Lebanon lived through its darkest era nearly twenty-seven years ago when a brutal civil war broke out. Sectarian hatred developed as constant conflicts, resulting in a bloody, devastating religious war. The war resulted in 100,000 deaths, ruined cities, and homeless and traumatized people. Lebanese fought with other Lebanese people and killed one another due to their cultural differences. These internal conflicts led to the intervention of many outside countries seeking their benefits. After fifteen bloodshed wars, the war ended, and peace talks took place. Since the war was over, the government has been continuously rebuilding the country, which could take decades to do. However, what is more, important is erasing the bad memories and burying the segregated attitudes built up among the people; such an issue could take a very long time to achieve.
             April 13, 1975, was the beginning of a gloomy era for Lebanon when an attempted assassination against Pierre Jumayyil, the ex-president of Lebanon, took place. Believing that the assassins were of Palestinian origin, a bus carrying Palestinian passengers was attacked, killing twenty-six of them; thus, the spark ignited the Lebanese civil war. These events led to what was thought of as a religious war of Christian versus Muslim. Soon parties were being formed, each following its own beliefs and attitudes; those in favor of the situation were known as the Lebanese Front, and those against were the Lebanese National Movement. As the conflicts between the two sides intensified, the Lebanese army mobilized to end the war. In addition, bordering Syria began its involvement. As time passed, more groups were being formed and were forming alliances with either of the two sides. Battles were increasing in number and intensity, resulting in more deaths and destruction. There came the point when the Christians wanted to form their independent state, Mount Lebanon, next to the Syrian border; Syria co...