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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ellis, Kail C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Minorities in West Asia and North Africa
• Subjects: Middle East-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; World politics.; Political theory.; Ethnology-Middle East .; Middle Eastern Politics.; Comparative Politics.; Political History.; Political Theory.; Middle Eastern Culture.
• Physical Description: XX, 226 p. 1 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319712048
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71204-8

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.