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Syria lost in ‘oblivion’ on 11th anniversary of war, says cardinal
Author: Hannah Brockhaus
Publication Date: 15/3/2022
Source: Catholic News Agency
On the 11th anniversary of the start of the civil war in Syria, the papal nuncio lamented the country’s loss of hope for the future.
“The Syrian catastrophe is still the most serious man-made humanitarian disaster since the end of the Second World War,” Cardinal Mario Zenari said in an interview with Vatican News on March 15.
Syria - Archbishop Marayati: Need to put some order in the flow of foreign aid
Publication Date: 11/3/2022
Source: Agencia fides
The conference which, in mid-March, will bring together in Damascus the leaders of the local Churches and the representatives of Catholic charitable organizations has a very concrete priority objective: to ensure that the material aid sent to Syria by the organizations and matters related to the Catholic Church are well oriented and arrive at the right destination. This information was confirmed to Agenzia Fides by Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Head of the Armenian Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppo.
The Christian women left behind after another war: Syria
Publication Date: 8/3/2022
Source: Open Doors
Every single day, a young Christian mum, Elham, waits in a long queue in her hometown, Aleppo, to buy the little bread she's entitled to with her quota. Then, she joins another queue, to buy fuel to cook for her little children, as they get only two hours of electricity a day. Next, Elham needs to carry the gasoline cylinder, weighing 40 kilograms, to her home, all alone.
Christians left in Syria’s Idlib struggle amid banned religious practices and property seizure
Author: Sa’eed Zeino
Publication Date: 5/3/2022
Source: North Press
Alone at their house, Rabi’ Jallouph, a pseudonym for a Christian man, lives with his wife in an area near al-Qeniya town, west of Idlib, northwestern Syria.
Jallouph’s four children immigrated abroad along with hundreds of fellow Christians.
Iran is squeezing Christians and other minorities out of the Middle East, researcher says
Author: Jonah McKeown
Publication Date: 22/2/2022
Source: Catholic News Agency
A researcher with the Philos Project told journalists Tuesday that Iran is using incremental strategies to squeeze non-Muslims out of the country and in nearby states such as Iraq and Syria, and that the plight of Christians in the Middle East is “truly misunderstood” by most in the West.
The Precarious Circumstances of Iran's Christians
Author: Lela Gilbert
Publication Date: 23/2/2022
Source: Newsweek
The Islamic Republic of Iran never seems to disappear from headlines, while its misdeeds persist—often out of sight and out of mind. A primary example is the regime's ceaseless abuse of religious minorities—Sunni Muslims, Zoroastrians, Baha'is, atheists and Christians, and even at times government recognized Assyrian and Armenian churches. These abuses are often hidden from view. Yet the highly respected Open Doors World Watch List consistently places Iran among the world's top 10 persecutors of Christians.
Protestantism and British Diplomacy in Syria
Author: Caesar Farah
Publisher/Publication: International Journal of Middle East Studies
Volume/Issue: 7(3)
DOI/ISBN: 10.31826/9781463225445-017
Istanbul’s Sveti Stefan: The world's only surviving iron church
Author: Meltem Sarsiimaz
Publication Date: 25/02/2022
Source: Daily Sabah
Balat is an architecturally mesmerizing Istanbul district that takes you on a historical journey with its colorful buildings, synagogues, churches and mosques between the Ayvansaray and Fener neighborhoods on the shore of the Golden Horn. The district is named after the word "palation," which means "palace" in Greek, due to its proximity to the Palace of Blachernae, located near the city walls.
