1. Muslim Immigration
... . In addition since so few Muslims emigrated from Lebanon in the first half of the century, it is nearly impossible to distinguish a difference between Sunnis and Shi"ites. Of the 39 thousand Syrian/Lebanese immigrants that entered the U.S. from 1909-1914, roughly 10% were Muslim. Though they had their differences in Lebanon, being Muslims in a Christian country unified the two distinct ... Sunnis and Shi"ite flock to the United States in the thousands. This was the largest recordable wave of Lebanese immigrants. Entire families left, escaping warfare. It is estimated that 39 thousand pe...
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