Posted by Maricel Di Mauro originally on November 2nd
Notice that the poster of the YouTube video is an Argentine whose name indicates an Italian ancestry – Italians are very common in Argentina.
Again, Arab culture is mainstream in Argentina. Be careful though. Don’t confuse Arab with Muslim. 90% of Argentine Arabs are Christian. In other South American countries, the Christian percentage is usually even higher.
What this does show is the ubiquity of the subculture all over South America.
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The first thing one notices is that the Lebanese of Chile avoid involvement in the politics of the Israel-Palestine Mideast Crisis. A lot of these protests were during the Hezbollah-Israel War in 2006, but there seems to be no condemnation of Israel.
At (0:39) the poster says: A Message of Peace. John Paul II. These Maronites Catholics were not fans of Hezbollah. They may or may not love Israel, but the Lebanese Christians despised Hezbollah for starting the 2006 War.
As noted, the Lebanese in Chile are over 99% Christian, and heavily Catholic. Lebanese are the most Westernized of the Arab peoples, and here they show it. They are usually a moderating influence in the Arab community. No condemnation of Israel.
This video is a shining example of their assimilation and Westernization. They are a credit to Chile.
Wedding in Lebanon. This was almost certainly a Christian wedding
This was a wedding in Lebanon, with guess what?!
Brazilian SAMBA!
How do I know it was Christian.
Well, because the Muslims banned Samba from the Muslim areas of Lebanon.
Lebanon: Muslim Clerics Ban Brazilian Samba Show
“A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said.
A statement by the clerics condemned plans for the open-air display by a dance troupe that has been touring Lebanon.
`We support tourism but are against obscenity,` said Sheikh Ali Yassin, who heads a group of clerics in the predominantly Shi`ite Muslim city.”
Lebanon isn`t a hardline Islamic outpost like Iran or Saudi Arabia, nevertheless Muslim clerics never cease to quench all expressions of joy.
Brazilian samba troupes include musicians and scantily clad dancers, but even the most repressed individuals usually get caught up in the excitement and revelry.
To be fair to the Muslims, this is what they were protesting. A Brazilian Cultural exchange program in 2009 caused a bit of a scandal. It was a bit risqué.
Seeing that Mosque behind those semi-naked women: PRICELESS!
Central Lebanon is Christian. Beirut is half-Christian, so you could get away with it. But in South Lebanon or North Lebanon, the Mullahs would have ordered a violent response.
How are you going to keep your women in veils and hijabs when the Brazilians arrive in town? The mullah’s complaint was not really about obscenity; it was about maintaining control over their women.
But the cultural excange does run both ways.
Lebanon now has a Tango festival.
Of course, this all is the relic of Christian tolerance. The Christians are leaving; and once they are gone, Lebanon will revert to Muslim tyranny.
This is a movie, released in 2008, about a Lebanese immigrant to Brazil.
It lies in one point. Until about 30 years, almost all Lebanese immigrants to Brazil were Christian. (I got this complaint from a Lebanese I met in a chatrooom, who was upset that the title character was a Muslim.)
The movie was a Brazilian-Lebanese co-production.
