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