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‘Al-Hajji’ Michel Boutros: The last Syrian Christian of Idlib
Author: Ibrahim Mukhtar
Publication Date: 13/9/2021
Source: Anadolu Agency
Michel Boutros, the Christian elder of Syria’s northern city of Idlib, has become an icon for patriotism as he chose to remain in the war-torn city ten years after the Syrian crisis.
At 90 years old, Boutros is the only Christian who insisted on staying in Idlib after all Christians left the city in the past years.
Iraqi Archbishop 'concerned' over local impact of Taliban's Afghan takeover
Author: Lisa Zengarini
Publication Date: 25/9/2021
Source: Vatican News
Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil is concerned that the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan could have serious implications for Iraq and its religious minorities.
Dubai, Expo2020: a global event of 'tolerance and inclusiveness' during Covid
Publication Date: 25/9/2021
Source: Asia News
Tolerance and inclusiveness, environment and development, climate and biodiversity, water and global objectives, as well as a series of events linked to "mobility, sustainability and opportunities" is the leitmotif that runs through the next universal exhibition, which opens to the public on October 1 next and runs to March 31 2022.
Christian candidate says minority seats in Iraqi parliament are being hijacked
Publication Date: 22/9/2021
Source: Rudaw
A Christian candidate in Nineveh province says the biggest obstacle to the minority’s representation in Iraqi parliament comes from non-Christian political parties using a loophole to hijack their seats.
Vast majority of Iraq’s remaining Christians live in Kurdistan Region: KRG Official
Author: Dler Sabar
Publication Date: 21/9/2021
Source: Kurdistan24
There are only 250,000 to 300,000 Christians left in Iraq, the vast majority of whom live in the Kurdistan Region, Amir Othman, Manager of Religious Coexistence Department at the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Endowment, told Kurdistan 24 on Monday.
Church in former Daesh Iraqi stronghold gets new bell
Publication Date: 18/9/2021
Source: Arab News
A bell was inaugurated at a church in Mosul on Saturday to the cheers of Iraqi Christians, seven years after the Daesh group overran the northern city.
Dozens of faithful stood by as Father Pios Affas rang the newly installed bell for the first time at the Syriac Christian church of Mar Tuma, an AFP correspondent reported.
Assyrian Church of the East elects new patriarch
Author: Joe Snell
Publication Date: 16/9/2021
Source: Al Monitor
The Assyrian Church of the East (ACOE) welcomed a new patriarch in Erbil on Sept. 13. Mar Awa Royel is the first American-born bishop of the ancient church and only the ninth new patriarch since 1780. In his new role, Royel must now guide the church through both political and spiritual challenges and encourage a community that is facing mounting pressure to leave Iraq, where the Assyrian population has dwindled from 1.5 million in 2003 to below 200,000 today.
Iraq’s Christians vote to safeguard constitutional rights
Author: Dlnia Rahman
Publication Date: 15/9/2021
Source: Rudaw
Turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election is expected to be low, but in Erbil’s predominantly Christian suburb Ainkawa, voters say the election is important to protect the rights of the dwindling minority.
