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Arab Christian figures rebut argument for removing US sanctions on Syria
A Jan. 21 letter claimed “unilateral coercive measures” imposed by the US have made the plight of Syrians worse
Critics of the letter say the Assads have a history of using minorities as a means to burnish their image abroad
Iraq: Full of Historic Sites Important to Understanding Christianity
Author: Dale Gavlak
Publication Date: 17/2/2021
Source: The Tablet
Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts to the place known in Arabic as the “land of the two rivers” — the mighty Tigris and Euphrates — and once renowned as Mesopotamia, the “cradle of civilization.”
Russia plays up ties to Syrian Christians
Author: Khaled al-Khateb
Publication Date: 16/2/2021
Source: Al Monitor
Russia declares its support for the Orthodox Christian militias fighting alongside the Syrian regime, as it shows great interest in the ideological factor within its expansion and domination strategy in Syria.
Will the first Christian temple be built in Saudi Arabia?
Author: Elsie Powers
Publication Date: 13/2/2021
Source: Randrlife
Interview with BP. Paul Hinder OFMCap – From May last year. Apostolic administrator of northern Arabia.
Christians detained for their faith in Iran paid nearly £1m in bail in 2020
Publication Date: 13/2/2021
Source: Christian Today
The cost of bail for detained Iranian Christians reached almost £1m last year, a report by human rights organisations has found.
UAE home to 76 non-Muslim places of worship
Publication Date: 6/2/2021
Source: Khaleej Times
The UAE, which was founded on the principles of tolerance and peaceful coexistence, is home to 76 places of worship for non-Muslims.
Iranian Christians ordered not to meet – in person or online
Publication Date: 3/2/2021
Source: Article18
Eleven Christian couples from a city just outside Tehran have been ordered by agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence to sign commitments to refrain from meeting together – either in person or online.
The Muslims and Christians rebuilding Mosul’s old city (Video)
Author: Daisy Walsh and Gabriel Chaim
Publication Date: 5/2/2021
Source: BBC
More than three years after the devastating battle to reclaim Mosul, from the group calling itself the Islamic State, its old city still lies in ruins.
Apologists Call Assad Secular. Assad Tells Syrians Otherwise
Boghos never expected to find himself in one of Syria’s underground dungeons.
He was a devoted Christian who opted for a literal interpretation of Romans 13:1-2, where Paul the Apostle writes, “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God,” and, “Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God.”
Meet Egypt’s Christian soccer team
Author: Nada Shaker
Publication Date: 14/2/2021
Source: Al-Monitor
Je Suis (I Am) Club is the first football team established initially to fight sectarian discrimination against real talents in Egypt. Mina Bendary, a Christian soccer player, is the founder of the team. Although Bendary is a talented soccer player, he suffered repeated rejections from clubs in the Alexandria governorate.
He succeeded in playing on the Alexandrian Union Club in 2015, but he was asked to play under the name "Ibrahim" because Mina is known as a Christian name. He played with the club for six months and was registered with the Egyptian Football Association.
