The Disappearing Christian Middle East, Part IV: Lebanon — The Last Christian Stronghold of the Arab Middle East?

By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette For generations, Lebanon was different. In much of the Middle East, Christians lived as minorities navigating political systems dominated by larger religious communities. In Lebanon, Christians helped build the political system itself. The country reserved the presidency for a Maronite Christian. Christian political parties shaped governments. Christian universities educated generations of… The post <a href="https://persecution.org/2026/10/05/the

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”