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Two technical notes for completeness. First, our hosting provider (Hostinger) keeps standard server access logs — IP address, time, page requested — for security and capacity purposes, as virtually all web hosts do. Second, the site's typefaces load from Google Fonts, which means your browser requests font files from Google's servers; Google's privacy policy applies to those requests. Self-hosting the fonts is on the roadmap.

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Middle East Minorities (middleeastminorities.org) is a non-commercial, independent documentary project.

Responsible for content: Ruben Vermeer, the Netherlands
Contact: info@middleeastminorities.org

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Last reviewed: July 2026.