Category: Middle East

A Global War on Christians in the Muslim World?

OCP- February 24, 2012

John L. EspositoProfessor of Religion and International Affairs, Georgetown University 25/2/2012 Religious minorities in the Muslim world today, constitutionally entitled in many countries to equality ... Read More

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Armenians in Syria

obl- February 19, 2012

Armenian soldier Viken Hairabedian's funeral BY NANORE BARSOUMIAN From The Armenian Weekly 19/2/2012 ALEPPO, Syria—Two suicide car bombs targeting Syrian regional military and security headquarters ... Read More

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Armenians in Syria

OCP- February 19, 2012

Armenian soldier Viken Hairabedian's funeral BY NANORE BARSOUMIAN From The Armenian Weekly 19/2/2012 ALEPPO, Syria—Two suicide car bombs targeting Syrian regional military and security headquarters ... Read More

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Armenians in Syria

OCP- February 19, 2012

Armenian soldier Viken Hairabedian's funeral BY NANORE BARSOUMIAN From The Armenian Weekly 19/2/2012 ALEPPO, Syria—Two suicide car bombs targeting Syrian regional military and security headquarters ... Read More

Christian Families in Syria in Urgent Need of Help, Trapped in Crossfire

OCP- February 17, 2012

An unidentified Syrian Christian family in need of help during the Syria uprising is seen in this undated photo. By Stoyan Zaimov,Christian Post Reporter 17/2/2012 ... Read More

Egyptian village evicts 8 Coptic families over rumors of interfaith affair

obl- February 15, 2012

Local police mediated a deal to evict eight Egyptian Coptic families from their village following rumors of an illicit affair between a Coptic man and ... Read More

62 Coptic Christian Families Forcibly Evicted by Salafi Muslims

obl- February 10, 2012

Coptic Christians demonstrating against persecution By Asia News 10/2/2012 Salafi Muslims in the area of el-Amerya, with the complicity of the police and state authorities, ... Read More

Judean Desert Draws In Tourists

obl- February 10, 2012

BY DANIELA BERRETTA 9/2/2012 JERICHO, West Bank — Located between Jerusalem and Jericho, the Judean Desert provided an inspiration to thousands of hermits who lived ... Read More

Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World

OCP- February 6, 2012

At least 13 people were killed and 140 injured on March 8, 2011, when participants in a large Christian demonstration in a Cairo slum were ... Read More