Christians leave Lebanon

The Christians of Lebanon, supplanted by radical Muslims, leave the country, fearing its Islamization, said Shamir Khalil, a priest of the Jesuits of the Jesuits, who leads the Center for Scientific Research of Arab Christians, said RIA Novosti, said RIA Novosti in an interview with the Lebanese Anglo -speaking newspaper.

He recalled that during the Civil War in Lebanon, which lasted from 1975 to 1990, the country left a third of the Christian population.

“Once Christians amounted to half of the country's population, and now there are no more than 34%left,” said Shamir Khalil.

“Today, many are leaving or going to leave because they are losing influence in the country where Muslims occupy key positions,” the Catholic priest said.

He added that such trends are noticeable in other countries of the Middle East, which can lead to a violation of the balance of balance and Muslims preserved in the region.

According to him, Lebanon has always been a "country of religious tolerance", and now in it the influence of the Islamization process, which "can be more clearly observed in Iraq and Egypt, becomes more and more.