Category: Middle East
Syrian Bishop Fears Mass Exodus of Christians
Luiza Oleszczuk Christian Post Reporter 16/3/2012 Will Christians in Syria – which has thus far been a relatively safe haven for religious minorities amid recent ... Read More
Historian: Israel safest place in Mideast for Christians
Ryan Jones 13/3/2012 The steep drop in the number of Christians living in the Palestinian Authority-controlled territories is often blamed on Israel. But Middle East ... Read More
Amid violence, Egypt’s Christians rely on Muslim friends, worry about future
Christians pray for an end to the violence (Photo by Gorkems) Rob Kerby, Senior Editor 12/3/2012 Burned-out rubble is all that’s left of Christian shopkeeper ... Read More
Christians in Syria live in fear of persecution, say Roman Catholic officials
Young Syrian refugees arrive into Qaa village in northern Lebanon March 4. As temperatures drop to near freezing in Lebanon, Caritas is working to find ... Read More
Turkey moves to fetch Syriac Patriarchates
ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News 10/3/3012 Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr Turkey has rolled into action to bring the Syriac Orthodox and Catholic Patriarchates in Syria and Lebanon ... Read More
Arab Christians need to feel secure
A file photo shows Iraqis pray during the Christmas Eve mass at St Joseph’s Chaldean church in Baghdad By Joseph A. Kechichian, Special to Gulf ... Read More
Syrian Christians worry about life after Bashar Assad
Greek and Armenian Orthodox Priests pray during a liturgy in January for a Christian boy who was killed in the fighting in the central Syrian ... Read More
The meaning of Davutoğlu’s visit with Patriarchs
ORHAN KEMAL CENGİZ o.cengiz@todayszaman.com 6/3/2012 Last week, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu visited with the Greek and Armenian Patriarchs, as well as held meetings with the ... Read More
Turkey’s Syriacs Lay Out Vision for New Constitution
A restored Syrian Orthodox Church in Turkey (2010) 3/3/2012 In an unprecedented move, the political and community representatives of the Syriac Christians visited parliament this ... Read More
The Key to Armenia’s Survival
An Armenian merchant portrayed by Giovanni Grevembroch in the 18th century By RODERICK CONWAY MORRIS 24/2/2012 VENICE — Armenian civilization is one of the most ... Read More