Maronite League (Lebanon)

Last modified: 2008-01-19 by eugene ipavec
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نبذة عن الرابطة المارونية, (Maronite League)

• Introduction
• Description
• Emblem

• Political Parties and Armed Groups (Lebanon)
• Lebanon

According to the Maronite League website:

The main purpose of the Lebanese Maronite League is to bring together members of the Maronite Community with the aim of providing them with continuous support and defending their vital interests.

The League also strives to help the Maronite Community to be actively present in the Lebanese society and to underscore the central role played by the Maronites who are recognized as leading contributors to the culture and development of Lebanon and the entire Arab Levant...

The Maronite League also believes that is of utmost importance to consolidate the unity of its Community Members which is crucial to maintaining the unity of Lebanon. As a Community centered on solidarity, we endeavor to strengthen our ties with our Lebanese brothers of all confessions and religions.

The League's logo is visible in the header of the main page, and is a disc with the organization' name in Arabic calligraphy arranged into the shape of a cedar, what Wikipedia's article on Islamic calligraphy defines as a complex caligram in the Thuluth style. The flag is the emblem in gold in a black disc on a gold field: photo, photo.