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According to the CIA World Factbook, [ 19] the Muslim population is estimated at around 59.5% [ 20] within the Lebanese territory and of the 8.6 [ 21] –14 [ 22] million Lebanese diaspora is believed by some to be about 20% [citation needed] of the total population. The last census in Lebanon in 1932 put the numbers of Muslims (Shia 19%, Sunni ...
Islamic veiling practices by country. Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women ...
Maronite Christian (21.71%) Greek Orthodox (7.34%) Melkite Greek Catholic (4.8%) Other Christian Denominations (3.79%) Druze (5.74%) Other (2.34%) Lebanon differs from other Middle East countries where Muslims have become the majority after the civil war, and somewhat resembles Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania, both are in Southeastern Europe ...
Several Warren County officials are facing a federal lawsuit from a Muslim woman who was previously held at the Warren County Regional Jail after they required the woman to remove her religious ...
Lebanese Sunni Muslims ( Arabic: المسلمون السنة اللبنانيين) refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of the Sunni branch of Islam in Lebanon, which is one of the largest denomination in Lebanon tied with Shias. Sunni Islam in Lebanon has a history of more than a millennium. According to a CIA 2018 study, Lebanese Sunni ...
Women in Lebanon are treated according to patriarchal norms although the legal status of women has improved since the 20th century. Gender equality in Lebanon remains problematic. [ 3 ] Active feminist movements exist in Lebanon which are trying to overcome the legal and sociopolitical discrimination enshrined in law.
According to the CIA World Factbook, [16] in 2021 the Muslim population was estimated at 60% within Lebanese territory and 20% of the over 4 million [5] [6] [7] Lebanese diaspora population. In 2012 a more detailed breakdown of the size of each Muslim sect in Lebanon was made:
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 ...