Information on "Religious Minorities"
April 2013
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23 Apr 2013
Turkey: Background and US Relations
Author: Jim Zanotti
Publisher: US Government
This report provides background information on Turkey and discusses possible policy options for Members of Congress and the Obama Administration. More on «Turkey: Background and US Relations» -
Apr 2013
Nepal's National Interests - II
Author: Rabindra Khanal, Prakash Rimal, Amish Raj Mulmi, Monika Timsina, Nishchal N Pandey, Dharma Adhikari, Sanjaya Dhakal, Kosh Raj Koirala, Chandra Shekhar Adhikari, Anil Giri, Shambhu Ram Simkhada, Dhan Bahadur Oli, Resham Bahadur Thapa Parajuli, Jayaraj Acharya
Publisher: Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) / Konrad Adenauer Foundation
This book discusses secularism, free and responsible media and foreign employment in the emerging 'New Nepal' and suggests that together they are the main crucial elements within the country. More on «Nepal's National Interests - II»
December 2012
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21 Dec 2012
Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe 2/2012
Author: Sarah McMonagle, László Vincze, Tom Moring, Dónall Ó Riagáin, Tomasz Kamusella, Konstantin Zamyatin, Lars Funch Hansen
Publisher: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
This edition of the JEMIE is devoted to comparative analyses of current developments in minority-majortiy relations in the wider Europe. More on «Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe 2/2012 »
October 2012
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14 Oct 2012
Inspired by the "Arab Spring": Saudi Arabia's Volatile Shiite Minority
Author: Yoel Guzansky
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This article provides an analysis of a wave of uprisings from Saudi Arabia's Shiite minority in the country's eastern province. More on «Inspired by the "Arab Spring": Saudi Arabia's Volatile Shiite Minority»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Risk and Violence in Iraq’s New Sectarian Balance
Author: David Gairdner
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
Iraq appears set to re-emerge as a regional force and an international energy power. More on «Risk and Violence in Iraq’s New Sectarian Balance»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Malaysia: Majority Supremacy and Ethnic Tensions
Author: Pranav Kumar
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This paper explores the racial and religious divides, which are the most prominent divisions in Malaysia's plural society. More on «Malaysia: Majority Supremacy and Ethnic Tensions»
June 2012
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11 Jun 2012
Before and After the Revolution: A 'Spring' also for the Copts of Egypt
Author: Alessia Melcangi
Publisher: British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)
This paper analyzes the ‘Coptic question’ in contemporary debate, underlining the political relations between the Christian community and the political institutions of Egypt, its varied composition, the intra-communal cleavages or factionalism. More on «Before and After the Revolution: A 'Spring' also for the Copts of Egypt»
May 2012
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24 May 2012
Syria: Unrest and US Policy
Author: Jeremy M Sharp, Christopher M Blanchard
Publisher: US Government
This paper discusses US foreign policy with regard to the Syrian crisis. More on «Syria: Unrest and US Policy»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Separatism in Xinjiang: Between Local Problems and International Jihad?
Author: Bhavna Singh
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This paper discusses the separatist and terrorist elements in the Xinjiang region and the Chinese authorities' reaction to them. More on «Separatism in Xinjiang: Between Local Problems and International Jihad?» -
Apr 2012
The Re-Politicization of European Minority Protection
Author: Tove H Malloy
Publisher: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
This study examines the increasingly politicized process of drafting resolutions regarding the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) adopted by the Council of Europe. More on «The Re-Politicization of European Minority Protection»
