Globally, Religious Persecution is Christian PersecutionDecember 16, 2015 — ICC Note: The issue of religious persecution around the world has gained attention as an important human rights issue, what many in the West may not realize is that Christians...
Egyptian Coptic Christian Representatives Decry ‘Blasphemy Law’ at UN MeetingDecember 16, 2015 — ICC Note: The issue of blasphemy in Egypt was brought up before the UN by Coptic Christians in Geneva. The laws are most often used for protecting a particular interpretation...
Tal Hemes: Syrians tell of destruction and abductions in Christian town invaded by Islamic StateDecember 15, 2015 — ICC Note: Residents of a Christian village in Northern Syria tell what it was like after ISIS militants invaded their village. The jihadist group has sought to forcibly impose their...
Battle brewing over Christian SyriansDecember 15, 2015 — ICC Note: As the U.S. debates what to do militarily in Syria another debate is also raging over what to do for Christians from the country. While as many as...
Christians Press U.S. To Call ISIL Violence ‘Genocide’December 13, 2015 — ICC Note: Church leaders – both from the region and around the world – have raised their voices to push for the U.S. Government and others to officially recognize what...
Rescued at Last: Christian Villages in Syria Liberated from DaeshDecember 12, 2015 — ICC Note: In the midst of the Syrian conflict, entire villages have fallen under the control of Islamic jihadist groups. While this has driven many to leave the country, some...
Monastery near Mosul offers refuge for Iraq’s ChristiansDecember 12, 2015 — ICC Note: The casualties of the conflict in Iraq are both human and historical. The massive loss of life and the impact on families driven from their homes is incalculable....
The “G” Word MattersDecember 11, 2015 — ICC Note: Christians from the Middle East were shocked to learn that while the Obama administration was preparing to recognize the persecution of Yazidi’s as a Genocide it was not...
Persecution Of Copts Going UnnotedDecember 11, 2015 — ICC Note: The killing of Christians in Libya has continued since ISIS released a video broadcasting it to the world, but now the world has largely stopped listening. Yet, as...
For Persecuted Mideast Christians, Obama Admin Tongue-Tied On GenocideDecember 11, 2015 — ICC Note: While Christians are on the brink of elimination in Iraq and Syria, political leaders are unable to decide whether or not the label of genocide should be applied...
December 10, 2015 — ISIS Releases 25 Assyrian Christian Hostages in Syria But Dozens Remain ICC Note: More than two dozen Assyrian Christians in Syria have been released by the ISIS militant group after...
Coptic Monastery Threatened by Islamic ExtremistsDecember 10, 2015 — ICC Note: New threats have been made against Egypt’s Coptic Christian community. This time the threats are against a Coptic Monastery in Beheira, Egypt. The site is already under protection...
Your Apathy Is Hurting ISIS Victims – A Challenge To US ChristiansDecember 10, 2015 — ICC Note: Advocates and Academics working on gaining greater recognition by lawmakers of the persecution of Christians in the Middle East have pointed to the American church as a missing...
Christians, the State Department, and GenocideDecember 9, 2015 — ICC Note: Does ISIS offer of Jizya and dhimitude give Christians away out and remove the threat of genocide? If we think so, it vastly misses what that offer entails...
Christian Persecution Under ISIS Is Genocide, Campaigners SayDecember 9, 2015 — ICC Note: Today is the first organized international day to commemorate the victims of genocide. While many rightfully look back to genocides from previous decades and centuries, the most troubling...
25 Assyrian Christians Released by ISISDecember 9, 2015 — ICC Note: Today 25 Assyrian Christians who have been held hostage by ISIS militants in Syria since February were released. The group has safely reached a nearby area and was...
