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Kurdistan, Christian villages hit by Turkish raids against the PKK
Publication Date: 15/9/2020
Source: Asia News
Fear is growing among the inhabitants, including Christians, of Iraqi Kurdistan along the border with Turkey, the scene of heavy attacks by Ankara's air force against targets of the PKK (the Kurdish Workers' Party) refugees in the villages of the province north of Duhok. Fr. Samir Youssef, pastor of the diocese of Amadiya says "for months they have bombed our mountains to kill PKK members or attack the Kurds, regardless of whether they carry weapons, food or anything else ”.
In Turkey, Even Dead Christians Aren’t Safe
Author: Uzay Bulut
Publication Date: 12/9/2020
Source: The American Conservative
Hatred of non-Muslims is so intense that cemeteries are being attacked—and the government is fanning the flames.
Old Scars and New Wounds: Christians Comfort Lebanon’s Trauma
To a traumatized child, a teddy bear can make a big difference. But as the handful of Lebanese evangelicals trained in counseling are emphasizing in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, so can an ordinary individual.
“I don’t think the sit-with-a-psychologist model works with a communal culture,” said Kate Mayhew, country representative for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Lebanon.
Christians in Lebanon: A short history of the Maronite Church
Publication Date: 10/9/2020
Source: Aleteia
No other country in the Middle East or North Africa has as great a proportion of Christians.
Christianity has to be more than ‘an identity category’ in Lebanon, priest says
Author: Inés San Martín
Publication Date: 3/9/2020
Source: Crux Now
On Wednesday, Pope Francis announced he was sending Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, to Beirut on Sep. 4 to mark the one-month anniversary of the blast in the Lebanese capital’s port that killed at least 180 people and injured 6,000 others.
Lebanon. The Maronite priest called by Pope Francis during the audience: “We need miracles to overcome this crisis.”
Author: Filippo Passantino
Publication Date: 4/9/2020
Source: SIR Agenzia d'informazione
Interviewed by SIR, Father Georges Breidy describes the experience of standing alongside the Pope, who called for a day of fasting and prayer for the country hit by an economic, political and social crisis, one month after the explosions in Beirut: "An initiative for the growth of humaneness and care for our fellow other”
Turkish military incursion preventing Iraqi Christians from returning to villages - report
Publication Date: 1/9/2020
Source: Ahval News
Turkey’s Claw Tiger operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) in northern Iraq has caused the evacuation of several Christian villages in the Dohuk province, making it impossible for the villagers to return to their homes, pro-Kurdish outlet Rudaw reported on Tuesday.
Why Many Christians Want to Leave Palestine. And Why Most Won’t.
Author: Jayson Casper
Publication Date: 4/8/2020
Source: Christianity Today
Survey of a thousand local believers finds majority desire a one-state solution, while few complain about religious freedom.
French Christian group allegedly backs Syrian regime
Publication Date: 18/9/2020
Source: Middle East Monitor
A France-based Christian group has allegedly been supporting a militia in Syria loyal to the Bashar al-Assad regime and accused of war crimes in the western Hama province, local media reported, Anadolu Agency reports.
Palestinian clergy: ‘Annexation could be the final straw for a viable Christian presence in Palestine’
Author: Jeff Wright
Publication Date: 20/8/2020
Source: Mondoweiss
Palestinian clergy address crisis of Christian emigration in letter to diplomatic missions
