They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic State (original) (raw)

2016, Christianity and Freedom, Volume 2: Contemporary Perspectives

Barber, Matthew. "They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic State." In Christianity and Freedom, Volume 2: Contemporary Perspectives. Edited by Allen D. Hertzke and Timothy Samuel Shaw. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. This chapter discusses the recent status of Christian communities in Iraq and Syria, providing historical background and then focusing on the seismic events that transpired from 2011 through 2014. Sections deal with historical context for Iraqi and Syrian Christians, the experience of Christians in the Syria conflict, the origins of the Islamic State (IS/ISIL) organization, the experience of Christians under IS control, the expulsion of Mosul's Christians, factors behind the inability of Christians in Mosul to accept a jizya arrangement under IS rule, and prospects for Christian survival in these two countries.

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