Abstract
Since the late 1950s, Christians’ emigration from the Arab Middle East has been a basic phenomenon affecting the political and social landscape of the region as well as a fundamental dynamic behind the depression of its Christian demography. This article shows that the intensive departure has been the result of structural and historical factors related to the performance of the modern Arab nation-states in the post-colonial era. Instead of the generalized and simplistic explanations that are often advanced that link the Christians’ emigration to Islamic revivals, the main dynamic of this out migration instead can be found in the policies of the modern Arab state and the outbreak of communal and regional conflicts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 189-210 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of the Middle East and Africa |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Jul 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Arab-Christians
- Copts
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Palestine
- Syria
- emigration
- ethnic minorities
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations