Too many times is Lebanon incorrectly considered as an Arab country, when historical facts are there to prove that the Phoenicians (the Lebanese ancestors) were the original inhabitants of the land. A civilisation, which roots go back to 6000 years ago. No, the ancient Lebanese did not arrive from the Arab peninsula or the Persian Gulf or the Red Sea.
And it’s not because Lebanon has joined the League of Arab States for political reasons, or signed the Taef Accord, that it should be confused as an Arab country, or that it has lost its heritage. Roots are roots. And Lebanon is Lebanese.
Here’s a link to provide you some brief insights on the history of Lebanon:
http://www.lgic.org/en/history_lebanon.php
More to come…
7 Comments
February 26, 2008 at 9:04 pm
*milllllllllllllliaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr bel miyye sa7 (correct, correcto, korrekt, juste, правильно)
THANK YOU
May 30, 2008 at 7:56 am
I agree to a great extent with what you’re saying. But don’t you think that the crux of the question is elsewhere?
Do the Lebanese consider themselves (above all) Lebanese?
Aren’t they Maronite, Sunnite, Chiite, Druze… more than being Lebanese? Isn’t their sense of belonging to a religious community much stronger than the one to their country?
Don’t they tend to idealize and toe their “ leaders’ ” line whatsoever that line would be (American, Syrian, Iranian, Saudi Arabian… but certainly not Lebanese)?!
In such a case, can we talk again about a “Lebanon”? Can we call its people Lebanese? Or should we find them (find us) a new name depending on each one’s main “identity”? Well… what he considers as his main identity…
Anyway, I’m open to any comments you may have. Cheers.
M.
P.S Even though it doesn’t really change anything to the question, I would like (if I may) to correct an information you gave:
Lebanon didn’t join the Arab League but is a founder member…
May 30, 2008 at 8:17 am
Sorry for posting again, but here’s a video that reflects exactly the essence of my previous post:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/82654
In case you don’t read Arabic (or Lebanese, as you prefer), it’s written at the end: “When will we become Lebanese?”
June 27, 2008 at 9:07 am
wow trying so hard to seperate yourelves from us.
What is an Arab anyway?
Look at Qatar, it’s a bedouine country but is now considered an Arab Modern country.
June 27, 2008 at 2:43 pm
That’s it totally not right ! just to know.. very little Lebanese are bloodily pheonicians, most Lebanese are sons of Yu’rub from here and there in the Arab lands. For just being from “Bani Hashem” in Lenanon we have tens of surnames who are from Bani Hashem like the main”widest” Beiruti and Tripoli families and others from Morocco and Turkey and Syria…etc…I think you get to ask a history professor..just like morocco for example..u couldn’t say they are the amazigs..cause the Arabs went to be the extreme majority there… here it’s the same and maybe more
October 6, 2009 at 9:23 pm
well , that is pathetic what is wrong with being an arab ? labenese are arabs deal with it . If you trying so hard not to be an arab then i don’t think arabs will have any problems giving you up since you’re not proud of your origins !
October 7, 2009 at 6:17 pm
A tous les intéressés….
« Mon seul message est un message de paix qui s’adresse à tous les Libanais. Nos ancêtres ont vécu sur ce territoire il y a 10 000 à 18 000 ans. Qu’ils soient devenus par la suite chrétiens, sunnites, chiites, ou druzes, ils ont tous en commun des origines communes, mais aussi cet attachement très fort à ce petit morceau de territoire à l’histoire si compliquée. La connaissance de leur passé pourrait aujourd’hui aider les gens à avancer et à s’entendre»
Dr. Pierre Zalloua (généticien)
http://www.yanndarc.com/article-7360575.html