The Political Role of Minority Groups in the Middle East

Alawites Algeria Arab minority Arab world Arabs in Israel areas army assimilation attitudes Ba'th Ba'th Party Barzani Berber central government Chamoun Christian Committee conflict countries Djerba dominant Druze Druze community economic educated ethnic expropriation forces French Gaza Strip Golan Greek Orthodox Ibid identity important independence individuals Iran Iranian Iraq Iraqi Islamic Israel's Arabs Israeli Arabs Jabal Jews in Tunisia Kamal Jumblatt Kurdish Kurdistan Kurds land large numbers Latakia leaders leadership Lebanese Lebanon live loyalty Lustick Maghreb majority Maronite ment Middle East middle stratum military minority group Moroccan Morocco mountains nationalist North Africa notable families occupied territories officers organization Ottoman Palestine Palestinian passim peasants percent political assets political parties Population Data position province Rakah regime region religion residents role Shaykh Shi'a social mobilization society status Sunni Muslims Syria tion traditional tribal tribes Tunis Tunisia Tunisia and Morocco Turkey Turkish urban villages West Bank Zionist