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Lyn Julius
Is There a Future for Middle Eastern Minorities?

Tuesday 1.09.2026

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This lecture starts on 1 September at 7:00pm (UK).

Summary

Please note this session will run for 90 minutes.

The “Arab world” is a misnomer for a region comprising a rich mosaic of non-Arab and non-Muslim peoples, sects, and religions, many of whom predate the Arab conquest and Islam in the Middle East. However, Middle Eastern minorities have suffered a decline due to conflict and persecution. Many have been forced to flee. Demands for autonomy or self-determination have been frustrated. What is the future for Middle Eastern minorities? To discuss this pressing question, Middle East specialist Jonathan Spyer will chair a distinguished panel comprising Kurdish spokesman Veysi Dag, Juliana Taimoorazy, representing Assyrian Christians, and Yusri Khaizran from the Druze community. (In partnership with Harif, the UK Association of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa.)

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Lyn Julius
Lyn Julius was born in the UK and educated at the French Lycée in London and the University of Sussex. The daughter of Jewish refugees from Iraq, she is a journalist and founder of Harif, the UK Association of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa (www.harif.org). Lyn blogs daily at Point of No Return. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Huffington Post, Jewish News, and Jerusalem Post. She has a regular column in the Times of Israel and JNS News. Her book Uprooted: How 3,000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight has been translated in to Norwegian, Portuguese and Arabic, and a Hebrew version is in progress. Lyn’s latest book Cast Out, a long-form essay is available from Jewish Quarterly.
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