Lebanon: Treatment of persons in a mixed marriage (Druze/Orthodox Christian)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBN30046.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Lebanon: Treatment of persons in a mixed marriage (Druze/Orthodox Christian), 1 September 1998, LBN30046.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1e5c.html [accessed 25 May 2023] |
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The following information was provided during a 14 September 1998 telephone interview the Director of the Centre For Lebanese Studies at Oxford, England. The director travels to Lebanon regularly and has published extensively on Lebanese affairs.
The director stated that there are many mixed marriages in Lebanon and it is an accepted reality of modern Lebanon. The director added that there would be no problem for a mixed Druze/Orthodox Christian couple to live a normal life in Lebanon today.
The following information was provided during a 11 September 1998 telephone interview with the Director of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The Director has been involved in field research and has travelled extensively in all parts of Lebanon.
The director stated that persons in mixed marriages in Lebanon are not targeted and are not victim of ill-treatment. Persons in mixed marriages can live a normal life in Lebanon. The only problem that can occur would be a conflict of religious laws during a divorce procedure. This would be handled by a civil court.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Director, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. 11 September 1998. Telephone interview.
Director, Centre For Lebanese Studies, Oxford, England. 11 September 1998. Telephone interview.
