, whereas the majority of Lebanese Christians are direct descendants of the original early Christians. [6]

  9. A Lebanese nun's request to pray for Hezbollah fighters ...

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    The nun stood in front of a group of young students at a Lebanese Christian school and asked them to pray for the “men of the resistance” in southern Lebanon who she said were defending the ...