Lebanon: Treatment of a person who converts to Christianity
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBN30551.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Lebanon: Treatment of a person who converts to Christianity, 1 December 1998, LBN30551.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aafd40.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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According to three oral sources Lebanese citizens who convert to Christianity would not be mistreated by the government. Christianity is one of the original religion of Lebanon and are recognized by the Constitution.
The sources are: 1) Journalist with the The Daily Star, an English-speaking newspaper based in Beirut (24 Nov. 1998); 2) the Director of the Centre For Lebanese Studies in Oxford, England (25 Nov. 1998); the Director of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, American University of Beirut (26 Nov. 1998).
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, Lebanon. 26 November 1998. Telepehone interview.
Director, Centre For Lebanese Studies, Oxford, England. 25 November 1998. Telephone interview.
Journalist, The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon. 24 November 1998. Telephone interview.
