Minorities in the Middle East

Idan Barir analyzes the unique and precarious position of the Yezidi community in Northern Iraq, in the wake of the ISIS offensive there.

Ben Mendales discusses the potential challenges facing the Shi'i minority within Egypt.

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel D. Parker examines the situation of Syria's Christian minority, who are caught in the middle of a bloody civil war.

Duygu Atlas discusses the Alevis, Turkey's largest religious minority, and their tense relations with the state.

This collection of articles is based upon lectures delivered at a symposium held by the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation in March of 2004. In Hebrew.