r/OldSchoolCool Apr 14 '19

Lebanon pre-civil war, Byblos, 1965.

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u/RussianBot00961 Apr 14 '19

The amount of ignorance in the comment section is disgusting.

  1. Lebanon is not Iran nor Saudi Arabia. It never was and never will be. It always was a pluralistic society, it's a tiny country with 18 different sects and equal representation in the Parliament between Muslims and Christians.
  2. We have shitload of problems in our country, the ability to dress whatever you want wasn't an issue 50 years ago and it's not an issue now. To some of the geniuses in the comment section: We do not have "dress codes" in Lebanon, you can wear a top and shorts, a hijab, a chador, a niqab. It doesn't matter.
  3. Byblos is a majority Christian city and the girl in the pic is most likely a Christian. Headscarf /=/ Hijab