Part 8 - Christian and Muslim Students Swap Schools

Part 8 of a documentary by a Lebanese NGO. Youth for Tolerance swapped students between two schools: Antonine Sisters School attended by Christians and Ras Beirut International School attended by Muslims. This documentary shows their interaction in their "new" environments in an uncut and unedited way. It also reveals the hidden biases and prejudice that the Muslim and Christian communities of Lebanon at large hold towards one another. Most importantly, it sheds the light on the commonalities that youth, if left on their own, would discover. Background: Lebanon's civil war that started in 1975 ended in 1990 but its effects are still felt even after two decades since. The majority of the population still lives as communities segregated along religious and confessional lines. Consequently, most schools are also segregated and attended by students from one religious group or another. The youth rarely get a chance to interact... www.youthfortolerance.org

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