Voice of the Mountain

The Voice of the Mountain (Arabic: صوت الجبل|Sawt Al Jabal) was a radio station operated by the Progressive Socialist Party during the Lebanese Civil War.[1][2]

History and profile

Although its beginning was in 1983,[3] the broadcasting of the Voice of the Mountain officially started on 1 February 1984.[4] It operated from the Chouf Mountains.[1] Ghazi Aridi worked as the director of the station until 1994 when it was closed.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah, and Merkaz Dayan le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-Tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah (Universiṭat Tel-Aviv). Middle East Contemporary Survey. New York: Holmes & Meier, 1986. p. xxx
  2. Fisk, Robert. Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War. Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. p. 145
  3. 1 2 Ibrahim, Roula (23 September 2012). "Walid Jumblatt and His Two Right Hands". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Eds 8247–8273. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. 1986


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