Palestinian Metawalis
Palestinian Metawalis are a Palestinian Shiite community. During the time of Mandatory Palestine, Palestinian Metawalis had seven villages wherein they constituted they majority.[1] During the first census of the British protectorate, Palestinian Metawalis were one of eight religious demographic groups whom were categorized,[2] and tensions existed regarding whether these people would be geopolitically united with their Shiite Arab counterparts in southern Lebanon.[1]
References
- ^ a b "The Seven Lost Villages". 4 August 2006 – via Haaretz.
- ^ Barron, Table I.
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