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

ISBN-13: 9783319890517 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 226 str.

Kail C. Ellis

Recenzje

"This book presents a provocative set of essays ruminating on Middle Eastern Christian heritage, the place of Christians in Middle Eastern politics, and some of the efforts led by the international community to promote their interests. Ellis should be congratulated for putting together a helpful contribution to the growing discussion of Christian survival in the region." (Dr. Paul S. Rowe, Middle East Journal, Vol. 72 (3), 2018)

Spis treści

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 History

and 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 Military

Intervention 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- Epilogue

by Kail C. Ellis

O autorze

Kail C. Ellis is Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant to the President of Villanova University, USA.

Blurb

This edited volume examines the importance and significance of the Christian population in the Middle East and North Africa from the rise of Islam to present day. Specifically, the authors focus on the contributions of Christians to Arab politics, economy, and law. Using the current plight of Christians in the Muslim world (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Egypt), the contributors analyze the origins of the crises and propose recommendations and strategies to foster religious freedom, human rights, and an inclusive political system that ensures equality of citizenship for all communities to participate fully in their societies.