How Did the Shi‛a Come to Be Underrepresented in Lebanon's

question 22

Multiple Choice

How did the Shi‛a come to be underrepresented in Lebanon's power-sharing structure?

• A) Through the National Pact compromise of 1943
• B) Through the dictates of the French high commissioner in 1943
• C) As a minority group in a newly emerging parliamentary system, Shi'a representation was muffled by the Sunni majority
• D) In a twisted attempt to impose their version of Ottoman tradition, the French fostered a favoritism of the Sunnis over other groups

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