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Christmas in Lebanon

By Alex Potter, December 25, 2012

A Lebanese Alawite family sits in their living room by a Christmas tree. The Alawite sect is a branch of Shi'a Islam found mostly in Syria. When asked about their Christmas tree, they replied "We obviously don't believe in the same Christmas story, but its a fun holiday. Nice for the kids."

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Alex Potter, "Christmas in Lebanon" (Washington, DC: Foreign Policy In Focus, December 25, 2012)

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