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Women, Christians and Their Powerful Resistance to Iran's Fanatical Regime
What does the mullahcracy fear?
Eight Years Into the Yazidi Genocide Led by Global Inaction
Global recognition of the Yazidi genocide was always meant to only be the beginning.
Swedish Telecom Giant Ericsson Should Compensate ISIS Victims
The multinational company should fund nonprofit organizations helping victims of ISIS brutality.
Rescuing the Missing in Syria
Without a targeted effort to find the missing, these lost souls will continue to be tortured.
It's Time to Recognize Americans of Middle Eastern Origin
People from Middle Eastern origin are just as American as anyone else.
Identifying the Yazidi Genocide
For the Yazidis, genocide is the only appropriate word to describe what happened to them by ISIS.
Biden Must Stop ISIS from Finishing Genocide of Assyrians and Yazidis
We hope and pray that President Joe Biden will make the right decisions and not throw Iraq—especially Assyrians and Yazidis—to the wolves.
Turkey's Fight Against Cultural Looting Should Start at Home
Turkey should dismantle its looting industrial complex.
Iraq's Upcoming Election Likely to Disenfranchise Indigenous Assyrians
Unlike predominant groups, independent Assyrian parties heavily rely on expatriate voters to secure their seats in Iraq's parliament.
Blood Shed Between Two Rivers | Opinion
It is time President Joe Biden recognize the genocide of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek people.
Biden Needs to Call Genocide By Its Bloody Name
Governments must call genocide by its ugly name. Recognition is the first step in healing communities affected by genocide.
Carter's Holocaust Commission should inspire Biden on Armenian genocide
President Joe Biden could write an important chapter in American history.
Turkey's Christians Face Increasingly Dangerous Persecution
Violations of religious freedom against Turkey's Christians are increasingly rampant.
It's Time to Recognize the Armenian Genocide
The Armenian genocide happened. Candidate Biden recognized this and I hope President Biden will say the same on April 24.
10 Years On, a Solution to the Syrian Crisis Remains Elusive
After 10 years of war, a new enemy has emerged in Syria: widespread hunger and poverty.
Pope's Iraq Trip Must Highlight Precarious Situation of Assyrian Christians
Rather than highlight the plight of Assyrians and other Christian groups in the Middle East, Pope Francis' visit may end up worsening their situation.
The Pope Met a Different Kind of Ayatollah—As a Shiite Muslim I am Hopeful
Shiite Islam, including Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani and his millions of followers around the world, are important to the future of coexistence in the Middle East and across the world.
Mainstream Media is Erasing Middle Eastern Christians
While the papal tour to Iraq may have inspired hope in many, it also revealed how insidious the systematic erasure of Middle Eastern Christians, and other ethnic and religious minorities, is—and how easily their experiences have been sidelined for the sake of political expediency.
Biden Should Keep His Word and Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Whether it is on the campaign trail in search of votes or holding fundraisers, candidates from George W. Bush to Barack Obama have all promised to recognize the Armenian genocide as president.
Ancient Messages Found Under Prophet Jonah's Tomb
Looters created a tunnel that archaeologists later explored.
Iraq: Ancient Artifacts Found Just Before Earthquake
A team from the Institute of Archaeology at Goethe University made the last-minute discovery after the excavation had already wrapped.
ISIS Releases 43 Assyrian Hostages in Syria
Relatives of the hostages express their relief as the captives are released in Khabour.
ISIS Destroys Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq
The 1,400-year-old St. Elijah's Monastery was situated on a hilltop overlooking the ISIS-held city of Mosul.
ISIS Releases 25 Assyrian Christian Hostages in Syria But Dozens Remain
Two children are the first ever to be released by ISIS, according to Assyrian group.
Monitor: Three Assyrian Hostages Executed by ISIS
The men were kidnapped in February, according to A Demand For Action.
The New Exodus: Christians Flee ISIS in the Middle East
After years of slow but steady decline, Christians are being driven from the Middle East by ISIS.
ISIS Claims Assyrian Hostage Converted to Islam
The terrorist group burned down a church when it took Christians hostage.
Islamic State Militants Bulldoze Ancient Nimrud City in Iraq
Militants pillage 3,000-year-old pre-Islamic site a week after smashing artefacts in Mosul.
Before the Assyrians Had to Flee ISIS
In Baghdad and Kirkuk years ago, the summer was tranquil but already there was a sense of abandonment.
ISIS Abducts 100 Sunni Tribesmen in Iraq
The seizure comes just ahead of a planned attack on the terrorist group by Iraqi fighters.