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Iran: Christian convert released from prison
Publication Date: 18/10/2022
Source: Middle East Concern
Iranian Christians are rejoicing that Naser Navard Goltapeh was released from Evin Prison on 17 October after being pardoned by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamanei.
Iraqi trauma care program is helping ISIS' victims heal deep wounds
Author: Anugrah Kumar
Publication Date: 14/11/2022
Source: Christian Post
In Iraq, where people are in the throes of rebuilding their lives following the horrors of the Islamic State terrorist group that once controlled large swaths of the country, a Christian group is running a trauma care program to help those carrying deep wounds.
Archbishop of Aleppo: Health crisis in war-torn Syria dramatic
Author: Lisa Zengarini
Publication Date: 10/11/2022
Source: Vatican News
As the eyes of the world and media continue to focus on the war in Ukraine and the subsequent energy and food crises, during his General Audience on Wednesday Pope Francis once again drew attention also to the many forgotten wars still wreaking death and destruction in many other parts of the globe. Among them, he mentioned the eleven-year conflict in Syria.
The Push for Women’s Rights in Iran Is a Push for Religious Freedom Too
Author: Kate Shellnut
Publication Date: 19/10/2022
Source: Christianity Today
Growing up in a home with a Muslim father and a Christian mother, Iranian American Shirin Taber had a special appreciation for being able to choose what she believed. When she told her dad that she wished everyone back in Iran could have the same freedom, he—knowing the harsh reality of the regime—said it would never happen.
Saint Odisho: fourth-century monastery still serves worshippers
Author: Kurmanj Nhili
Publication Date: 20/11/2022
Source: Kurdistan24
Saint Odisho Monastery, dating back to the fourth century, still stands tall serving Christians in the small village of Dere just four kilometers east of the historic town of Amedi in Duhok province.
To get there, one needs to take the road that turns around on the side of the mountain and runs along the cliffs, three km after getting through the Sulav gorge.
Mahsa murder: Christian activists and NGOs call for enquiry into Tehran's violence
Publication Date: 19/10/2022
Source: Asia News
Iranian Christian activists in the diaspora, together with dozens of international pro-human rights NGOs, have launched an appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) for an "urgent investigation" into the violent repression of protests over the killing of Mahsa Amini.
Ancient Christian relics found in ruins of Bahrain mosque offer rare glimpse into history
Author: Ramola Talwar Badam
Publication Date: 21/11/2022
Source: The National
On an island in Bahrain, archaeologists and historians are at work uncovering relics that will tell the story of Christian homes in the kingdom before the spread of Islam. A team of Bahraini and British experts carefully sift through sandy stretches between thick stone walls of what may have been a monastery or a bishop’s home dating back to the sixth and eighth century.
Christian schools in northeast Syria ordered to teach self-administration curriculum or face closure
Publication Date: 1/11/2022
Source: The Assyrian Journal
A letter from the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Department of Education, dated Oct. 24 and provided to a Christian school in Hasakah on Nov. 1, instructs the school they must begin teaching the self-administration’s curriculum, not the Syrian curriculum, or they will face closure.
Treatment of Christians in Qatar challenged in run-up to World Cup
Author: Patrick Hudson
Publication Date: 15/11/2022
Source: The Tablet
Qatar’s treatment of Christians has deteriorated even as it prepares to host the FIFA World Cup, the charity Open Doors has said.
The charity for persecuted Christians worldwide warned that after recent improvements, it was now becoming harder to be a Christian in Qatar. The country has risen 11 places to 18th on the Open Doors World Watch List, its annual ranking of the states where Christians face the worst persecution.
Iranian Christians in Jerusalem - what do they think of Israel?
Publication Date: 21/10/2022
Source: The Jerusalem Post
“Our heart, our people, we love Israel and your people,” says Saeid Miryaghoobi, a musician and music producer.
For Miryaghoobi, this is a major shift from where he grew up in Iran. “I know for so many years that maybe our government regime said that we have to say ‘Death to Israel’ but this is not our heart; this is not what we believe,” he says, sitting in the center of Jerusalem, in early September.
