Concern Over Attacks on Middle East Christians Grows in WashingtonApril 24, 2014 — ICC Note: Attacks on Christian minorities in the Middle East is far too often unreported. There are many factors to why this issue that affects so many is often ignored...
Global War on Christianity Is Violent And RealApril 14, 2014 — ICC Note: Was the killing of a Dutch priest in Homs, Syria just an isolated incident? The reality is that his death, while just one of nearly 150,000 in the...
Lebanon Cardinal: Christians Not Persecuted Minority, But In Middle East FabricApril 13, 2014 — ICC Note: Addressing the United Nations, Lebanese Cardinal Rai spoke about the realities confronting Christians in the Middle East. Rather than Christians being treated as a persecuted minority, a group...
David Cameron: ‘We Should Stand Up against Persecution of Christians’April 12, 2014 — ICC Note: Speaking at an Easter event, British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the issue of Christian persecution. “It is the case that Christians are now the most persecuted religion...
Jihadists Are Embarking On ‘Final Solution’ In Middle EastApril 10, 2014 — ICC Note: In a speech the day following the murder of a Dutch Priest who had served in Syria for decades, Lord Alton of Liverpool highlights the dangerous ideology that...
Are Christians Persecuted in the Middle East?April 7, 2014 — ICC Note: Are Christians Persecuted in the Middle East? It’s almost an unbelievable question for anyone who looks at the reports emerging from the region. This should not be understood...
Study Shows More Religious Violence in Less Religiously Diverse CountriesApril 7, 2014 — ICC Note: A recent study has show that there are more incidents of religiously motivated violence in countries that lack religious diversity. Both Somalia and Afghanistan are among the least...
Ethnic Cleansing Could Lead to Mass Exodus of Middle East ChristiansMarch 21, 2014 — ICC Note: As religious and political leaders look at the trends from recent days, it is hard not fear that violence against Christians may continue to drive large numbers of...
We Depend On the Christians of the Middle EastMarch 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Why does it really matter if Christians stay in the Middle East? Why don’t they just leave? These questions cut to the heart of what is happening politically...
Former Lebanese PM Warns Middle East Religious Diversity DyingMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: Rising religious extremism is driving out a “religious pluralism” that has allowed for Christians, Muslims, Jews, and a variety of other faiths to live together. At a recent...
Congress Hears Testimony on ‘Flagrant’ Christian Persecution in Middle EastFebruary 14, 2014 — ICC Note: Lawmakers listened to testimony from experts and religious leaders highlighting the persecution of Christians that is rampant across the Middle East. As a representative from the Vatican stated,...
Report: 9 out of 10 Top Christian Persecution Countries Due to Islamic ExtremismJanuary 10, 2014 — ICC Note: In the latest report highlighting the status of Christian persecution around the world, 9 out of the top 10 countries are Muslim majority states, and Islamic extremism is...
Reported Christian ‘Martyr’ Deaths Double in 2013January 8, 2014 — ICC Note: A newly released study documents that more than 2,100 Christians were killed as “martyr’s” in 2013. The greatest increase was seen in Syria. With a reported 1,213 deaths,...
Why Christians Are Crucial to the Middle East’s FutureJanuary 7, 2014 — ICC Note: The following interview with Thomas Farr, director of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University, provides important insight into why Christians play such an important role in the...
Persecution of Christians: No Room at the InnDecember 25, 2013 — ICC Note: Slowly across the Western world we are seeing more and more political and thought leaders awake to the reality of Christian persecution, and the massive scale on which...
Christians Face Growing Intolerance, Persecution: Future Impact will be TroublingDecember 22, 2013 — ICC Note: The importance of the highlighting the religious persecution in the Middle East is slowly creeping into the national consciousness. It is an issue that needs to be confronted...
