Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Lebanon Task






Lebanon is a country that is located in the Middle East region. It’s the land of milk and honey that’s what it’s called in the bible. The capital of Lebanon is Beirut which is also known as Paris of the east. Shakira is the famous yet beautiful half Lebanese singer, she is known everywhere around the world. Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus, and Palestine and the five countries that surround Lebanon.
Lebanon became independence from France in the year 1943. That made the tension between Muslims and Christians, because they both wanted power, but then the Christians took the power and the Muslims had minimum control over Lebanon. 1975 was the year that the tension reached the peak. What happened was the Christians killed Palestinians civilians in a bus. The results were killing them and taking revenge.
In 1982, the Israeli army took control of the city with the aim of removing the Palestinians liberation organization. On the other hand, Lebanese leaders signed a peace deal in 1989 that offers an equal right between Christians and Muslims. The human and economic cost conflict was bad. Around 200000 people died and 25 percent of the population had left the country.
Some signs that helped the recovery of Beirut’s social and economic country were the Stands on the Cornich, and Beirut’s seafront promenade. However, there are current problems in Lebanon, for example young people have left the country, and there are many people who aren’t employed.





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