Tag : Christians in Iraq
ISIS Terrorizing Religious Minorities, Children title : Unless ISIS Atrocities Against Christians in Iraq and Syria Recognized as 'Genocide' No Justice Can Be Achieved, Agency Says
summary : As ISIS continue to engage in grave human rights violation against Christians in Iraq and Syria, many were wondering why the United States would not use the word "genocide" to describe the Islamic State militant's extreme actions. While ISIS has clearly stated its intention to remove all Christians from their self-declared "caliphate", critics claimed that the Obama Administration do not see it as a form of genocide.
date : Dec 08, 2015 01:16 PM EST
Syrian and Iraqi Refugees title : Stranded Iraqi, Syrian Christians Look For Hope Outside Refugee Camps, Wanting to Leave Middle East
summary : Christians from Iraq and Syria have fled to Kurdish-run refugee camps after the terror group known as ISIS overran many of their communities across the Middle East. Now they are trying to look for hope anywhere they can while languishing in the camps.
date : Jul 23, 2015 03:04 PM EDT
Iraqi Christians title : For Reasons Unknown, 20 Iraqi Christian Refugees Detained in Southern California: ‘Almost Free, But Not Quite Free’
summary : A group of 20 Iraqi Christians have been held in a southern California detention facility run by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, for over four months. They are part of the Chaldean Christian community and want to claim asylum from the terror group known as ISIS.
date : Jul 09, 2015 12:20 AM EDT
Iraq Christian Children in Arbil title : Baghdad Official: 70 Percent of Christian Homes Seized During Iraq War
summary : An Iraqi official in Baghdad claimed in a recent TV interview that 70 percent of Christian homes were seized during the American-led Iraq war of 2003 that toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein.
date : Jun 11, 2015 01:59 AM EDT
Iraqi Christians title : Christian Communities Unite in Iraq in Time of Crisis and Persecution
summary : The terror group known as ISIS has directed its brutal forms of persecution against Christians and other minority groups in Syria and Iraq. Despite the risks, Christian communities in Iraq have teamed up to heal the country’s wounds.
date : Jun 03, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
ISIS Terror title : American Christian: Media Reports of Persecution in Iraq, Middle East Are ‘Too Simplistic’ [Opinion]
summary : American Christian Jeremy Courtney, who lives in Iraq, argued that while he welcomed media coverage of Christians facing persecution in the Middle East, the situation is more complicated than the initial reports suggested.
date : May 05, 2015 07:25 PM EDT
Chaldean Monastery in alQosh title : Despite Previous Threats from ISIS, Iraqi Christian Village Carries on with Normal Life
summary : The terror group known as ISIS has carried out its brutality against communities in Iraq and Syria dominated by Christians and other minority groups. However, one village in northern Iraq has defied the odds and continues to thrive despite the ongoing threats to its way of life.
date : Apr 23, 2015 02:22 PM EDT
Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul After ISIS threats title : Archbishop of Irbil Says That Iraq’s Christians, Barring Military Intervention, ‘Do Not Have Much Time Left’
summary : The Archbishop of Irbil went to London on Tuesday to plead with British lawmakers and clergy to implement “military action” to save Christians and other minority groups in Iraq.
date : Feb 11, 2015 05:20 PM EST