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CEDRAC

CEDRAC ( ) is the Center for Arab Christian Research and Documentation of Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ). It was established in 1991 by Fr. Samir Khalil Samir. It was incorporated in 1996 into the USJ. The CEDRAC sees itself as following in the tradition of the researchers Louis Cheikhô and Georg Graf who worked in this discipline in Beirut at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th century. The center holds some 23,000 books and multimedia items. The disciplines studied are history, philosophy, philology, and religion: Christianity, Islam and other religions of the region such as Judaism and Zoroastrianism with a focus on Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, and Egypt. The literature is in several languages and comprises documents about these religions from their origin to the present day. Moreover, it organises seminars and conferences and prepares and publishes various publications.

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CEDRAC ( ) is the Center for Arab Christian Research and Documentation of Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ). It was established in 1991 by Fr. Samir Khalil Samir. It was incorporated in 1996 into the USJ. The CEDRAC sees itself as following in the tradition of the researchers Louis Cheikhô and Georg Graf who worked in this discipline in Beirut at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th century. The center holds some 23,000 books and multimedia items. The disciplines studied are history, philosophy, philology, and religion: Christianity, Islam and other religions of the region such as Judaism and Zoroastrianism with a focus on Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, and Egypt. The literature is in several languages and comprises documents about these religions from their origin to the present day. Moreover, it organises seminars and conferences and prepares and publishes various publications.

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  1. date of establishment: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355952936

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