The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire Raheb Mitri
The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire Raheb Mitri Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth…
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The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire Raheb Mitri
Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth century. Middle Eastern Christians are often portrayed as a homogeneous, helpless group ever at the mercy of their Muslim enemies, a situation that only Western powers can remedy. The topic has experienced a resurgence in the last few years, especially during the Trump era.
The book analyzes the diverse socioeconomic and political factors that led to the diminishing role and numbers of Christians in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan during the eras of Ottoman, French, and British Empires, through the eras of independence, Pan-Arabism, and The Politics of Persecution revisits this narrative with a critical eye.Mitri Raheb charts the plight of Christians in the Middle East from the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 to the so-called Arab Spring.