Can you help shape our future priorities? Take a five minute survey now. Survey closes on 8 July.

Brief

Rapid Response Briefing 5

Promoting and Protecting Religious Diversity in the Middle East

Published on 1 December 2013

In the aftermath of regime ruptures in the Arab world and with the political ascendancy of Islamist groups, there has been a mass exodus of citizens belonging to religious minorities from the region.

The question of how to promote and protect diversity in the region is a pressing one. Particularly at a time when Syria – a country with a high level of religious and ethnic heterogeneity – is on the brink of political reconfiguration.

Inclusive policies will be essential to ensure the prospects of advancing holistic human development and real exercise of citizenship.

Cite this publication

Tadros, M. (2013) 'Promoting and Protecting Religious Diversity in the Middle East', IDS Rapid Response Briefing 5, Brighton: IDS

Authors

Mariz Tadros

Professorial Fellow and Director (CREID)

Publication details

published by
IDS
authors
Tadros, Mariz
journal
IDS Rapid Response Briefing, issue 5
language
English

Share

About this publication

Projects
Rapid Response

Related content

Publication

Commercialising Research in MSME Economies: Alternative Pathways to Support System Transformation

ATIP Learning Deep Dive 2

Samuel Abas & 17 others

13 August 2026

Brief

Seven Steps to Make Social Protection More Resilient to Crises

BASIC Research Policy Briefing 21

Rachel Slater & 2 others

12 August 2026

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.