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A decade of war and sanctions have led to the collapse of Syria’s Christian population
Publication Date: 17/8/2021
Source: Asia News
From about 8-10 per cent before the war, the community has dropped to the current 3 per cent. No official statistics exists but the decline is evident “especially among young people,” source told AsiaNews. Should Europe and Canada “open their doors to immigration”, there is a real danger of another exodus. Christian parties try to build unity.
Lebanon’s delicate religious balance at risk amid ongoing crisis
Author: Elise Ann Allen
Publication Date: 9/7/2021
Source: Crux Now
In addition to Lebanon’s political and financial woes, another major challenge the country faces, according to Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, is the issue of refugees and the religious imbalance their presence represents.
Lebanon’s Christian Schools Are Full of Muslims—and They Need Help
Author: Jayson Casper
Publication Date: 16/6/2021
Source: Christianity Today
Devastating deflation means evangelical and Catholic schools can barely pay teachers and keep classes open. Yet it’s cheaper than ever for the global church to support them.
Turkey accused of cynical motives for restoring churches in north Syria
Author: Mohammed Hardan
Publication Date: 12/7/2021
Source: Al Monitor
The Turkish Ministry of Defense recently announced that its armed forces carried out maintenance work on the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mar Tuma (St. Thomas) in the center of Ras al-Ain in northern Syria.
The ministry added in the July 14 statement that the Turkish armed forces have paid great attention to the restoration and maintenance of religious buildings in the Operation Peace Spring area.
The project to erect a church in Ur of the Chaldeans takes off
Publication Date: 12/7/2021
Source: Agenzia Fides
A project to erect a church in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the Iraqi governorate of Dhi Qar, also equipped with a meeting room useful in particular to welcome Christian pilgrims who from Iraq and all over the world want to reach the place where Prophet Abraham's journey to the Promised Land takes off.
For Iraqi Christians, scenes of both horror and hope
Author: Inés San Martín
Publication Date: 21/7/2021
Source: Crux
As Iraqis sort through the rubble of the latest terrorist attack Tuesday, an attack on a busy market in downtown Baghdad that left at least 30 people dead, one Catholic priest in Iraq says it’s important not just to focus on the horror of life in the country but also the hope.
Secular Nationalism and Citizenship in Muslim Countries: Arab Christians in the Middle East
Author: Kail C. Ellis
Publisher/Publication: Palgrave Macmillan
DOI/ISBN: 10.1007/978-3-319-71204-8
Islam and Christianity in medieval Anatolia
Author: Andrew Peacock, Charles Spencer, Bruno De Nicola, & Sara Nur Yildiz
Publisher/Publication: Taylor and Francis
DOI/ISBN: 10.4324/9781315589886
