The Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR) began in 1993 as a cooperative effort of ethnic and religious organizations that pledged to share resources, information, and to work together for the promotion of human rights in Muslim majority countries. The Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights represents minority religious and ethnic communities from around the world.The Coalition is an International civil rights movement for the victims of Jihad and Islamization. It represents organizations from the following communities: Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Bahais, Humanist Muslims, Copts, Assyrians, Syriacs, Southern Sudanese, Maronites, Philippinos, West Africans, Ibos, Slavic Christians, Armenians, Arab Christians, Nubians, secular intellectuals, and women's groups.The Coalition sponsors The Journal for the Study of Dhimmitude, an outlet for scholars and other observers to document the history, culture and civilization of those living in dhimmitude. The Journal aims to promote an understanding of the contributions made by dhimmi peoples in Muslim dominant societies and to facilitate a dialogue between scholars on both sides of the umma/dhimmi divide.