---
title: "Volume 25, Issue 2 (2020)  Protecting Religious Freedoms and Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa"
slug: "volume-25-issue-2-2020-protecting-religious-freedoms-and-minorities-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa"
post_type: "post"
published_at: "2020-08-01T15:59:31+01:00"
modified_at: "2024-02-12T15:15:56+01:00"
author: "Maher Hamoud"
url: "https://cihrs-rowaq.org/volume-25-issue-2-2020-protecting-religious-freedoms-and-minorities-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/?lang=en"
category:
  - "Archive"
---

# Volume 25, Issue 2 (2020)  Protecting Religious Freedoms and Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa

## **Table of Contents**

### **Articles**

[The Legality of Religious Symbols in Belgium’s Classrooms: What Writings are on the Wall?](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/the-legality-of-religious-symbols-in-belgiums-classrooms-what-writings-are-on-the-wall/?lang=en)[Cedric D'Hondt](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/cedric-dhondt/?lang=en)

[A Historical Perspective on the Relationship between the State and Minorities in Egypt: Lessons from the Interwar Jewish Case](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/a-historical-perspective-on-the-relationship-between-the-state-and-minorities-in-egypt-lessons-from-the-interwar-jewish-case/?lang=en)[Taqadum Al-Khatib](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/taqadum-al-khatib/?lang=en)

[Moving Beyond the Nation-State: Addressing Religious Freedoms in Lebanon](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/moving-beyond-the-nation-state-addressing-religious-freedoms-in-lebanon/?lang=en)[Ali Kassem](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/ali-kassem/?lang=en)

[Religion, Identity and Ethnicity: The Quest of Tunisian Religious Minorities for Full Citizenship](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/religion-identity-and-ethnicity-the-quest-of-tunisian-religious-minorities-for-full-citizenship/?lang=en)[Silvia Quattrini](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/silvia-quattrini/?lang=en)

[Born of ISIS Genocide: Risk of Statelessness and Stigmatised Nationality Acquisition for Children of Yezidi Survivors](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/born-of-isis-genocide-risk-of-statelessness-and-stigmatised-nationality-acquisition-for-children-of-yezidi-survivors/?lang=en)[Thomas McGee](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/thomas-mcgee/?lang=en)

### **Views**

[Views: From Scriptural Text to Quranic Discourses, a Reading of the Discourse of Nasr Abu Zayd](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/from-scriptural-text-to-quranic-discourses-a-reading-of-the-discourse-of-nasr-abu-zayd/?lang=en)[Gamal Omar](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/gamal-omar/?lang=en)

[Views: Arab Atheists and their Quest for Acceptance amid Religious Intolerance](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/views-arab-atheists-and-their-quest-for-acceptance-amid-religious-intolerance/?lang=en)[Khaled Diab](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/khaleddiab/?lang=en)

### **Book Reviews**

[Book Review: Democratization against Democracy](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/book-review-democratization-against-democracy/?lang=en)[Osama Diab](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/osama-diab/?lang=en)

[Book Review: Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/book-review-blasphemy-and-freedom-of-expression/?lang=en)[Cedric D'Hondt](https://rowaq.cihrs.org/author/cedric-dhondt/?lang=en)