Intercultural communication Blog created by Dr. Ghada Awada

              The Ivory Coast and Lebanon have had close ties since the 1920’s. Over there, they form the growing Lebanese community, and have established themselves in the business sector. Therefore, not only does the Ivory coast have one of the largest Lebanese communities in west Africa, but also they are strong economic ties linking them together. So, it is important to examine the intercultural relation of both countries. History               After World War 1, Lebanese people began migrating and took ships to France, and somehow ended up in Africa. Furthermore, after the Lebanese civil war many chose to flee Lebanon and seek refuge in the Ivory Coast. During that time, over one hundred thousand Lebanese citizens were living there. The flux of immigration to the Ivory Coast was mostly controlled by France, to grow their colonies. So, they can be considered the original mediators between these two countries.               Historically speaking, what helped the Lebanes

Location Colombia is located in the northwestern part of south America. Its capital known to be Bogota is one of the highest capital cities in the world with an altitude of 2,640 m (8661 ft). It is the only country in South America that has a coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Côte d'Ivoire is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. Its bordering countries are Guinea and Liberia in the west, Burkina Faso and Mali in the north, and Ghana in the east. The Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) is located south of Ivory Coast. Languages Spanish is the most popular language spoken in Colombia , however, it varies from the traditional Spanish language spoken in Spain and other Spanish-speaking nations. There are also regional Spanish dialects spoken in different regions of the country.The Spanish language spoken in Colombia

Cultural similarities between Lebanon and Turkey The food: many of the lebanese food are from turkish origin such as: shawarma... Drinking cofee and shisha are common between the two countries. Language: although the two languages are different but there are many words used by lebanese people that originated from turky such as: Balkon, fatura... Religion: Both have sunni muslims. The appearance: the lebanese and turkish people have similar physical and facial appearance.  both are in the middle east. Cultural differences: There are many differences between 2 countries. the two languages are entirely different. The turkish army are more develped than the lebanese one.  the economy of the turkish is more stronger than that of lebanon.  the turkish government is a part of NATO while lebanon not. there are some differences in food...

By Lynn Basbous, Charbel Francis and Lea Abou Chedid Lebanon i s host to the eighth largest Armenian population in the world and was the first  Arab League  member state that recognized the  Armenian Genocide . As a consequence, a special district known as Bourj Hammoud became a  home to more than 150000  Armenians who sought refuge away from the Armenian genocide that took place on April 24th 1915. It is therefore within our interest to evaluate the intercultural relations between these two  countries.  A common History As we have seen, the Armenian presence in Lebanon during the  Ottoman  period was minimal; however, there was a large influx of Armenians after the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Maronite Patriach Elias Howayek opened his arms to the Armenian refugees and said, “The piece of bread  that we have, we will share it with our Armenian brothers.” The Armenians started a new life in the midst of the Lebanese hospitable people. Bourj Hammoud   is a suburb in eas

The Levant has been divided and segregated after the secretive Sykes-Picot agreement in  1916, which  created national conflicts within the states. So, it is with deep interest in knowing further and delve in the similarities and differences of the cultures of the segregated countries. And to answer the following  question: Is there, really, a grand discrepancy in the Levant? Geography: Initially, the Levant consists of, geographically speaking: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon (Cyprus included), Jordan, Palestine, and Turkey (Hatay Province). Noting that, the Levant is located in the continent of Asia. Ottoman Syria (Purple) Demographics: The total population of the Levant is  44,550,926.  Nature of the Government in the Levant in History: Studying and observing the Levant, it is concluded that Islam is the dominant religion. Based on that fact, it is imperative to know  how this religion became dominant through looking in-depth to the nature of the

Japan and China          When I was a kid, I always though that Japanese and Chinese people were the same. However, when I grew up I discovered that they constituted two different cultures but I never knew what distinguished them and made them two unique and different countries.  So I decided to write about the similarities and differences of Japan and China to discover more about these two cultures. There are many things in common between Japan and China.   Geography: Both of the countries are situated in Eastern Asia. Government: China and japan both had an Emperor.   China was ruled by an emperor for over 2000 years and it’s first emperor was Qin Shi Huang who managed to unite all of China under one rule. In Japan, the current emperor is Emperor Akihtio who symbolizes the nation of Japan and the unity of its people. Food: Both Chinese and Japanese cuisine serve healthy dishes and most of these dishes contain rise or