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“The decision to make Ankawa a separate district will, we hope, be an important step forwardfor the future of Christianity in Iraq.”

“During the war at least, they expected it to end at some point, but now, what can [Syrian Christians] expect?”

"It is definitely true that the mentality of ISIS still exists in Iraq and Syria among certain parts of the population.”

“Our goal was to offer young people a place of reconciliation and healing after being displaced by ISIS and living for so many years as ...

"All Arab countries forbid Muslims to convert to Christianity, so our message to the Middle East is that we have to preserve religious freedom."

"This particular statue of the Virgin, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, ... attracts many people from all the Christian denominations, and many Muslims as well."

My mother is old and she needs all kinds of daily medications. My brother is diabetic and has vision problems. They both need special care, ...

“Our life is not without risk, but life won’t stop, risk or no risk. We have to keep going.”

"Some of the families here in Jounieh, a town not generally regarded as being poor, actually go out early in the morning, in order not ...

"As a priest with a family, I am affected by the crisis too. We have stopped eating meat except for once a week when have ...