Lebanese Cultural Connections Across Europe
Summary
The r/Lebanon announcement invites Lebanese community members to vote on which culturally connected Europeans they feel closest to. It highlights ties with France, historically Phoenician Sicily, Greece, and Albania and Bosnia, prompting discussion about shared history, culture, and diaspora.
Lebanese: which “culturally connected” Europeans do you feel the most connected to?
France has had a strong linguistic and cultural influence, especially compared to the rest of the Levant.
Sicily’s west was historically Phoenician, and connections remained through the Byzantine and Islamic periods
Greece was culturally connected since Byzantine times and despite a break in continuity, both nations were later part of the Ottoman Empire.
Albania and Bosnia have a diaspora in the Levant and are Europe’s only Muslim countries.
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