A conference on the endangered religious minorities in the middle east will be held on May 10 at Fordham University in New York. According to conference organizers, "Persecution, fear of genocide, and even cultural extinction threaten minority faith communities in the Middle East as never before. In a region once rich in religious and cultural diversity, Christians, Yazidis, and other marginalized communities now face surging intolerance." The speakers are:

• Eliza Griswold, Journalist and Author of The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam
• Douglas M. Padgett, Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State
• The Reverend Gewargis Sulaiman, Assyrian Church of the East, Diocese of the Eastern United States
• Haider Elias, Founder and President of Yazda: A Global Yazidi Organization
• Sarhang Hamasaeed, Senior Program Officer for Middle East and Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace

The conference date and location are: Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 6 P.M.
12th-Floor Lounge, Corrigan Conference Center, 113 W. 60th St.
Lincoln Center Campus, Fordham University, New York City