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• 1. waha wera | May 7th, 2007 at 9:55 am

  Can someone please tell me what possible analytical or scientific approach was used to determine these numbers?

  I can tell you for a fact that there are no-where near 45,000 lebanese in new zealand (nouvelle zelande). I am the secretary for the Lebanese Society of Auckland and know almost all the families in Auckland and many of the other families around the country. The recent census had only a little more than 1000 lebanese identify themselves here. Those born here (2 generations) added to that number would still only bring that up to a possible 4 0r 5,000.

  putting forward completely false figures helps no-one .

• 2. othello | May 7th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

  Hmm…This sounds interresting…

  I git this through email and I do not have the possibilityof checking its ccuracy…

  so if anyone can correct the numbers he/she feels are over or under rated, plese do.

• 3. LF forever | May 7th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

  Our secretary of the lebanese society of Auckland !

  I think by simple position that you have you should represent the Lebanese society in somehow! So try to be more balanced and lebanese for all the Lebanese and correct the mistake if, without inciting 1 group on in another..

  3achtoum wa 3acha Lebnan and our representatives abroad…

• 4. waha wera | May 7th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

  i got it through email as well sometime ago, that was why i checked the recent census results for new zealand.

  I can only correct the new zealand numbers, but i suspect the others are also way over the top as well.

• 5. FranceLiban | May 7th, 2007 at 6:37 pm

  these are just over estimated numbers to prove that the lebanese christains are big in number,

  me i estimate the number of lebanese abroad as 3 million

• 6. Delta | May 7th, 2007 at 8:45 pm

  look at the grand total its scaryyyyyyyy

• 7. Delta | May 7th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

  France Liban : lool ur another pathatic dude 3 millions ????????????? lol
  in a research by ipsos in 2000 showed theres over 7 million lebanese in south america.

• 8. waha wera | May 7th, 2007 at 9:44 pm

  LF forever - it wont let me change post to remove the remark about aouny an hizballah. but you are right, i shouldnt have written it like that.

• 9. N10452 | May 7th, 2007 at 9:54 pm

  Waha wera,
  I changed it for you

• 10. othello | May 7th, 2007 at 10:01 pm

  Sorry guys bass anyone knows how to read??

  where did you see any mention of religion???

• 11. Abollam | May 7th, 2007 at 10:09 pm

  These figures were compiled by a guy called Shareif Al Husseini and posted on their website:

  http://www.iloubnan.info/Lebanese-Diaspora-An-Overview

  He admits that the figures are estimates and ready to discuss them…

  Happy Counting

  -al

• 12. waha wera | May 8th, 2007 at 10:13 am

  thanks N10452. was gonna ask you to do it if I couldnt find a way. I’ll be more neutral if commenting from an official point of view in future.

• 13. wael | May 8th, 2007 at 3:11 pm

  3anjadddd bi khawwifffff bassss hayda il ra2imm 75% massi7i w min il mssi7iyi 60% ouwittt so kam ack everyone we need ur help in lebbbbb and more and more

• 14. Kell shi wala GMA | May 9th, 2007 at 7:03 am

  Just imagine if all these lebanese come to visit Lebanon in the same period ?????? Scary!!!!!!

• 15. Mohammad | May 9th, 2007 at 3:54 pm

  Imagine those 12 million Lebanese will vote in the next elections! What will happen?

• 16. FranceLiban | May 10th, 2007 at 9:58 am

  many of these 12 million dont have lebanese passports, many others cant diffrentiate if lebanon is a country or a sandwish

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