What Was a Key Component of the National Pact (The

question 45

Multiple Choice

What was a key component of the national pact (the Taif Accord) that helped bring Lebanon's long civil war to an end?

• A) It allowed Sufi Muslims to regain dominance of the court systems
• B) It made Sunni Islam Lebanon's official religion
• C) It made Shi'a Islam Lebanon's official religion
• D) It raised the Muslims' percentage of seats in the parliament (to 50 percent) so that it would more accurately reflect the percentage of Muslims in the Lebanese population
• E) It nearly eliminated all Christian seats in the parliament

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