The region as a whole will be worse off as a result of their absence. Minorities have historically served as brokers between the Middle East and the outside world, and if they disappear, the region will lose an important class of cultural, economic, and intellectual leaders.
中东多样性的末日不仅仅是死者、逃亡者和受难者的悲剧。整个地区都会因为多样性的缺失而每况愈下。历史上，少数群体承担着中东与外部世界联系桥梁的作用，如果他们消失了，中东地区也将失去重要的文化、经济和知识领导者阶层。