Posts Tagged: Middle East Christians
Israel Is a Beacon for Religious Freedom
The Middle East of the 21st century is quickly becoming monolithic, as it sheds the religious and cultural diversity that once existed in the region....
Report Details Scope of Persecution in the Cradle of Christianity
JNS.org - While Christianity traces its birthplace to the Middle East, that region has been arguably the most hostile area for the religion in recent years....
Mideast Christian Activists Concerned by Arrests of Iraqi Coreligionists in US
JNS.org - Middle East Christian activists are raising concern over raids by US authorities last weekend that resulted in the arrests of dozens of Christian-Iraqi nationals living in...
Knights of Columbus Launches Campaign to Raise Funds for Mideast Christians
JNS.org - The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization, has launched a massive nationwide advertising campaign to spread awareness and raise funds...
Local Synagogue Goes Global With Crash Course on Threats to Christians and Jews
JNS.org - Half a world away from American suburbia, Christians and other Middle East minority populations are facing extinction from Islamic terror groups such as the...
Pope, Russian Orthodox Patriarch to Have Historic Meeting on Persecution of Mideast Christians
JNS.org - The leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches will meet for the first time since their schism 1,000 years ago, in order to...
Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz Call for US to Give Priority to Christian Syrian Refugees
JNS.org - Republican presidential candidates US Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and former Florida governor Jeb Bush have called on America to give priority to Middle Eastern...
US Reluctance to Help Mideast Christians ‘Unjust,’ Says Syrian Archbishop
JNS.org - Syrian Archbishop of Aleppo Jean-Clement Jeanbart said that America’s reluctance to give asylum to Middle East Christians is “unjust,” while calling on the West...
Israeli Envoy: UN Ignores Murder of Christians in Arab States
JNS.org - The international community is turning a blind eye to the murder of minorities in the Arab world, Israeli Ambassador to the United...
UK Groups Circulate Declaration of Appreciation for Israel as Safe Haven for Christians
JNS.org - British Christian groups are circulating a declaration expressing appreciation for Israel as a safe haven for Middle East Christians, support for bolstering...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Likens Islamic State to Nazism in Address to EU Lawmakers
JNS.org - Jordan's King Abdullah likened the Islamic State terror group's "expansionist ideology" to that of the Nazis during an address to the European...
Middle East is Most Violent Area in the World for Christians, Report Says
JNS.org - Primarily because of Islamic extremism, the Middle East remains the most violent area in the world for Christians, according to a new...
Hosting Christian Leaders, Israeli President Laments Persecution of Mideast Minorities
JNS.org - The persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East is "a cause of great worry and pain," Israeli President...
Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity With Persecuted Mideast Christians
JNS.org - In a message to Iraqi Christians over the weekend, Pope Francis expressed solidarity with Christians who are being driven out of the...
