Description

The book examines citizenship in the Arab world and explains that citizenship is more complex than simply having a nationality or passport.

Parolin studies citizenship through three important forms of membership:

Kin group → Religious community → Nation-state

2. Purpose of the book

The book is based on extensive research into citizenship across 18 Arab-majority and Arabic-speaking countries. It uses a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together ideas from law, anthropology, political science, sociology, linguistics, and Arab and Islamic studies.

3. Citizenship and membership

The Introduction presents citizenship as a question of belonging and membership.

A person may have connections through: