For Iraqi priest, Pope’s visit raises hope of restored trust between Christians and Muslims
Vatican CityRNS In Iraq, the birthplace of Abraham, the patriarch of three major faiths, religion has rarely so divided the country, and Christians, descendants of one of their faith’s oldest communities, feel more threatened than they have in living memory. Rev Karam Qasha, a parish priest of the Chaldean Catholic Church of St George in […]
Essay: Myanmar coup – how the military has held onto power for 60 years
In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHAEL W CHARNEY, professor of Asian and military history at SOAS, University of London, says military control of the rovernment in Myanmar is nothing new…