A day in the Life of Arab

In the summer months of 1985 I was in capital of Lebanon, Lebanon on a two months vacation where I met somewhat good people. Ahmed is a grade school teacher in capital of Lebanon and I meet him b arly unrivaled week after I arrived in Beirut, when I was hanging around, pondering ab bug out the historical entailment of Mount Hermon as it was mentioned in the Biblical history.He lives in the outskirt of Beirut a few blocks from where I am living and he has a deep knowledge of the Lebanese history and culture. One time, I crave Ahmed about what he thinks of Israel, as the Biblical text seemed to point out to Israel as Gods favored nation. Ahmed would usually flare-up when the cut off concerns Israel.As I read on some of their historical literature I have learned that despite of the relative wealth of Lebanon, its leaders were divide into three main gatherings on some national issues.The first group wanted Lebanon to be part of France, while the second group called for the integ rating of Lebanon with in the framework of Arab unity, and the third wanted independence of Lebanon from France. As I was analyzing the political situation in Lebanon during this time, I realized that it was the spirit of Arab patriotism that had prevailed, as close of the Lebanese believed Lebanon is an inseparable part of the world. I discover that most Lebanese are devout Arab nationalist and their cultures were distinctly in the context of the Arab world. One of its writers even wrote that Lebanon was culturally influenced by the Mediterranean and by the ancient people that inhabited this basin.As I go around the cities, faces of western influences were evident in most cities through the many facades in particular in the main cities. The Arab traditional lifestyle which revolves firmly around the family, socializing, and cordial reception were exactly the case in most families, although those living outside the city especially in the remote areas, retained their old customs and tradition. As I had observed, Lebanese people are generally literate and Lebanon has one of the most technically prepared, and educated populations in the Middle East.In matters of food and drinks, most of Lebanese cuisines were a combination of the European cuisine and the eastern spicy. The Lebanese traditional dishes still exist in many places, which are elementary preparations, using grains, pulses and vegetable and fruit. A Typical Lebanese meal on the other hand is the mezze.This is a thorough spread of forty or fifty hors doeuvres or simply a salad bowl. However, unlike in other Arabian countries, Lebanese people were the most frequently excited people by war, by invasion and annexation of different countries adjoin her. Lebanon at one time was under French government and at some other period was invaded by Syria and Israel. Despite of those troubling wars, and privileged chaos, the Lebanese people was thriving economically.In my observation however, despite that thi s country is an Arab severalise many of its inhabitants are Christians and at some times was governed by a Maronite Christian but was assassinated in February 2005. As I study the social and cultural life of the Lebanese society I be out that the root of internal chaos in Lebanon was, there is an undetermined character of the Lebanese national culture.Was the character of the Lebanese society Arab and Moslem in orientation or Christian and Western? There are several strong communities competing to gain control of power in Lebanon such as the Maronites, Christians, the Nusayris, the Antioch Turks, and Bedouin, which reveals the multi-culturism of the Lebanese society that in my view, this multiculturalism should be clearly mum by its people in order for them to gain peace within, and in international relations.ReferenceLebanonhttp//www.arab.net/lebanon/