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Iraq: Coptic Christmas celebrated under tight coronavirus restrictions
Author: Sinan Mahmoud
Publication Date: 7/1/2021
Source: The National News
The small community of the Coptic Orthodox Christians in Iraq have celebrated Christmas amid tight protective measures this year to reduce the risk of the pandemic spreading further.
Cards From Across Iraq Bring Christmas Cheer to Christians
Publication Date: 25/12/2020
Source: VOA News
It wasn't Santa on a sleigh, but it was close: Just before dusk on Christmas Eve, a busload of volunteers pulled into the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh to deliver holiday happiness.
Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr creates a Committee for the return of illegal expropriations from Christian property owners
Publication Date: 4/1/2021
Source: Agenzia Fides
The Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, head of the Sadist political group who enjoys strong representation in the Parliament of Baghdad, has ordered the creation of a Committee in charge of collecting and verifying news and complaints regarding cases of illegal expropriations from Christian property owners in various regions of the country.
More than 18,000 worshippers register for Christmas Mass in Abu Dhabi amid strict precautions
Author: Ramola Talwar Badam
Publication Date: 24/12/2020
Source: The National
Thousands of worshippers are expected to visit churches in Abu Dhabi after registering for Christmas Mass.
There will be strict protocols in place to keep the congregations safe.
Iraqi Christians face an uphill battle for survival
Author: Sofia Nitti
Publication Date: 30/12/2020
Source: Al Araby
Father Nadhir Dako's voice is barely audible as the call to prayer sounds from nearby mosques in the neighbourhood of Dora in southern Baghdad.
"There was an altar, there, in the middle," he says softly, walking through the deserted church. "And a cross…I used to celebrate mass as a parish priest of this church in 1996. And look now, there is nothing left. There are not even Christian families living in this neighbourhood anymore".
Even Santa Clause would need a visa and travel permit if he was a Palestinian
Author: Eman Abusidu
Publication Date: 24/12/2020
Source: MEMO
While Christians around the world celebrate the days of Christmas as a time of joy and spiritual renewal, the Israeli occupation makes them difficult for Palestinian Christians.
Christians Celebrate Christmas without hugging or handshake
Author: Najeh Bilal
Publication Date: 28/12/2020
Source: Arab Times Online
On Dec 25, expatriates of various nationalities, a majority of them Christians, thronged the Gulf Beach and the Fahd Al-Salem Street particularly the Sheraton Roundabout and adjoining areas in spite of the difficult times imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
UAE leaders wish Christians across the world a Merry Christmas
Publication Date: 24/12/2020
Source: The National
The leaders of the UAE have each wished a Merry Christmas to Christians across the country and the rest of the world. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, delivered their festive greetings on Twitter on Christmas Eve.
At Christmas Mass, Iraq’s Muslim president calls for Christians to be protected
Author: Elise Ann Allen
Publication Date: 26/12/2020
Source: Crux Now
Iraq’s Sunni Muslim President Barham Salih attended a Christmas Eve Mass Thursday, telling faithful the country’s government not only should make every effort to defend Christians and help them return, but to clamp down on extremist violence and root out government corruption.
Christian minorities celebrate Christmas across the Middle East, pandemic dampens spirit
Publication Date: 25/12/2020
Source: The Arab Weekly
Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
