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Persian Gulf: Iraqi Christians: Better off than other Iraqi refugees?
On Wednesday night, Americans tuning into Cornerstone TeleVision, a Christian network, will hear what has become a familiar narrative to Christian communities over the last seven years: the hardship story of their fellow Iraqi believers.
“Undercover with Persecuted Christians,” which promises to take “viewers to places where believers suffer most for their faith,” opens with an episode about Iraqi Christians.
By Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor, June 2, 2010
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Posted on 09 July, 2010 (103 reads)
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Persian Gulf: Digging up the Saudi Christian past: some would rather not
A 4th or 5th century church in eastern Saudi Arabia has been fenced off ever since its accidental discovery 20 years ago and its exact whereabouts kept secret.
By DONNA ABU-NASR, AP, Sep 1, 2009
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Posted on 02 September, 2009 (319 reads)
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Persian Gulf: Iraqi Christian: We took only our souls
Thousands of Iraqi Christians living in the northern city of Mosul fled for their lives this past week, many leaving behind everything and, as one refugee put it, taking “only our souls”.
At least 744 Christian families, or about 3,750 people, fled the city dubbed by US and Iraqi commanders as the last urban stronghold of Al-Qaeda for refuge with relatives in churches and at Christian centres in several towns and villages to the north and east of Mosul, according to the UK-based persecution watchdog ministry, Barnabas Fund. Some are even sleeping in their cars.
These displaced Iraqi Christians are said to be in desperate need of food, clothing, bedding, personal hygiene items and other basic necessities.
by Michelle A Vu, Christian Post, October 14, 2008
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Posted on 16 October, 2008 (483 reads)
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Persian Gulf: 2 More Christians Murdered in Iraq
Two Christian men were killed Saturday in Mosul, contributing to a "climate of panic" among the small community there, reports AsiaNews.it.
Hazim Thomaso Youssif, 40, and Ivan Nuwya, 15, were both killed in the Iraqi city, contributing to a long list of attacks against Christians in the war-torn country. Youssif was ambushed in front of his clothing store, and Nuwya was shot to death in front of his home, located near the local mosque of Alzhara.
Zenit, Iraq, OCT. 5, 2008
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Posted on 06 October, 2008 (494 reads)
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Persian Gulf: First church in Qatar since coming of Islam
The Arab emirate of Qatar witnesses the building of the first church since the coming of Islam. Conservative Muslims are furious, but the reform-minded emir of Qatar thinks it is time to show that Islam is a tolerant religion.
"If all goes well, we will celebrate Easter in our new church", says father Yashun of the almost completed church of the Virgin in the Qatari capital Doha. The Catholic church, which will open next month, is the first church to be built in Qatar since the coming of Islam 14 centuries ago.
Radio Netherlands Website, Feb 8, 2008
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Posted on 14 February, 2008 (723 reads)
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Persian Gulf: 'Islamic Jesus' hits Iranian movie screens
A director who shares the ideas of Iran's hardline president has produced what he says is the first film giving an Islamic view of Jesus Christ, in a bid to show the "common ground" between Muslims and Christians.
Nader Talebzadeh sees his movie, "Jesus, the Spirit of God," as an Islamic answer to Western productions like Mel Gibson's 2004 blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ," which he praised as admirable but quite simply "wrong".
Breitbart, Jan 13, 2008
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Posted on 15 January, 2008 (704 reads)
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Persian Gulf: Iraqi cardinal works to protect Christians
There is neither a cross nor a sign on the heavy metal gate to indicate that this is the official residence of one of this country's most prominent Christians, the first prelate in Iraq in modern times to be elevated to the rank of cardinal by the Roman Catholic Church.
The simple structure, in a dilapidated neighborhood of this capital, across from empty former ministry buildings, is the home of Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, whom the pope named on Oct. 17 to the college of cardinals along with 22 others from around the world.
The only outward sign that this compound is Christian is in the garden, where a carefully watered lawn surrounded by roses and zinnias is watched over by a graceful white statue of the Virgin Mary.
By Alissa J. Rubin, International Herald Tribune, Nov. 2, 2007
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Posted on 15 November, 2007 (755 reads)
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Persian Gulf: Christian church to be built in Muslim Qatar
After 20 years of requests, and opposition of extremist Wahabbi Muslims, land was granted by the Emir of Qatar for the building of a parish church. Catholics now number 100,000 in Qatar.
Asia News, March 30, 2007
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Posted on 02 April, 2007 (845 reads)
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Persian Gulf: Iranian soccer player Christian star of World Cup
The only Christian player in Iran's national soccer team has been named "Christian star of the World Cup" in a poll undertaken by a Dutch ecumenical Christian group.
Andranik Teymourian, a 23-year-old midfielder, received 31.3 per cent of votes in the online contest, organized by Gristelijk, a group of Protestant and Roman Catholic teachers and lecturers, out of a shortlist of 11 leading Christian soccer players.
Spero News, July 18, 2006
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Posted on 20 July, 2006 (1791 reads)
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Persian Gulf: Iraqi worshippers risk their lives to celebrate Christmas in church
IRAQIS gathered for Christmas behind Kalashnikovs yesterday. Midnight Mass was cancelled because of bombing fears and curfews, but the country?s rapidly dwindling Christian minority turned out in their thousands for early morning services.
Protected under Saddam, Christians once numbered between 600,000 and 700,000 in Iraq, but church officials say that about half have now fled, especially from the south, where militias linked to Iraq?s ruling parties have waged a three-year campaign to Islamise the country at gunpoint.
From Stephen Farrell in Baghdad, Dec 25, 2005, Times Online, UK
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Posted on 28 December, 2005 (1056 reads)
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