Secular Nationalism and Citizenship in Muslim Countries: Arab Christians in the Levant

Book Overview

Preface by Kail C. Ellis

Chapter 1- Introduction by Kail C. Ellis

Part I: Christian Cultural and Intellectual Life and Shared History in the Islamic Middle East
Chapter 2- Christianity's Historic Roots in the Middle East: Christians at Home in the "World of Islam" by Sidney Griffith
Chapter 3- Christianity in the Wider Levant Region: Modern Historyand Contemporary Contexts by Anthony O'Mahony
Chapter 4- Christian Contributions to Art, Culture and Literature in the Arab-Islamic World by Bernard Sabella
Chapter 5- Christians in Arab Politics by Tarek Mitri
Chapter 6- Christian Contributions to Education and Social Advancement by Sami El-Yousef

Part II: Human Rights, Combating Persecution, and the Responsibility to Protect

Chapter 7- The Arab-Christian Predicament Before and After the Rise of the Islamic State by Elie Chalala
Chapter 8- A Human Rights Perspective on the Protection of Christians and Other Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa by Fateh Azzam
Chapter 9- The Persecution of Minorities in the Middle East by Alon Ben-Meir
Chapter 10- The "Responsibility to Protect" and the Dangers of MilitaryIntervention in Fragile States by General Anthony Zinni (ret.)
Part III: The Arab Uprisings, the Shia/Sunni Divide, and the Impact on Regional and Geopolitical Tensions

Chapter 11- The Answer to the Vulnerability of Arab Christians and Other Minorities Is Citizenship Rights Under the Rule of Law by Rami Khouri
Chapter 12- The Impact of the Shia-Sunni Political Struggle and Future Strategies for Christians and Other Minorities in the Middle East by Brian Katulis
Chapter 13- Epilogueby Kail C. Ellis

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319890514
• ISBN13: 9783319890517
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"