{"product_id":"rifugio-christians-of-the-middle-east","title":"Rifugio: Christians of the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe  birthplace  of  Christianity  lies  in  the   Iranian   slopes  of  Mount  Ararat  to  Mount  Lebanon .  Since   those  ancient  times  the  rugged  valleys  and  gorges   have  served  as  a  refuge  for   monastic  communities   and  those  in  search  of  solitude. Nowadays  12   million Christians  are  suppo sed  to  live  in  the  Middle   East,   but   o nly  few  of  them  remain  to  live  in  the   region  because  of  r adical  Islam  and  persecutions;   m illions   have  relocated  to  the  U . K . ,   U . S . A . and   Australia. Between  July  2011  and  January  2014,   Linda  Dorigo   and  Andrea  Milluzzi  travelled  around Iran,  Lebanon,   Egypt,  Israel,  West  Bank,  Gaza  S trip,  Jordan,  Turkey   and  Syria.  They  were driven   towards  these   small   Christian  communities   that choos e  to  not  be  part  of   the  diaspora. Whil e   the Middle  East  is  turned  upside -­‐ down  by   revolutions  and  by  a  fra c t ured war  inside  Islam,   Christians  became  a  religious  mi nority,   disillusioned  witnesses closed  in  their   self -­‐ defense .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMYK Book Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40174259011774,"sku":"9789053308431","price":4422.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9106\/1950\/products\/9789053308431.jpg?v=1757077762","url":"https:\/\/cmykbookstore.com\/products\/rifugio-christians-of-the-middle-east","provider":"CMYK Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}