Mobile  |  About us  |  Photos  |  Videos  |  Subscriptions  |  RSS Feeds  |  Today's Paper  |  Classifieds  |  Contact Us
Advanced Search
The Daily Star
WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
05:06 AM Beirut time
Weather    
Beirut
25 °C
Blom Index
BLOM
1,147.9down
x
Local News
Follow this story Print Email this RSS Feed ePaper share this
Jumblatt urges churches to halt sales of Christian land
Progressive Socialist Party MP Walid Jumblatt. (The Daily Star)
Progressive Socialist Party MP Walid Jumblatt. (The Daily Star)
A+ A-

BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt called on churches Monday to mull forming a fund to put an end to land sales by Christians, warning that such transactions undermine the basis of coexistence in the country. “It could be useful in this regard that churches discuss with a group of wealthy Christians the establishment of a fund to put an end to the phenomenon of land sales,” Jumblatt wrote in his weekly column in the PSP’s Al-Anbaa newspaper. “We also call on Muslims not to take advantage of the fact that Christians are leaving [their villages] and buy [their land], as the protection of diversity largely serves their interest,” added the Chouf lawmaker.

 
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on September 18, 2012, on page 3.
Home Local News
 
     
 
Advertisement
Around the Web
Comments  

Your feedback is important to us!

We invite all our readers to share with us their views and comments about this article.

Disclaimer: Comments submitted by third parties on this site are the sole responsibility of the individual(s) whose content is submitted. The Daily Star accepts no responsibility for the content of comment(s), including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Please note that your email address will NOT appear on the site.

comments powered by Disqus
Advertisement
Advertisement
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Linked In Follow us on Google+ Subscribe to our Live Feed
Multimedia
Images  
Sidon Clashes- in pictures
The Lebanese Army deployed Tuesday in Abra, an eastern suburb of the southern city of Sidon, after clashes between supporters of Sheikh Ahmad Assir and the Resistance Brigades, a pro-Hezbollah group, that claimed the life of one resident.
View all view all
Advertisement
Rami G. Khouri
Rami G. Khouri
Lessons I learned along Edgware Road
Michael Young
Michael Young
Abandon privacy, the NSA tells America
David Ignatius
David Ignatius
Bolstering moderates must be America’s Mideast priority
View all view all
Advertisement
cartoon
 
Click to View Articles
 
 
News
Business
Opinion
Sports
Culture
Technology
Entertainment
Privacy Policy | Anti-Spamming Policy | Disclaimer | Copyright Notice
© 2013 The Daily Star - All Rights Reserved - Designed and Developed By IDS