Lebanese Shia Muslims, historically and communally known as Matāwila, are Lebanese people who are adherents of Shia Islam in Lebanon, which plays a major role alongside Lebanon's main Sunni, Maronite
An 18th century copy of a miniature depicting Sheikh Baha'uddin al-Amili
Adham Khanjar and Sadiq Hamzeh, two prominent anti-French revolutionary figures
Sayyid Musa al-Sadr, an Iranian-born Lebanese Shia cleric, reformer, and political leader who became the foremost advocate for Lebanon’s Shia community, promoting interfaith dialogue, social justice, and unity.
Zaynab Fawwaz, a Lebanese Shia women's rights activist, novelist and poet.
Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to t
Lebanese Shia Muslims
…Arabic: متاولة, plural of متوالي mutawāli; pronounced as متوالي metouéle in Lebanese Arabic), are Lebanese people who are adherents of Shia Islam in Lebanon, which plays a major role alongside Lebanon's main Sunni, Maronite and Druze sects. Shiite Muslims in Lebanon are synonymous with Twelver Shi'ism and…
Byblos is believed to have been first occupied between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC, making it among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Fall of Tripoli to the Egyptian Mamluks and destruction of the Crusader state, the County of Tripoli, 1289
Fakhreddine II Palace, 17th century
Martyrs' Square in Beirut during celebrations marking the release by the French of Lebanon's government from Rashayya prison on 22 November 1943