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2. Lebanon-History Interrupted

Episode 2 of 5

In Lebanon, the future is uncertain and the past is frozen - history stops at 1943. Priya Atwal on textbook history. From 2020.

Lebanon has suffered sectarian violence, invasion, civil war and turmoil for much of its history.

Nothing that has led to this struggle - or indeed much of anything else relevant to Lebanon's modern existence - can be found in the classroom itself.

Children must learn a history that is frozen at 1943, the year Lebanon achieved independence and it has been this way for generations.

Priya Atwal explores the global pitfalls in telling textbook national history

Producer Mark Burman

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in January 2020.

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14 minutes

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Tue 2 Sep 2025 09:30

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  • Tue 28 Jan 2020 13:45
  • Tue 2 Sep 2025 09:30