Posts Tagged: Arab Christians
Catholic Church: Syrian Christians Should Remain in the Region
The head of the Vatican's international humanitarian aid organization, Cardinal Robert Sarah, traveled to Jordan this week to discuss relief options. Cardinal Sarah, 67, a possible...
What’s Happening to Yemen’s Forgotten Christians
When one thinks of Yemen—the impoverished Arab country that begat Osama bin Laden and is cushioned between Saudi Arabia and Somalia, two of...
Christian Egyptian Convert and Her Children Sentenced to Prison
An Egyptian woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison together with her seven children for converting to Christianity. Her supporters are...
B’nai B’rith Raising Awareness on Persecution of Middle East Christians
B'nai B'rith International, the world's oldest Jewish service organization, is teaming up with experts to promote knowledge about the roughly 200 million...
Israel’s Christian Community Continues to Grow
On the eve of Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land —Dec 25 for Catholics and Protestants and Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians—the Israeli Central Bureau...
Persecution in Arab Countries Continues as “60 Minutes” Focuses on Israel
While the CBS program "60 Minutes" comes under fire for a recent segment on Christian Palestinians allegedly leaving historically Christian areas like Nazareth and Bethlehem...
’60 Minutes’ Under Fire for Blaming Christian Exodus on Israel
In a recent "60 Minutes" report, contributor Bob Simon said that Christian Palestinians are leaving historically Christian areas like Nazareth and Bethlehem due...
Saudi Grand Mufti Calls for “Destruction of All Churches in Region”
According to several Arabic news sources, last Monday, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, declared that it is...
