At the crossroads of East and West, Turkey, also known as Türkiye, is a secular state and a country many would consider at least semi-Western. And yet few places on earth have seen as drastic a decline in their Christian population. In just one century, Christians went from 20% of Turkey's population to two-tenths of 1%.
Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, the Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch and All the East, on Tuesday called on the international community to take an active role in rebuilding Syria. The appeal came during a New Year reception at the patriarchal headquarters in Damascus, attended by ambassadors, charges d'affaires, heads of Arab and foreign diplomatic missions, and representatives of...
Choosing Iraq's new president is closely linked to that of the prime minister, and veteran politician Nuri al-Maliki might make a comeback to the helm of the country. This comes amid the threats by the most important pro-Iranian Shia militant group, Kata'ib Hezbollah, which speaks of "total war" after the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East, a sign of another possible...
Stockholm -- Executive Director of the Assyrian Observatory for Human Rights Jamil Diarbakerli has released a new book titled "Still here, even if only on the map." The book, published by Omidoyo Publishing House, offers a comprehensive legal and political analysis of the current situation in the Middle east and the future of Christians, with an in-depth examination of their circumstances in...
As the sound of weapons grows louder and human stories fade, civilians in Syria -- especially Christians -- once again find themselves trapped between gunfire and the calculations of rival powers. This time, the crisis is unfolding in Gozarto (Jazira) in North and East Syria.
Hah, Turkey -- In the stone-terraced fields of Hah, a centuries-old village in the historical region of Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey, Benyamin Aydin tends his crops much as his ancestors once did. But farming is only part of his daily labor. The more fragile work happens in conversation, in memory, and in language.