Additional posting – Lebanon

When you need to know about a person or something, you have to look at his and its past and present.Lebanon is one example of how we can apply this concept. In this essay I will talk about the history of Lebanon and Lebanon at present.

Let’s now take a look at Lebanon’s history. A first point to consider is with regard to its location. To clarify, Lebanon is surrounded by five countries which are Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus and Israel. Another point is in term of past conflicts between Muslims and Christians. To elaborate, Christians held the balance of power and Muslims had little say of their country. In addition, in 1975 tensions reached their peak because the Phalanges attacked and killed a bus full of Palestinians in downtown Beirut. One notable concern is with regard to the economical losses. To illustrate, nearly a quarter of the population left the country and for many years Beirut’s economy was paralyzed (Eye in Lebanon 1).Last point to take note of is with respect to the peace between Muslims and Christians. For instance, in 1989 a peace deal was reached offering an equal balance between Christians and Muslims (Eye in Lebanon 1).

Having looked at Lebanon’s past, let now turn our attention to the present. One major point is regarding Social and economical recovery. To clarify, Lebanon is both oil rich, and high in demand because of its strategic geographical location within the Middle East. Another point worthy of mentioning is in terms of tourism. To make it clear, Lebanon has historical places as old as the earliest evidence of mankind. In addition, its geographic position as a crossroads linking the Mediterranean Basin with the great Asian hinterland has conferred on it a cosmopolitan character and a multicultural legacy.
Although the case of Lebanon has unique aspects, the problem of joining divergent sectors of society while repairing the built environment is not limited to Lebanon. Nowadays Lebanon is facing a lot of problems such as wine and weed spreading, poverty and the rapidly increase of unemployment rates.

Works Cited
"Eye on Lebanon." Global eye primary, secondry. Ed. Royal Geographical Society. 25 May 2009 .