[Uncle Hal]

I heard an interview on the radio with a women a couple weeks ago that was born and raised in Lebanon. She is Christian. She claimed that 30 years ago the country was roughly 70/30 Christian to Muslim. Today it is only 40% Christian. As the Arabs moved in the Christians have moved out. Until the mid seventies Beirut was the major meeting place of east and west, like Hong Kong was for many years. Young rich Arabs could go there and party like Westerners. It evidently was quite a place.

[Pyro7480]

As the Arabs moved in the Christians have moved out.

You mean as the Muslims moved in. Most people in Lebanon are Arab.

[BeAllYouCanBe]

Until the mid seventies Beirut was the major meeting place of east and west, like Hong Kong was for many years.

I am old enough to remember Danny Thomas who for you middle-aged people is Marlo Thomas' father and for everyone else he was a very successful comedian in the 1950' and 1960's.

I was raised Roman Catholic and I had a lot of contact with the Lebanese Christians throughout my life. And the state of Beirut is one of the worst tragedies ever.

[jwalburg]

Plus, the Christians (and Jews) hardly even make replacement birth rate, while Muslims have large families. This population shift isn't unique to Lebanon but is starting to be seen in Europe as well.