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Syria: For First Time, a British Court Grants Asylum to Persecuted Syrian Christians
It's great to note that a United Kingdom (UK) Immigration court has, for the very first time, granted asylum to a Syrian Christian couple who are persecuted for their conversion from Islam to Christianity.
In a report by Open Doors UK, it noted that this is unprecedented for a UK court and, as such, is a recognition of threats to Christian converts who suffer for accepting Christian faith in Syria.
It described the ruling which was facilitated by the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) as a victory, "The court recognized that the couple would face real physical threats, including death, if they returned to Syria, the husband's country of origin. Their appeal was granted on both asylum and human rights grounds."
By Success Kanayo Uchime, ANS, Oct 5, 2008
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Posted on 06 October, 2008 (503 reads)
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Syria: "The Passion of the Christ" a hit in Damascus and Beirut
Mel Gibson's controversial film drawing sizeable audience in Syrian and Lebanese capitals.
Certain sequences of the movie are in Aramaic, the language that was dominant in the Holy Land at the time of Christ and which can still be heard in certain towns in Syria, notably Maalula and Saadnaya near Damascus.
"Some members of the audience could not conceal their astonishment on hearing some expressions - such as Ya Illah (My God) - that are close to Arabic"
By Henri Mamarbachi - Middle East Online, March 26, 2004
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Posted on 24 November, 2004 (1729 reads)
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Syria: Bible Sales Set Record in Syria and Iraq
Well over 35,000 Bibles and Christian books were sold during the Baghdad and Damascus book fairs.
Compas Direct, December 20, 2001
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Posted on 19 December, 2001 (1233 reads)
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Syria: Greek Catholic Patriarch Dies at 93
Patriarch Maximus Hakim V, leader of the Greek Catholic church for more than 30 years, died Friday. He was 93.
AP, June 29, 2001
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Posted on 30 June, 2001 (1274 reads)
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Syria: Christians in the Land of Islam
Many people outside the region consider the Arab Middle East exclusively Muslim. Middle East expert Claude Lorieux dispels that notion in his new book called, "Christians in the Land of Islam."
VOW News, Laurie Kassman, Paris,31 May 2001
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Posted on 01 June, 2001 (1352 reads)
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Syria: Lahham: my visit to the US is religious
Leader of the Greek Catholic Church confined to remark on the refusal of the Maronite patriarch Nasrullah Butrous Sfeir to visit Syria to welcome the Pope.
Syria, Religion, 5/15/2001
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Posted on 15 May, 2001 (1242 reads)
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Syria: U.S. Criticizes Assad Comments
State Department spokesman says that Assad's statement including that Jews betrayed Jesus,were regrettable .
The Associated Press ,9th May,2001
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Posted on 09 May, 2001 (1284 reads)
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Syria: Pope takes the road to Damascus as millions of Christians quit Holy Land
The so-called "Holy Land" is ever less Christian as the region's dwindling number of followers of Jesus Christ stage a mass exodus to the West.
Independent, By Robert Fisk in Beirut, 06 May 2001
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Posted on 08 May, 2001 (1264 reads)
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Syria: Remains of Byzantine church found in Syria
Its heritage includes numerous monasteries and churches.
Remains of a fifth-century Byzantine church discovered in southern Syria -a country that witnessed the spread of Christianity
independent online April 14 2001
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Posted on 18 April, 2001 (1208 reads)
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Syria: Pope to enter mosque in Syria
Pope John Paul II is expected to be the first pope to enter a mosque when he visits Syria in May.A joint Christian-Muslim prayer is planned afterwards outside the mosque
CNN, March 6, 2001
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Posted on 08 March, 2001 (1346 reads)
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