Turkish Journal of International Relations

Turkish Journal of International Relations

Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 2003

 

Problems of Studying Minorities in the Middle East
By P. R. Kumaraswamy

 

Abstract

The Middle East like many other regions of the world, is heterogeneous and comprises of numerous ethnic, national, religious and linguistic societies, groups and sects. Much of the troubles facing this region revolve around the treatment or mistreatment of its minority population. Most of the post-Ottoman states are yet to evolve a national identity that would encompass and reflect their multi-ethnic social composition.

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