#Maronites

TheGreatMaamoul

TMaamoul

(1) Nationhood changes a people. The Jews before Israel were mostly Leftist and felt like outsiders. Modern Israelis are extremely right-wing nationalist. But an even larger change happened to the

Lوra

holylandsalt

Since many of you had no idea, here is a thread about Maronites in Palestine and the holy land. Maronites in Palestine are a mix of indigenous people who lived

Tamer

levantophile

1/ This is sadly a common view among young Lebanese today and, more than anything else, I think it’s an indictment of Lebanon’s educational system for almost entirely neglecting to

Faisal Al Yafai

FaisalAlYafai

The shifting fortunes of Middle East Christians / A Thread. Today @newlinesmag, we publish an essay by @aelghossain about #Lebanon's #Maronites. It serves as a lesson in understanding how minorities

sarine

sarinezeitlian

What is Christian Persecution in Southwest Asia/North Africa? An educational thread: Major TW // violence, destruction, mass murder etc. This is a sensitive subject but it must be taught. The

Z.

ZeezoTeezo

Something nice about a bunch of Middle Eastern minorities: Maronites:Their patriarch looks fly af. Their hymns are also really movinghttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U-dTO7rnENY Armenians:Their food is amazing and they make the best lahm

Michael Young

BeirutCalling

Lebanon has reached a foundational moment with regard to Hezbollah. For a majority of Lebanese the party is the final rampart of the corrupt political class and the cause of

Michael McDowell

Mik3Mcdowell

How French Colonialism destabilized modern Lebanon (and why this petition is horrid): a threadhttps://twitter.com/nptluiromulus/status/1291361201994309633 This began with the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire via the Allied powers. Two of t

Christian Sahner

ccsahner

1/ Today is the feast of the Masābkī brothers of #Damascus (ʿAbd al-Muʿṭī, Francis, and Raphael), Maronite martyrs who died during the sectarian bloodshed of 1860 They are an interesting

Florent de Gigord

florent92100

Chaque année, pour les institutions chrétiennes frileuses sinon complaisantes ou les asso de type SOS Bachar ouvertement collaborationniste à 1 régime resp du pire exode depuis WW2 je refais un

Emile Hokayem اميل الحكيّم

emile_hokayem

1. Least important news: I am back on Twitter, sad for my city Beirut for the horrific blast and for my country Lebanon for the existential crisis it is going

Lوra

holylandsalt

I will start a thread for christian communities in Palestine by posting about a village daily or anything related to us in this holy land. Mi’ilya معليا is a Palestinian

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