May 29, 1453: The Day Lebanon Became the East Published May 29, 2026, 573 years after the fall of Constantinople On the morning of May 29, 1453, Emperor Constantine XI removed his imperial robes and went into the fighting near the Blachernae wall. After that, he disappears from history. By
The Man Who Kept Us Alive: Patriarch Estephan Doueihy There is a kind of person history tends to forget. Not the conqueror, not the king, but the one who quietly holds a people together while everything around them is falling apart. Estephan Doueihy was that kind of person. He was
La femme chrétienne libanaise Des gloires de la Phénicie aux héroïsmes de l’époque moderne « La mesure du progrès civique et spirituel d’une nation se lit à la place que la Femme occupe dans son histoire. » Dans l’histoire du Liban, la femme apparaît à travers les siècles comme phénicienne,
Lebanese Christian Women From the Glories of Phoenicia to the Heroism of the Modern Age “The measure of a nation’s civic and spiritual progress lies in the place that Woman holds in its history.” Throughout the history of Lebanon, woman appears across the ages as Phoenician, Christian, Lebanese, and Maronite:
المرأة المسيحية اللبنانية من أمجاد فينيقيا إلى بطولات العصر الحديث «يُقاس مقدار تقدّم الأمم مدنيًا وروحيًا بمقدار حضور المرأة في تاريخها.» وفي تاريخ لبنان تظهر المرأة عبر العصور فينيقية ومسيحية ولبنانية ومارونية: حارسة الإيمان، ورفيقة الرجل في الصمود، وصورة حيّة لروح الأمة. إنّ تاريخنا زاخر بنساءٍ عظيمات ألهمن العالم وأسهمن
Lebanon between the state and militias: is it time for an existential choice? Lebanon is currently passing through the most dangerous phase in its modern history—one that goes beyond political and economic crises to threaten the very existence of the state itself. What we are witnessing is not merely administrative
يمرّ لبنان اليوم في أخطر مرحلة من تاريخه الحديث، مرحلة تتجاوز حدود الأزمات السياسية والاقتصادية إلى مستوى الخطر الوجودي على الكيان ذاته. إنّ ما نشهده ليس مجرّد تعثّرٍ في الإدارة أو أزمة حكم عابرة، بل مساراً متدرّجاً نحو تفكك الدولة وتقويض سيادتها وعجزها الفعلي عن بسط سلطتها على كامل أراضيها،
The truth has been avoided long enough. Our people live with long-term trauma. It made us defensive, reactive, and addicted to debate. We talk politics. We share clips. We argue. We rarely build. Christian Lebanon exists to flip that script, 90% work, 10% talk, and to do it with discipline,
1) Bottom line Mount Lebanon can reach full self-sufficiency in fresh produce and most animal protein and dairy, plus premium horticulture exports. We should not aim for 70–80% calories domestically as the mountain cannot grow staple cereals at scale. Israel itself is export-strong but still a net food importer; its
Pathways to Sovereignty: A Guide for the Christian Lebanon Initiative As the Christian Lebanon Initiative, we are committed to securing a sovereign, durable Christian state in Mount Lebanon that preserves our civilizational heritage, ensures equal rights for all citizens, and aligns with international human rights norms. Our roadmap, as outlined
