Encyclopedia - Maronite: Encyclopedia - Maronite
Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܐܶ; in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maronite: Encyclopedia Ii - Maronite - Population
Some numerical estimates have ranged from 1.5 million to 7.5 million, but the exact population is unknown. It is estimated that 640,000 t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maronite: Encyclopedia Ii - Maronite - History
In the early 5th century, a community gathered around the Christian hermit St. Maron. After his death in 435 (or 410, according to some s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cypriot Maronite Arabic: Encyclopedia - Cypriot Maronite Arabic
Probably the most divergent of all Arabic dialects is Cypriot Maronite Arabic, still spoken by most of the 130 elderly Maronite Catholics...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 707: Encyclopedia - 707
707 - Events. Empress Gemmei succeeds to the Japanese throne. 707 - Births. 707 - Deaths. Emperor Mommu, emperor of Japan (b. 68...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1635: Encyclopedia - 1635
1635 - Events. February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. April ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1584: Encyclopedia - 1584
1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. 1584 - Ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bachir Gemayel: Encyclopedia - Bachir Gemayel
Bachir Gemayel, first name also spelt Bashir (Arabic: بشير الجميل), (November 10, 1947 - September 14, 1982) was a Lebanese mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Baba: Encyclopedia - Ali Baba
Ali Baba (Arabic: علي بابا ) is a fictional character described in the adventure tale of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" which wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1866: Encyclopedia - 1866
1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slowe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 694: Encyclopedia - 694
694 - Events. November 9 - Hispano-Visigothic king Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems, and sentences all Jews to slavery. Ine of Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1182: Encyclopedia - 1182
1182 - Events. Canute VI crowned king of Denmark. Serbia allies itself with Hungary to gain independence. First Sejm, or Polish Parlim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bsharri: Encyclopedia - Bsharri
Bsharri (also spelled Becharre, Bcharre, Bsharre), at 1400 m of altitude, near the Kadisha valley. It is located on the north of Mount L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aramaea: Encyclopedia - Aramaea
Aramaea is the land of the Aramaeans. In the Hebrew Bible, it is called "Aram-Naharaim", meaning "Aram (highland) of two rivers", to dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walid Jumblatt: Encyclopedia - Walid Jumblatt
Walid Jumblatt (Arabic: وليد جنبلاط‎) (born August 7, 1949), is the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party of Leba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genuflection: Encyclopedia - Genuflection
Genuflection is an act of reverence consisting of falling onto (usually) one knee. It originated as a posture of respect of a knight befo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monophysitism: Encyclopedia - Monophysitism
Monophysitism (from the Greek monos meaning 'one, alone' and physis meaning 'nature') is the christological position that Christ has only...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab Christians: Encyclopedia - Arab Christians
Arab Christians are people who are ethnically Arab and who follow the religion of Christianity. There are believed to be nearly 9 million...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church In Mexico: Encyclopedia - Catholic Church In Mexico
The Catholic Church in Mexico is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiochian Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Antiochian Orthodox Church
The Antiochian Orthodox Church is one of the five churches that composed the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church before the Great Schi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lebanon
The Culture of Lebanon is varied, depending widely on the differing ethnic groups that live in Lebanon. Culture of Lebanon - Lifestyle. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Bishop: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Bishop
Cardinal Bishops, or Cardinals of the Episcopal Order, are among the most senior prelates of the Roman Catholic Church. Originally this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church In Canada: Encyclopedia - Catholic Church In Canada
The Roman Catholic Church in Canada is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Maronite Patriarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Maronite Patriarchs - List Of Maronite Patriarchs Of Antioch
List of Maronite Patriarchs - Patriarchs during the Roman and Byzantine Rule. St. Maron (d. 410) Cyr Gabriel I Paul Tawaghan List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Lebanon - Arabness
Some Lebanese nationals, particularly Maronite Christians, tend to emphasize aspects of Lebanon's non-Arab history. Some Maronites even r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - After The War
After the war, the party was charged with developing an ideology for Franco's regime. This job became a cursus honorum for ambitious poli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - Early History
The year after its founding, the Falange united with the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista of Onésimo Redondo,Ramiro Ledesma Ramo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - After The War
After the war, the party was charged with developing an ideology for Franco's regime. This job became a cursus honorum for ambitious poli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1867 - January—April. January 1 - The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - Origins
The Falange Española was a small party when it was founded in 1933 by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, a lawyer and son of former dictator...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1866: Encyclopedia Ii - 1866 - Events
1866 - January – June. January 6 – Ottoman troops clash with men of a Maronite leader Karam in St. Doumit in Lebanon - Turks are d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qornet Shehwan Gathering: Encyclopedia Ii - Qornet Shehwan Gathering - History
The coalition takes it name from the town of its headquarters, Qornet Shehwan, a town in the Metn district of Mount Lebanon and the seat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - Spanish Civil War
During the Spanish Civil War, the Falangists fought on the Nationalist side against the Left-led Republic, being the fastest growing part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - Spanish Civil War
During the Spanish Civil War, the Falangists fought on the Nationalist side against the Left-led Republic, being the fastest growing part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camille Chamoun: Encyclopedia Ii - Camille Chamoun - Early Years
Lebanon This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Lebanon Constitution President: Emile Lahoud Prime Minister: Foua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michel Aoun: Encyclopedia Ii - Michel Aoun - Background And Early Career
A Maronite Catholic,was born to a poor family in Haret Hraik, a mixed Muslim-Christian suburb south of Beirut. Aoun established close fri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Charbel - Life
Charbel had a dedicated Christian upbringing, which gave him a passion for prayer. He followed his two hermit uncles to the hermitage of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanon - Demographics
The population of Lebanon comprises different ethnic groups and religions: Muslims: (Shi'ites and Sunnis), Christians (Maronite Catholics...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab Christians: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab Christians - Identity
Historically, a number of minority Christian sects that were persecuted as heretical under Byzantine rule (such as Monophysites) actually...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Al-zaatar Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Al-zaatar Massacre - Background
The Beirut refugee camp of Tel al-Zaatar, inhabited by some 20,000 Palestinian refugees from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, was laid under si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michel Aoun: Encyclopedia Ii - Michel Aoun - Two Prime Ministers
On September 22, 1988. the outgoing President, Amine Gemayel, appointed Aoun Prime Minister until new elections could be held. This move ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Frangieh: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Frangieh - Civil War
In the early 1970s, when factions within Lebanon started to form militias, the Frangieh clan formed the Marada Brigade, also known as the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabra And Shatila Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabra And Shatila Massacre - Background
From 1975 to 1990, Lebanon was involved in a civil war between groups in competing alliances with neighboring countries. The Lebanese Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867: Encyclopedia Ii - 1867 - Events
1867 - January—April. January 1 - The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ephrem The Syrian: Encyclopedia Ii - Ephrem The Syrian - Veneration As A Saint
1 February (Roman Martyrology) 10 February (Eastern Orthodoxy) 8 June (Scottish Episcopal Church) 9 June (Church of England 9 June (Roman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patriarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Patriarch - Other Patriarchs Of The One Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church
Patriarch - Latin Rite. The Patriarch of the East Indies The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem The Patriarch of Lisbon The Patriarch of Ven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peshitta: Encyclopedia Ii - Peshitta - Modern Developments
The Peshitta, lightly revised and with missing books added, is the standard Syriac Bible for churches in the Syriac tradition: the Syriac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle East: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle East - Characteristics
The Middle East is generally thought of as a predominantly Islamic Arabic community. However the area encompasses many distinct cultural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Sabra And Shatila Massacre
During the 1982 Lebanon War, while Ariel Sharon was Defense minister, the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place, in which between 460 and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Formation Of Militias
Constitutionally guaranteed Christian control of the government had come under increasing fire from Muslims and secular left wing groups ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Formation Of Militias
Constitutionally guaranteed Christian control of the government had come under increasing fire from Muslims and secular left wing groups ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ecclesiastical Court: Encyclopedia Ii - Ecclesiastical Court - Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic courts are governed by the Code of Canon Law in the case of the Western Church (Latin or Roman Rite), and the Code of Cano...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Background To The War
Lebanese Civil War - Colonial roots. Lebanon in its modern borders was established in 1920, as a French mandate granted by the League o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syriac Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Syriac Language - History
The history of Syriac can be divided into three distinct periods: Old Syriac (the language of the kingdom of Osroene), Middle Syriac (K�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Background To The War
Lebanese Civil War - Colonial roots. Main article: French Mandate of Lebanon Lebanon in its modern borders was established in 1920, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church In Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church In Sweden - Membership
Members of the Swedish Roman Catholic Church can be divided in six main groups, in order from largest to smallest: Poles, Croats from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frederick Hamilton-temple-blackwood 1st Marquess Of Dufferin And Ava: Encyclopedia Ii - Frederick Hamilton-temple-blackwood 1st Marquess Of Dufferin And Ava - A Natural Diplomat
Despite the great success of Letters From High Latitudes, Dufferin did not pursue a career as an author, although he was known for his sk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - National Issues
1970s - In the Middle East. Political authoritarianism in Arab and Middle Eastern states, combined with the occupation of the West Bank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Lebanon - Religious Groups
Demographics of Lebanon - The Sectarian System. Lebanon's religious divisions are extremely complicated, and the country is made up by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - National Issues
1970s - In the Middle East. Political authoritarianism in Arab and Middle Eastern states, combined with the occupation of the West Bank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Lebanon - 19th Century
During the nineteenth century the town of Beirut became the most important port of the region supplanting Acre further to the south. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyprus Dispute: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprus Dispute - Constitutional Breakdown And Intercommunal Talks 1960-74
According to constitutional arrangements, Cyprus was to become an independent, non-aligned republic with a Greek Cypriot president and a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab Christians: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab Christians - Arab Christians Today
The largest population of Arab Christians is found in Egypt, where they number over 4 million people, or 6% of the population. The vast m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab Christians: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab Christians - History
Throughout many eras of history, Arab Christians have co-existed fairly peacefully with followers of the other religions of the Middle Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Social Nationalist Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Social Nationalist Party - The Ssnp In Lebanon 1949-1975
The Party was a product of the widespread uncertainty of the 1930s. Men and women who joined the Party were from all social classes, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Communist Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Communist Party - Legal Operation In The National Progressive Front From 1972
In 1970 Hafiz al-Asad came to power in Syria and announced his intention of allowing limited political pluralism in the context of popula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamal Jumblatt: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamal Jumblatt - The 1958 Revolt
In 1953, Jumblatt was re-elected Deputy for the fourth time. He founded the Popular Socialist Front the same year and led the opposition ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Justinian Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Justinian Ii - First Reign
Due of the Constantine IV's victories, when Justinian became emperor the situation in the Eastern provinces of the Empire was stable. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Hawi: Encyclopedia Ii - George Hawi - Background
George Hawi was born in the village of Bteghrine in in Lebanon 1938 to a Greek Orthodox family. He became active in student politics in h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filioque Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Filioque Clause - Catholic Church
In 1274, at the Second Council of Lyons, the Catholic Church condemned those who "presume to deny" that the Spirit proceeds from the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church In Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church In Sweden - History
The Roman Catholic Church was the established church of Sweden from the Middle Ages until the Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syriac Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Syriac Christianity - History
Syriac Christian heritage is transmitted through the Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic. Unlike the Greek Christian culture, Syriac cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Charbel - Death
On December 16, 1898 he was struck with an illness while performing the holy mass. He died on Christmas eve, December 24, 1898, and was b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subdivisions Of The Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Subdivisions Of The Ottoman Empire - Autonomous Units
As well Besides the 'regular' provinces there were tributary states the Khanate of Crimea Wallachia, and Moldavia) and Transylvania, a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Frangieh: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Frangieh - Education And Early Political Career
Frangieh was educated at the College Des Frères, first in Tripoli then in Beirut, the latter from 1958 to 1960. He was furthering his st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab Nationalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab Nationalism - Ba'thism
Arab nationalists generally rejected religion as a main element in political identity, and promoted the unity of Arabs regardless of sect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - Eastern And Western Latin Catholics
Care must be taken to distinguish between the two meanings of the word "rite". The one Byzantine liturgical rite is used by several disti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suha Arafat: Encyclopedia Ii - Suha Arafat - Financial Dealings
The Palestinian Authority is reported as paying Suha $100,000 a month on her husband's behalf out of the PA budget, the bulk of which com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Lebanon - Regional Conflict
Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Lebanon became home to more than 110,000 Palestinian refugees displaced from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varieties Of Arabic: Encyclopedia Ii - Varieties Of Arabic - Post-islamic Or Post-arab Expansion
Western varieties: Maghreb Arabic Koines: Moroccan Arabic (ISO 639-3:ary) Algerian Arabic (ISO 639-3:arq , saharan: aao) Tunisian Arab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - Background To The War
Lebanese Civil War - Colonial roots. Main articles: French Mandate of Lebanon, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Lebanon - League Of Nations Mandate
Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the League of Nations mandated the five provinces that make up present-da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - End Of The Civil Strife
In March 1991, parliament passed an amnesty law that pardoned all political crimes prior to its enactment. The amnesty was not extended t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - End Of The Civil Strife
In March 1991, parliament passed an amnesty law that pardoned all political crimes prior to its enactment. The amnesty was not extended t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - First Phase Of The War 1975-77
Lebanese Civil War - Sectarian violence and civilian massacres. Throughout the Spring of 1975, minor clashes had been building up towar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - First Phase Of The War 1975-77
Lebanese Civil War - Sectarian violence and civilian massacres. Throughout the Spring of 1975, minor clashes had been building up towar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - Historical Background
Communion between Christian Churches has been broken over matters of faith, when each side accused the other of heresy or departure from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druze: Encyclopedia Ii - Druze - History Of The Druze
The religion developed out of Ismaili Islam, a philosophical movement based in the Fatimid Caliphate, in the 10th century, a time of part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Lebanon - The Lebanese Diaspora
Apart from the three and a half million citizens of Lebanon proper, there is a sizeable Lebanese diaspora. No accurate numbers are availa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabra And Shatila Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabra And Shatila Massacre - Belgian Court Proceedings
After Sharon's 2001 election to the post of Prime Minister of Israel, a lawsuit was filed by relatives of the victims of the massacre in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Language - Dialects
See varieties of Arabic for main article "Colloquial Arabic" is a collective term for the spoken languages or dialects of people througho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - The Term Uniat[e]
The term Uniat or Uniate is applied to Eastern Catholics primarily by Eastern Orthodox, who sometimes give it pejorative overtones, but w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanon - Politics
Lebanon This article is part of the series: Politics of Lebanon Constitution President: Emile Lahoud Prime Minister: Fouad Siniora Parli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ladino Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ladino Language - History
During the Middle Ages, Jews were instrumental in the development of Castilian into a prestige language. In the Toledo School of Translat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Language - Dialects
See varieties of Arabic for main article "Colloquial Arabic" is a collective term for the spoken languages or dialects of people througho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arameans: Encyclopedia Ii - Arameans - Religion And Art
It appears from their inscriptions as well as from their names, that Aramaeans worshipped Sumero-Akkadian and Canaanite gods, such Haddad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatay Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatay Province - Sanjak Of Alexandretta
Hatay was formerly part of various emirates. After being conquered by the Ottoman Empire, it was known as the sanjak (or governorate) of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cypriot Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Cypriot Orthodox Church - Holy Synod
The Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus is the highest Church Authority in Cyprus. Its task is to examine and provide soluti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Language - Grammar
See Arabic grammar ... See also:Arabic language, Arabic language - Literary and Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic language - Arabic and I...   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - M . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article