Protests broke out across the Middle East in response to President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Demonstrators took to the streets of Cairo, Istanbul, Amman, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and other cities.
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Hungary Steps Up to Fight Christian Persecution
Under Prime Minister Victor Orban’s leadership, Hungary is taking the lead in helping persecuted Middle Eastern Christians.
Iraqi Christians Who Returned Home Forced to Flee Again
Hundreds of Iraqi Christians who had returned to their homes after initially leaving because of the Islamic State were forced from their homes again because of violence.
Why You Should Pay Attention to Threats about Israel
Mainline media outlets have been conspicuously silent about overt threats to the State of Israel. Together, let’s understand why these recent threats are relevant and should be troubling for Americans and especially those who follow Christ.
4 Ways American Christians Can Help the (Truly) Persecuted Church
Every Sunday I get up and go to church without fearing for my life or safety. I can hardly imagine a world where these things aren’t considered normal.
7 Things You Should Know about the Middle East Christian Genocide
The following is an interview with Christian author Andreas Knapp. A poet, priest, and popular author in Germany, Knapp left a secure position as head of Freiburg Seminary to live and work among the poor as a member of the Little Brothers of the Gospel, a religious order inspired by Charles de Foucauld. Today he shares an apartment with three brothers in Leipzig’s largest housing project, and ministers to prisoners and refugees. His latest book, The Last Christians, recounts the stories of refugees in his neighborhood and of displaced people in camps in Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
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ISIS Leader Reportedly Killed in Airstrike near Raqqa
Reports are circulating that the Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an airstrike in late May.
U.S. House Passes Bill to Provide Aid for Persecuted Middle East Christians
Legislation that would give government funding to relief groups that help displaced Iraqi and Syrian Christians unanimously passed through the House of Representatives Tuesday.
Syrian Christians Key Part of Coalition Fighting ISIS in Raqqa
As the Syrian Civil War wages on, a coalition of Kurds, Arabs, and Syrian Christians are beginning to emerge victorious against ISIS.
Disappearing Christians: Their Flight from the Middle East
We can’t say it often enough: Christians are disappearing from the Middle East. They need our prayers and support.
