Arab Christmas in London
A very rare opportunity to experience the atmosphere of Christmas in the Arab world, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, gently lit by candles, Trafalgar Square, London, January 7 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.…
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A very rare opportunity to experience the atmosphere of Christmas in the Arab world, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, gently lit by candles, Trafalgar Square, London, January 7 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.…
Read morePeter Kenny |(Reuters/Feisal Omar)Islamist extremist group al-Shabaab is causing terror among Somali Christians.Christmas week is expected to be a time of peace, but this year it was not with attacks taking place in Nigeria, Somalia – where at least 79 people were killed – Syria and the…
Read moreThere are prominent Christians in politics, law, and culture. For card Sako, it is essential to avoid dispersing strength and skills, dividing the community into parties and factions. Emigration abroad and marginalisation at home are the first challenges to face. Citizenship and the constitution are the bases for living together.…
Read moreUSA TODAY• The U.S. carried out military strikes on five sites in Iraq and Syria said were linked to the Iranian-backed militia that was responsible for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor last week, a Pentagon spokesman said in a statement.…
Read moreFOX News Videos• ISIS released a video that purportedly shows militants in black masks beheading 10 blindfolded Christian men and shooting an 11th in Nigeria; Dr. Qanta Ahmed reacts.…
Read moreBy Samantha Raphelson NPR.org, December 27, 2019 · An affiliate of the Islamic State says it executed 11 Christians in Nigeria in retaliation for the killings of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman earlier this year, according to Agence France-Presse.…
Read moreBY Wilson Fache Sarkoun Selio, a 50-year-old Assyrian Christian Syrian and one of the few Assyrians still living there, walks in the ruins of the Assyrian Church of the Virgin Mary, which was destroyed by Islamic State (IS) group fighters, in the village of Tal Nasri south of the town of Tal Tamr in Syria’s…
Read moreSYRIA’S Christians are facing yet another year of uncertainty as they approach the ninth anniversary of the bloody war which has seen their community haemorrhage huge numbers.By Laura O’Callaghan…
Read moreHiwa Shilani |Christians gather at a church in Nineveh to celebrate Christmas under the protection of security. (Photo: Kurdistan 24) Iraq Nineveh Christians Christmas…
Read moreSaad Salloum Iraqi demonstrators gather at Tahrir Square during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, .BAGHDAD — As young people in Tahrir Square were getting ready to erect a giant tree to celebrate their revolution in parallel with Christmas and New Year’s Day, Christians in…
Read moreBy Owei Lakemfa Christmas purchase MANY parts of the world were in festive mood this Wednesday marking Christmas, but thousands of Australian volunteers were at war, fighting hundreds of fires ravaging their country. Men and women left behind their families to fight in a war that has gone on since September. In New South Wales…
Read moreAfter a hiatus from involvement in the Middle East that began in 1991, Russia has reasserted itself in the region through its intervention in the Syrian civil war. Jakub Grygiel explains how America made this return possible through empty rhetoric, passivity, and shortsightedness:…
Read moreAid to the Church in Need For the eighth year running, ACN is providing Christmas packages for displaced children, including warm clothes, shoes, toys, devotional items and other essentials.Thousands of Syrian Children were smiling this Christmas, thanks to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).…
Read moreXia-Maria Mackay A Christian woman inspects a home in the town of Bartella east of Mosul, Iraq, after it was liberated from Islamic State militants, November 23, 2016.Reuters In the UK, in spite of creeping secularism, Christmas remains a nationwide celebration,…
Read moreMuch of the Christian world was marking Christmas Day with midnight masses and other services to celebrate the birth of Jesus.The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, regarded as the birthplace of Jesus, was hosting mass while Pope Francis presided over the service at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.…
Read moreFrom Australia to the Americas, services and events have been taking place to mark one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar. Here are some of the best images from around the world.…
Read morePalestinians in Bethlehem are getting ready to host pilgrims looking to celebrate Christmas there.The Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city is venerated as the traditional site of Jesus’s birth. invented by TeadsThe Christmas festivities traditionally bring a boost of holiday cheer to Christians in the…
Read moreLawk Ghafuri ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Erbil’s Christians celebrated Christmas Eve in the churches and streets of Ainkawa, Tuesday evening. The neighbourhood of the Kurdistan Region capital is home to many of Iraqi’s Christians.…
Read moreIraqis walk past a decorated Christmas tree in Baghdad’s Karrada district Credit: SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty Images Josie Ensor, Middle East correspondent Joseph Haboush…
Read moreJohn PontifexBashar, Lina and Elias Ghattas – Image: ACN Source: Aid to the Church in Need A Christian family from Syria have described their joy at being home for Christmas for the first time in eight years – and all thanks to the friends and benefactors of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need…
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