Publication date: February 2016
This survey report – informed by 2498 respondents (1424 men and 1074 women) – examines Syrians’ attitudes toward sectarianism. During the last few years, Syria has gone through significant social changes, a popular revolution and a devastating war, combined with a sharp social division and tension in the relations between the various religious sects. These changes presuppose the existence of both a new perception of Syria and a method of dealing with its multi-religious and multi-ethnic nature. In this study, researchers analyzed how Syrians perceive the idea of sectarianism, their tolerance toward it, and their behavioral response to it.
