When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the sight of tens of thousands of non-Kuwaiti Arabs, Indians, East Asians, and Westerners fleeing or trapped under occupation made the outside world suddenly aware of
Focusing on the situation of both Muslim and non-Muslim religious minorities in the Middle East, this volume offers an analysis of various strategies of resilience and accommodation from a historical
Presented by Longva (social anthropology, U. of Bergen, Norway) and Roald (religious studies, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway), these 13 essays explore the social and political status of religious mi
