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Lebanese Universities During the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
Education in a Country at War On April 13, 1975, a violent confrontation in Beirut triggered what would become the Lebanese Civil War—a multifaceted conflict lasting 15 years until October 1990. The war began after gunmen attacked a bus carrying Palestinian civilians in the Beirut neighborhood of Ain el-Remmaneh, killing 27 people and injuring 19.…
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Students at the Lebanese American University During the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
Education and Survival in a Divided Country On April 13, 1975, Lebanon entered a period of violence that would last fifteen years and transform the country’s political, social, and educational institutions. The incident that triggered the conflict—the attack on a bus carrying Palestinian civilians in Beirut—marked the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War. Over the…
