Resources
Ongoing Exodus: Tracking the Emigration of Christians from the Middle East
Author: Todd M. Johnson & Gina Zurlo
Publisher/Publication: Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy
DOI/ISBN: 10.1163/9789004297395_007
Christians in Syria and the civil war (in: Panorama of global security environment)
Author: Janos Besenyo & Roland Gömöri
Publisher/Publication: Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs
DOI/ISBN: 978-80-971124-9-3
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
