The Daily Utah Tuesday January, 19, 1999 Post-W- 5 Lebanon Ushers Construction of Cities. . . But Not of Identities ar John Gibson Chronicle News Writer The Lebanese Civil War was caused by different concepts of Lebanese identity, said Lucia Volk. The U Middle East Center sponsored a group discussion titled "Imagining National Identity After 16 Years of Civil War: The Process of Lebanese," last Becoming Post-War Thursday. Volk, Chronicle of Harvard University, hosted the discussion. She spent a' couple of years in Beirut, Lebanon, analyzing the contrast between Beirut before and after the Civil War. " "Reconstruction is lived every day," Volk said. "In Beirut, people deal with traffic problems, construction sights and all the noise pollution reconstruction brings." Volk opened the discussion by showing some slides from postwar Beirut. The destruction of churches and residence buildings were the main theme in the pictures. Volk said she taught English while there, and her students were con JOURNAL continued from page 3 year's editors, Peter Carlston and Erica Baca. "We're excited with the great work Erica and Peter have done, and we hope to continue the tradition of excellence with the Hinckley Institute of Politics," Mayer said. Mayer said they aren't looking for any particular topics, just a well-wr- it stantly complaining about the traffic. The routes and traffic patterns would change almost daily, including the routes where students were brought to school. Volk students once generated a set of four material aspects which characterized a wealthy Lebanese. "They drive a Mercedes, have at least one cellular phone with them at all times, they have a maid at their homes and they own a house up in the mountains. If you see a person like that in front of you, chances arc he's Lebanese," Volk said. It's also part of Lebanese culture to drink Turkish coffee after meals, Volk said. "They also share a big concern about what other people think about them and a delicious inclination for gossiping," she said. But the glamour of the Lebanese lifestyle is being reconstructed, along with the country. The identity of Lebanon collides between a modern Phoenicia and a greater Syria, said Volk. "But I found no consistency of what people think ten, paper that is interesting to read. The Hinckley Institute of Politics sponsors guest lecturers approximately once a week. The lecture topics range from discussions on polygamy to human rights to protecting privacy over the Internet. More information concerning both the journal and the lecture scries can be obtained by calling 1. about their identity. There's no such thing as an identity theory." Volk had rare opportunities to talk with her students about the Civil War. "They don't like talking about it, they were terrified during it. A student used to sleep in her bathtub during some nights because she thought it was safer," Volk said. War is not a subject of discussion in Beirut. Volk said it was hard to get people to discuss it with her. "There's a big pride for being Lebanese, but also a feeling of loss. A loss that can't be reconstructed. It's nostalgic," Volk said. For 15 years, a "Lebanese wall" separated Christians from Muslims in Lebanon. This wall was destroyed in Oct. 17, 1990, but the Civil War continued for a few more years. The population of Lebanon- - is about million. Half of those people live in Beirut. Its economy is based on exporting products like jewelry and clothes. Its agriculture highlights olives, cotton and grains; and its industries arc based in oil refining, food and fabrics. 1 sent to the University Hospital if they do not have primary health care. 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