Front cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction by Kajsa Ahlstrand and Göran Gunner -- 1. The Status of Christians in the Islamic Worldview-Mustafa Abu Sway -- 2. The Problem of Jurisdiction in the Contemporary Nation-State-Jan Hjärpe -- 3. The Use of the Concept Minority: A Protection or a Burden in Relation to International Law-Göran Gunner -- 4. Non-Muslim in Middle Eastern Muslim Societies-Guirguis Ibrahim Saleh -- 5. Faith Based Organizations and the Configuration of Civil Society in the MENA-perspective-Johan Gärde -- 6. The Status of Non-Muslims in a Palestinian State-Bernard Sabella -- 7. Managing Christian-Muslim Relations in Pakistani Setting-Mehboob Sada -- 8. Non-Muslim Women in Pakistan: Minority within Minority-Yasmin Haider -- 9. Islamization of Laws in Pakistan and its Effect on Minorities-M. Aslam Khaki -- 10. Non-Muslims in an Islamic State: A Case Study of Pakistan-Ahmad Salim -- 11. Possible Strategies for Religious Communities under Threat-Kajsa Ahlstrand -- Bibliography -- Back cover.