Searching for Sectarianism in the Arab Spring: Colonial Conspiracy or Indigenous Instinct?
Author: Mark Farha
Publisher/Publication: Muslim World
Volume/Issue: 106
DOI/ISBN: 10.1111/muwo.12137
The article refers to the phenomenon of sectarianism, that followed the collapse of the regimes in the Arab world, as its upsurge has had a deep impact on minorities, Christians included. The author argues that a nuanced analysis, blending considerations of past and present confessional ideologies and class interests, as well as political instrumentalization of sectarian identity by both external and internal actors, could help to comprehend the communalism that exists today.
