Christians in Iraq: An Analysis of Some Recent Political Developments

Christians in Iraq: An Analysis of Some Recent Political DevelopmentsDer IslamSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/DJ5TY2I7/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Herman G. B.TeuleChristians in Iraq: An Analysis of Some Recent Political Developmentshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/DJ5TY2I7https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/DJ5TY2I7https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/DJ5TY2I7Der Islam88:12012179-198The collapse of the Saddam regime in March 2003 saw the publication of a number of articles or more encompassing works devoted to the situation of the Christian communities in Iraq. The majority of these focus on ecclesiastical issues and much less on political developments. However, it is clear that it would be artificial to separate the religious from the political: some religious leaders actively participate in the political debate and express views on the ethnic profile of their community, which has consequences for the role they want their communities to play in the Iraqi society. The present article tries to describe and understand some political developments, focusing on three interrelated themes: the divided political landscape, the position of the Christians in Kurdistan and their relations with the Kurdish Regional Government and the Central Federal Government and the discussion on political and cultural “autonomy” for the Christian communities and the creation of a Christian “homeland”. Teule, Herman G. B. “Christians in Iraq: An Analysis of Some Recent Political Developments.” Der Islam 88:1 (2012): 179–98. Herman G. B. Teule, Christians in Iraq: An Analysis of Some Recent Political Developments, Der Islam 88:1 (2012): 179–98.Arab ChristiansIraqKurdsMuslim-Christian relationsXIX-XXI CEXXI CEpolitics