SOS Chrétiens d’Orient : le renouveau du conservatisme catholique français au prisme de l’Orient

For the past several years, the plight of Christian communities in the Near East has captured the interest of the French public. Emerging from this public interest, SOS Chrétiens d’Orient was founded in 2013. However, this new NGO quickly courted controversy because of its dual orientation, as both...

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Main Author: Alexis Artaud de La Ferrière
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Équipe Monde Arabe Méditerranée 2020-05-01
Series:Les Cahiers d’EMAM
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/emam/2541
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Summary:For the past several years, the plight of Christian communities in the Near East has captured the interest of the French public. Emerging from this public interest, SOS Chrétiens d’Orient was founded in 2013. However, this new NGO quickly courted controversy because of its dual orientation, as both an international development organisation and as a hub for conservative socio-political action in France. How should we make sense of this dual identity? What ideals undergird SOS Chrétiens d’Orient? How does the organisation aim to operationalize those ideals? Based on research carried out between June 2017 and June 2019, this articles addresses seeks to answer these questions.
ISSN:1969-248X
2102-6416