Iraqi Archbishop: ‘In The Midst Of All This Violence, Jesus Is Needed’October 5, 2016 — ICC Note: The archbishop of Erbil, Bashar Warda, is urging Iraqi Christians to stay in Iraq. He explains that “the Middle East needs Jesus” and that the church can have...
Iraq’s Parliament Votes Against Partitioning Nineveh for Religious MinoritiesSeptember 27, 2016 — ICC Note: For the last several years, ISIS has targeted Yazidis and Christians during its rampage. Yazidi men, for example, are executed or forced into hard labor. Yazidi women and...
Is a ‘Safe Zone’ for Iraqi Christians a Good Idea?September 23, 2016 — ICC Note: The proposed ‘Safe Zone’ state for Christians in the Middle East raises some serious questions. While the proposal has gained much traction to a tangible degree, it has...
ISIS Selling Kidnapped Children to Organ Traffickers in Turkey to Fund CaliphateSeptember 22, 2016 — ICC Note: Reaching a new level of barbarism, ISIS is now reportedly gathering children to sell to organ traffickers in Turkey. This is the militant group’s attempt at funding operations...
Pope Francis: Welcoming Refugees Into Your Homes ‘Is Our Greatest Security Against Terrorism’September 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Pope Francis, when addressing alumni of jesuit schools, told the crowd to welcome refugees into their homes. This, he said, is the greatest security people have against terrorism....
Iraqi Christian who fled ISIS in Mosul now facing UK deportationSeptember 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Armad Ozan, 25, fled Mosul in 2014 when ISIS invaded the city. He, along with most Christians, left with nothing and with nowhere to go. Now he has...
ANALYSIS: The Pros And Cons Of A Christian State In The Middle EastSeptember 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Last year, Joseph Hakim was the first to suggest the creation of an independent Christian state. This was soon followed by the Philos project to draft a proposal...
ICC Rebuilds the Lives of Three Iraqi Families Destroyed by ISISSeptember 13, 2016 — In 2014, ISIS captured Iraq's largest Christian city, Qeraqosh. Their arrival forced Christian families to leave behind their homes, jobs, and the tools necessary for their livelihoods. Hakim, Amira, and...
Iraqi Christian Girl Displaced by ISIS Shares How God Used ‘Terrible’ Situation For GoodSeptember 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Athraa fled Qaraqosh with her family in the summer of 2014 as ISIS closed in. Since then, the family has lived in a church garden, a wedding hall...
‘Homeland’ for Christians in Middle East Pushed to Protect them from ISIS Genocide CampaignSeptember 13, 2016 — ICC Note: The Philos Project, a Christian group, along with In Defense of Christians have partnered together to discuss a possible solution to the danger in which Christians of the...
How the Response to 9/11 Affected Christians in the Middle EastSeptember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: This week marked the 15 anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the US. At the time, the attacks warranted a strong military response from the US government. Now...
Hungary Moves to Assist Persecuted Christians in the Middle EastSeptember 9, 2016 — ICC Note: the Hungarian government has set up a new department and initiated a 3 million euro budget meant to help persecuted Christians in the Middle East. The Hungarian leaders...
Integral part of the Arab worldSeptember 8, 2016 — ICC Note: 22 regional church leaders met in Jordan to discuss the unification and cause for saving the Middle Eastern church. The level of human suffering, especially among the Christian...
Iraq: In Violence-Wracked Baghdad, the Few Christians Still there Struggle to SurviveSeptember 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Iraq has been home to consistent violence for 13 years now. Eight out of ten Christians have left the nation since 2003. Those who remain are struggling to...
Former hostage Terry Waite: ‘We are in a Third World War’September 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Terry Waite was held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon for 1,763 days, 4 years of which were spent in solitary confinement. Now, as he look at the world today,...
Christian Militia in Iraq Liberates Village Once Held by ISISSeptember 6, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian militia in Iraq claimed on Saturday to have retaken a Christian village south of Mosul. The Nineveh Plain Protection Units announced via social media that it...
