Voice of the Mountain explained

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]

History and profile

Although its beginning was in 1983,^[2] the broadcasting of the Voice of the Mountain officially started on 1 February 1984.^[3] It operated from the Chouf Mountains.^[4] Ghazi Aridi worked as the director of the station until 1994 when it was closed.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Fisk, Robert. Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War. Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. p. 145
2. News: Ibrahim. Roula. Walid Jumblatt and His Two Right Hands. 6 October 2012. Al Akhbar. 23 September 2012.
3. Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Eds 8247–8273. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. 1986
4. 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