{"id":7892,"date":"2021-01-15T13:31:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T18:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/?page_id=7892"},"modified":"2021-01-15T16:27:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:27:55","slug":"abdalkader-mohamad-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/education\/extracurricular\/art-in-the-department\/celebrating-my-culture\/abdalkader-mohamad-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"AbdalKader, Mohamad Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr Mohamad AbdalKader Celebrates the Culture of his Native Lebanon<\/h2>\n<p>I would like to share with you some interesting facts and a small video about the history, the culture, and the geography of my country, Lebanon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rise Above Lebanon (Full Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/coIXMyWzpAU?start=7&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Lebanon is located along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and stands at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. It is a cultural melting pot with eastern and western influences giving this Middle Eastern country unique features.<\/p>\n<p>* Beirut, Lebanon&#8217;s capital is an ancient seaport dating back to the Phoenicians. It is often credited as one of the earliest law school in the world as early as 250 AD.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment7848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment7848\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/roman-baths-beirut.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/roman-baths-beirut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/roman-baths-beirut.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/roman-baths-beirut-636x421.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/roman-baths-beirut-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment7848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Roman Baths \u2013 Downtown-Beirut<br \/>Pic by F8grapher | Dreamstime.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>* Byblos, a city in Lebaon, UNESCO World Heritage site, is believed to have been first occupied between 8800 and 7000 BC[1] and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC,[2] making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is often credited with the creation of the alphabet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment7849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment7849\" style=\"width: 1879px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Byblos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Byblos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1869\" height=\"571\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Byblos.jpg 1869w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Byblos-636x194.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Byblos-1024x313.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Byblos-768x235.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Byblos-1536x469.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1869px) 100vw, 1869px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment7849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Byblos, old city<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>* Baalbeck, another UNESCO World Heritage site, is the most impressive archaeological site in Lebanon, the former Roman city of Heliopolis. The temples in Baalbeck are not only the largest Roman temples ever built, but also among the best preserved all over the world<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Temple-of-Bacchus-Baalbeck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Temple-of-Bacchus-Baalbeck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Temple-of-Bacchus-Baalbeck.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Temple-of-Bacchus-Baalbeck-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/files\/2021\/01\/Temple-of-Bacchus-Baalbeck-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/radiology\/education\/extracurricular\/art-in-the-department\/celebrating-my-culture\/\">Return to Celebrating My Culture Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Mohamad AbdalKader Celebrates the Culture of his Native Lebanon I would like to share with you some interesting facts and a small video about the history, the culture, and the geography of my country, Lebanon. 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