Oct. 27, 2014

Catholic University Expert Available to Comment on Religious Minorities in the Middle East

A faculty expert at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., is available to comment on topics related to unrest in the Middle East, especially as they relate to religious minorities.

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• Aaron Michael Butts , assistant professor of Semitic languages and literatures, is available to comment on topics related to the Middle East (especially Syria and Iraq) and religious minorities (including not only Christians, but also Yezidis and Jews). Butts is author of Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage , a major reference work on the Syriac Christian tradition. Contact Butts at [email protected] or 202-319-5084.

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