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A 2012 study conducted by Statistics Lebanon, a Beirut-based research firm, estimated Lebanon's population to be 54% Muslim (27% Shia; 27% Sunni ), 5% Druze, 35.5% Christian (21% Maronite, 8% Greek Orthodox, 6.5% other Christian groups), and a small number of other religious groups.
Not identified by name in the Quran. Sarah, Hagar, Zipporah, Elizabeth, Raphael, Cain and Abel, Korah, Joseph's brothers, Potiphar and his wife, Eve, Jochebed, Samuel, Noah's sons, and Noah's wife are mentioned, but unnamed in the Quran. In Islamic tradition, these people are given the following names: Image. Bible (English) Arabic.
A Abeer Abiha Adela (name) Afaf Afreen Aisha Aliya Alya (name) Amalia (given name) Amina (disambiguation) Amira (name) Arwa Ashraqat Ashfa Asma (given name) Atikah Aya (given name) Azhar (name) Azra (name) Aziza (name) B Boutheina Bushra Besma C Chaima D Dalal (name) Dalia (given name) Danielle Dana (given name) Dareen Dina E Eliana Esma Eva (name) F Fadwa Farah (name) Farida (given name ...
Aisha (given name) Ajda. Alanoud. Aliya. Aliyah (given name) Alya (name) Amalia (given name) Amat (name prefix) Amina.
The roles of women in Lebanon have evolved throughout history. The legal status of women transformed over the 20th century, but traditional patriarchal norms and conservative versions of law continue to influence women's rights in Lebanon. [3] Lebanon is known for its active feminist movements in the Arab region. [4]
Lebanon’s history of sectarian conflict dates back generations. But political tension between some Christians and Shiite Muslims was exacerbated by the country’s 15-year communal civil war ...
In 2012 a more detailed breakdown of the size of each Muslim sect in Lebanon was made: Shia Muslims are around 31.2% of the total population; the vast majority belong to the Twelver branch of Shi'ism. The Speaker of Parliament is always a Shia Muslim, as it is the only high post that Shias are eligible for.
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk (Arabic: مَالِك or مَلِك) (Urdu & (): مالک) (/ ˈ m æ l ɪ k /) is a given name of Semitic origin. It is both used as first name and surname originally mainly in Western Asia by Semitic speaking Christians, Muslims and Jews of varying ethnicities, before spreading to countries in the Caucasus, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa and Southeast ...