Daniel Brown

PhD University of Chicago

Daniel Brown

An Arabic Christian view of the Arab Spring

    الامل خاب من “الربيع العربي” على “المدى القريب”. لكنه ليس خائبا على المدى البعيد. ففي قراءة استشرافية لمستقبل المسيحيين في الشرق الاوسط، يرى المفكر والباحث والكاتب  الاب هنري بولاد اليسوعي “ربيعا مسيحيا، بعد خريف وشتاء صعبين”. واذا كان ينظر بشيء من الايجابية الى مستقبل المسيحيين، وهو الذي تكلم صراحة عن وضعهم امام البرلمان

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Religious Minorities in the Middle East: Domination, Self-Empowerment, Accommodation

Edited by Anh Nga Longva and Anne Sofie Roald Publisher’s note:  The relationship between religious majorities and minorities in the Middle East is often construed as one of domination versus powerlessness. While this may indeed be the case, to claim that this is only or always so is to give a simplified picture of a complex reality. Such a

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Syrian Security Forces Fire on Worshipers as Ramadan Ends – NYTimes.com

Joseph Eid/Agence France-Presse Thousands of Syrians took to the streets on Tuesday after prayers that signaled the end of the holy month of Ramadan, defying a broad deployment of security forces across Syria that has made August one of the bloodiest months of the uprising.RelatedTimes Topic: Syria — Protests 2011Amid Syrian Raids, Reports of Desertions

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