Minorities in the Middle East: Integration or Autonomy

The path toward integration of minorities has never been easy. perhaps thesingle most important step is to enact a form of legislation that allows themembers of a minority group to enjoy equal political, economic, and culturalrights . thi s, however, may not necessarily mean absolute autonomy, whichis likely to pose a threat to the host country's national cohesion and stability.both the political regime and the minority groups should initiate necessarysteps to pave the way toward eventual integration--if not assimilation.ultimately, however, their integration should be pursued not just for its ownsake, but as a fundamental means toward achieving social justice and equalrights for all the members of the society irrespective of ethnic, religious,. cultural, social, or political status