Complex sentence: The rite has become known in the past for its pan-Arab orientation, possibly because it exists in various parts of the Arab world.However present and past circumstances have slightly shifted this outdated stereotype, from the 1958 Lebanon Crisis to the Lebanese civil war.
Split into simpler sentences: The rite has become known in the past for its pan-Arab orientation, possibly because it exists in various parts of the Arab world. However, present and past circumstances have slightly shifted this outdated stereotype, from the 1958 Lebanon Crisis to the Lebanese civil war.