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The background of the Forum for Development, Culture and Dialogue (FDCD) dates from the Urban Rural Mission programme (URM) developed for the Middle East by the World Council of Churches, to help poor and marginalised communities through joint work between Muslims and Christians. The FDCD encourages dialogue and in particular aim to strengthen the role [...]

1920: The League of Nations creates ‘modern day Lebanon’ by carving out parts of Syria to create a predominantly Christian country in the Middle East in the French sphere of influence. 1943: Lebanon gains independence from France. A 1932 census which had shown that Christians formed 54% of the population is used as a basis [...]