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Equal eye distance: time to show more solidarity with Assyrians and other Christians
Author: Uzay Bulut
Publication Date: 19/10/2020
Source: Open Democracy
"Creativity takes courage," the well-known artist Henri Matisse said. This statement is true particularly in regimes where there is little freedom of expression and many taboos concerning nationality, religion, history, politics, and other issues.
US and Iran escalation worries Christians in the Middle East
Publication Date: 1/10/2020
Source: Asia News
The plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran fueled the tension of the last few days. All 176 people on board died. Canada speaks of murder, for the Iranian government it's an accident. The US House votes to limit Trump's war powers. For the White House it is a "ridiculous resolution". AsiaNews speaks to Catholic leaders in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.
Victor Bet-Tamraz reflects on 10-year sentence that forced him out of Iran
Publication Date: 25/9/2020
Source: Article 18
Iranian-Assyrian pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz has spoken exclusively to Article18 about how his years of service to the Church in Iran ultimately led to a 10-year prison sentence that forced him out of the country.
Protecting Religious Freedom in the Middle East
Author: Abigail R. Esman
Publication Date: 29/9/2020
Source: The Algemeiner
It started with his father.
As fighting and instability ravaged Iraqi villages and cities, a local Shiite militia offered a means for him to save his family and himself: convert from Christianity to Islam, and gain not only protection but the promise of eternity in heaven. Or, they said, he could remain a Christian, and put his life and his children’s at risk.
The father converted.
Christians are most under threat minorities in the Middle East
Author: Samuel Smith
Publication Date: 25/9/2020
Source: The Christian Post
Democrat Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen was among a handful of lawmakers who spoke out against Christian persecution on Wednesday night, saying that Christian communities are the most under threat minorities in the Middle East.
Christianity Flourishes in Islamic Iran in the Midst of a Spiritual Revolution
Author: Alex Best
Publication Date: 24/9/2020
Source: Christianity Daily
Since the Iranian revolution of 1979, Iran has been ruled through a hardline Islamic Regime. As a result, Christianity was outlawed and being part of a church became illegal as missionaries were thrown out of the country and Bibles in the Farsi and Persian languages were banned. However, while Christians are still severely persecuted and imprisoned, a new study has found that the religion has actually been growing exponentially right under the government's nose.
The Lebanese Forces: Emergence and Transformation of the Christian Resistance
Author: Nisan Mordechai
Publisher/Publication: The Journal of the Middle East and Africa
Volume/Issue: 11(3)
DOI/ISBN: 10.1080/21520844.2020.1803586
Eastern Christianity in the Modern Middle East
Author: Anthony O'Mahony and Emma Loosley
Publisher/Publication: Routledge
DOI/ISBN: 9780203864630
