A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite and Druze communities.
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of Political Science, Kennesaw State University
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Lecturer in International Security, King's College London
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex and Non-Resident Fellow at Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona, University of Essex
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Senior Researcher in International Human Rights Law & Humanitarian Law at Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
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Professor and Director of the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University