I'm not bragging...I'm just saying...

Lebanon is located between three continents, Europe Africa and Asia. Its geographic diversity, mountains to plains and its strategic location both resulted in very complex historical realities.

In fact, the Lebanese coast has originally been inhabited by Phoenicians who founded the commercial cities. It was a nation of middlemen who provided a link between ancient empires and different civilizations.

Phoenicians chose the cultural conquest as their main contributions were trade and the Phoenician alphabet, hence communication.

It is probably no surprise that the Lebanese today are eternal migrants, dispatched on all continents. People of Lebanese origin are 9 million outdoors while the Lebanese on site do not exceed 4 million.

The Egyptians, Babylonians, the Hyksos, the Hittites, the Persians, Greeks and Romans all fought for the domination of Phoenicia.

Today, Lebanon is home to eighteen religious communities: the three monotheistic religions and their divisions making it an ideal meeting place with an opening to the West (the seaside) and an extension of the East (through the plains).

So I’m not bragging, I’m just saying that this multicultural blend should be our strength and our uniqueness. Our history dictated this evolution and we, citizens of Lebanon, should embrace it with open tolerance for our future can never and should never be differently built.

Above: the contribution of the Phoenician alphabet