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The Lebanese are defined as Arabs, with ancestry in the country of Lebanon. One curious fact about the Lebanese people is that most of them do not live in Lebanon. There are 4 million people in Lebanon and 15 million people of Lebanese descent elsewhere in the world, the majority of them in Brazil.[1] Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ...
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· Ralph Nader · Tony Shalhoub · Carlos Slim Helu · Joseph Barbera · Hassan Nasrallah · | | | Total population | | 2.3-3 million in Lebanon and 15 million elsewhere in the world.[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1484x1422, 1683 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ralph Nader User:DavidShankBone Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...
Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and candidate for President of the United States in five elections. ...
Tony Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ...
Carlos Slim in Brazil. ...
Joseph Roland Joe Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. ...
Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah (Arabic: ) (b. ...
| | Regions with significant populations | | | | Languages | | Lebanese Arabic Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ...
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Lebanese or Lebanese Arabic is the colloquial form of Arabic spoken in Lebanon. ...
Spanish, English in the diaspora. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
| | Religions | | Predominantly Sunni Islam, Shi'ite Islam and Maronite Catholic Christianity. Small numbers of Protestant Christians, Druze and non-religious (including atheists and agnostics). Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ...
For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...
Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ...
Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢÜÜܶ; in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope of Rome. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box: Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ...
Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...
This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ...
Religions Druzism Scriptures Rasail al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom), Quran Languages Arabic. ...
Irreligion or irreligiousness is the absence of religious belief. ...
For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ...
Agnosticism is the philosophical and theological view that the existence of God, gods or deities is either unknown or inherently unknowable. ...
| | Related ethnic groups | | Other Arabs, Assyrians and other Semites, other Middle Easterners | Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ...
It has been suggested that Assyrian people be merged into this article or section. ...
Semitic is an adjective which in common parlance mistakenly refers specifically to Jewish things, while the term actually refers to things originating among speakers of Semitic languages or people descended from them, and in a linguistic context to the northeastern subfamily of Afro-Asiatic. ...
A Middle Easterner is a person who originates from the Middle East. ...
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Number in Lebanon There are approximately 3.8 million people in Lebanon. However, 1 million are foreign workers[8] and 400, 000 are Palestinian refugees.
Identity
Phoenicianism More information: Phoenicianism Phoenicianism (Arabic,نزعة Ùينيقية) is a form of Lebanese nationalism that promotes the idea that Lebanese people are not Arabs and the Lebanese speak their own language, look European and have their own culture, separate from the surrounding Middle Eastern countries. ...
Recently, some Lebanese see themselves as ethnically Phoenician, rather than Arab. They argue that Arabization was caused by speaking of the Arabic language and conversion to Islam rather than any actual ethnic change, and thus the Arabs of Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, Tunisia, Iraq, etc. are all different peoples.[citation needed] Phoenician can mean: The Phoenician ancient civilization The Phoenician alphabet The Phoenician languages This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ...
Arabism More information: Pan-Arabism, Phoenicianism#Criticism_of_Phoenicianism Pan-Arabism is a movement for unification among the Arab peoples and nations of the Middle East. ...
Phoenicianism (Arabic,نزعة Ùينيقية) is a form of Lebanese nationalism that promotes the idea that Lebanese people are not Arabs and the Lebanese speak their own language, look European and have their own culture, separate from the surrounding Middle Eastern countries. ...
Many disagree with Phoenicianism, and say that it disregards the Lebanese Arab heritage. Most Lebanese see themselves as Arabs, and Lebanon is part of the Arab League. Headquarters Cairo, Egypt1 Official languages Arabic Membership 22 Arab states 2 observer states Leaders - Secretary General Amr Moussa (since 2001) - Council of the Arab League Sudan - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Nabih Berri Establishment - Alexandria Protocol March 22, 1945 Area - Total 13,953,041 (Western Sahara Included) = 13,687,041...
Diaspora In the Lebanese diaspora, the Lebanese are often referred to as just “Lebanese” or “Lebs” and are not always seen as Arabs (although this is also true for other Arabic-speaking groups).there is about 12 million people of lebanese descent in brazil and over 3 million in the USA. Ethnic lebanese in the US are about 600,000 and there are smaller communities in latin America, west and South Africa, the Caribbean, Canada and Europe especially in France. Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...
United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ...
See Also Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ...
The Levant The Levant (IPA: ) is an imprecise geographical term historically referring to a large area in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east. ...
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