Articles
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Iraq: Please pray
The situation for Christians in Iraq has deteriorated badly. Sinjar, (Northwest of Mosul) is a city of mixed minorities; 30,000+ of these are scattered around and on the mountains. Telkeif, Batnai,Tel Esquff, (Bishops Hill) Bartella, Qara-quash,…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Iraq: Who are the Yazidis?
The name Yazidis means ‘worshippers of god’, which is how Yazidis describe themselves. They call themselves Daasin, the name originates from the Ancient Church of the East. Many Daasin beliefs are rooted in Christianity. They revere…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Iraq: How do the Kurds fit in?
The total number of Kurdish Christians is probably in the tens of thousands. There are large numbers in the Syrian Catholic, Orthodox, Assyrian, Armenian Catholic, and Chaldean Catholic churches. Thousands of Christian families have fled violence…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Israel: Hamas' political interests overlook people's needs
Bassem Eid, a senior Palestinian human rights activist and political commentator, writes on the website of i24 News, ‘The majority of Palestinians oppose firing rockets into Israel. The Palestinians have understood that these rockets will achieve…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
Israel: Hamas' political interests overlook people's needs
Bassem Eid, a senior Palestinian human rights activist and political commentator, writes on the website of i24 News, ‘The majority of Palestinians oppose firing rockets into Israel. The Palestinians have understood that these rockets will achieve…
Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:00
West Africa: Ebola - cultural practices and weak health systems
Ebola is spread through close physical contact with infected people in West African countries practices around religion and death involve close physical contact. All previous outbreaks of Ebola occurred in places where the disease was already…