jeudi 19 février 2009
Dossier : le Liban dans la Bible - Un écho d'Israël: "Dans la Bible, le Liban et en particulier ses cèdres symbolisent la beauté, l’abondance, la gloire, la force et l’élévation. Différents textes dénoncent le sentiment de supériorité qui émane du Liban et le conduit à la fierté et à l’arrogance, qui finalement, précipite sa chute. Ses richesses accumulées par son commerce seront réduites à néant (prophéties sur Tyr et Sidon, Éz. 27). La gloire du Liban sera abaissée jusqu’à terre, comme ses arbres, symboles de grandeur, de puissance et de magnificence (És. 10. 34 ; Jé. 22. 6)"
jeudi 12 février 2009
vendredi 6 février 2009
How it all began - A concise history of Lebanon
How it all began - A concise history of Lebanon
To create a country is one thing; to create a nationality is another. In the wake of the first world war, which ended with the destruction of the German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman empires, it was possible for the victorious Allies to redraw the political map of much of the world. In Europe, Germany and Austria-Hungary, defeated in the war, re-emerged as the German, Austrian and Hungarian republics. Meanwhile, the Bolshevik revolution was already beginning to transform the Russian empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. From European territories formerly German, Austro-Hungarian or Russian, new European states emerged. The overseas colonies of Germany, in Africa and elsewhere, were divided between Britain and France as mandates under licence from the newly organized League of Nations.
To create a country is one thing; to create a nationality is another. In the wake of the first world war, which ended with the destruction of the German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman empires, it was possible for the victorious Allies to redraw the political map of much of the world. In Europe, Germany and Austria-Hungary, defeated in the war, re-emerged as the German, Austrian and Hungarian republics. Meanwhile, the Bolshevik revolution was already beginning to transform the Russian empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. From European territories formerly German, Austro-Hungarian or Russian, new European states emerged. The overseas colonies of Germany, in Africa and elsewhere, were divided between Britain and France as mandates under licence from the newly organized League of Nations.
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