Contents

pp.：  5 – 6

List of Contributors

pp.：  7 – 8

Preface

pp.：  9 – 10

Introduction Domination, Self-empowerment, Accommodation

pp.：  11 – 34

Part I Non-Muslim Minorities

pp.：  35 – 228

Chapter One Millets: Past and Present

pp.：  37 – 56

Chapter Two From the Dhimma to the Capitulations: Memory and Experience of Protection in Lebanon

pp.：  57 – 80

Chapter Three Contemporary Muslim-Christian Relations in Egypt: Local Dynamics and Foreign Influences

pp.：  81 – 106

Chapter Four Land, Law, and Family Protection in the West Bank

pp.：  107 – 132

Chapter Five Conviviality and Conflict in Contemporary Aleppo

pp.：  133 – 158

Chapter Six Freedom of Religion in Sudan

pp.：  159 – 180

Chapter Seven From Power to Powerlessness: Zoroastrianism in Iranian History

pp.：  181 – 204

Chapter Eight Baha'is of Iran: Power, Prejudices and Persecutions

pp.：  205 – 228

Part II Muslim Minorities

pp.：  229 – 334

Chapter Nine Shi'i Identity Politics in Saudi Arabia

pp.：  231 – 254

Chapter Ten Nationalism and Confessionalism: Shi'is, Druzes and Alawis in Syria and Lebanon

pp.：  255 – 276

Chapter Eleven Education and Minority Empowerment in the Middle East

pp.：  277 – 298

Chapter Twelve Alevis in Turkish Politics

pp.：  299 – 318

Chapter Thirteen Nationalism and Religion in Contemporary Iran

pp.：  319 – 334

Conclusion Nation-Building and Minority Rights in the Middle East

pp.：  335 – 360

Index

pp.：  361 – 380