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Special Issue on Minorities in the Middle East

Though important component of sociopolitical lives, minorities find themselves at the receiving end of modern Middle East. They have suffered due to the exclusivist nature of the post-Ottoman states and the prevalence of authoritarian political systems. All Middle Eastern countries have substantial minority population; some are confined within the boundaries of one state but many ethnic, religious, sectarian and linguistic minorities live across boundaries. Despite the significance of status and conditions of minorities in understanding these nation states, the issue attracts only limited attention among scholars. It is in this context that the Contemporary Review of the Middle East plans to dedicate its March 2016 issue to Minorities in the Middle East.

The essays should not be country-specific but cross regional in their approach, though a compelling countryspecific essay might also be considered.

Following are the tentative subthemes for the Special Issue:
Kurds in the Middle East: Iraq and Turkey
2. Bedouins in the Middle East: Israel and Jordan
3. Bedouins in Middle East: Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
4. Druze in the Middle East: Lebanon and Israel
5. Christians in the Middle East: Egypt and Lebanon
6. Shia Minorities in the Middle East
7. Berbers in the Maghreb
8. Armenians in the Middle East
9. Zoroastrians in the Middle East
10. Jews in the Middle East
11. Minorities in Lebanon (holistic and not confined to a single group)
12. Minorities in Syria (holistic and not confined to a single group)
13. Ethnic Minorities in Iran (holistic and not confined to a single group)
14. Religious Minorities in Iran (holistic and not confined to a single group)
15. Non-Jewish Minorities in Israel (holistic and not confined to a single group)

The length would be 7,500-8,000 words with in-text citation and endnotes. Guidelines can be found at (http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202264/manuscriptSubmission).

The submission date is 31 October 2015.