Essay: The desperate plight of Yazidis and Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan did not end with the defeat of IS
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says we cannot simply assume that the plight of Christians, Yazidis and others ended with the defeat of IS in the region in 2017…
“You’re not alone”: Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from Pope’s visit
MARIAM FAM, of Associated Press, reports from Iraq…
“It’s time to be real: what happens in Iraq is ethnic cleansing” – UK analyst
World Watch Monitor What Iraq’s Christians want from the West is to say the plain truth: that there is ethnic cleansing of Christians in the region and it is ongoing, Dr Tim Stanley told a meeting at the UK’s parliament last week. The historian and columnist, working for UK daily newspaper The Telegraph, just returned from […]
LIFESTORY: IRAQI CHRISTIAN BOY NOEH UNDER HIS OWN ROOF AGAIN
World Watch Monitor reports on the story of Noeh and his family, now making a new life for themselves in the village of Karamles, Iraq, in wake of the the occupation by the so-called Islamic State…
Iraqi Christians commemorate moment they were forced to flee homes
Hundreds of Christians took part in a procession in the town of Karamles on the Nineveh Plain in northern Iraq on Monday evening in commemoration of the moment they were forced to flee their homes as so-called Islamic State took over their communities four years ago. Christians in a procession through Karamles. PICTURE: Via Agenzia Fides. Agenzia […]
Iraqi archbishop tells USAID delegation to hurry up aid delivery
World Watch Monitor An Iraqi Catholic archbishop has said he and other bishops are “delighted” that the US aid arm is to make good on a pledge to send aid directly to non-Muslim communities recovering from the so-called Islamic State’s occupation of their towns and villages, but warned “time is running [out]”. Archbishop Bashar Warda […]
Muslims and Christians unite to restore ancient Iraqi church
World Watch Monitor An historical Christian site in Iraq is receiving visitors again for the first time in 20 years, having previously been shut off due to security concerns, Al-Monitor reports. The remnants of the first-century Church of Kokheh, located 32 kilometres south of the capital Baghdad, were discovered and excavated by the German Oriental Society […]
Chaldean Patriarch congratulates surprise Iraqi election winner
World Watch Monitor The Chaldean Patriarch, Louis Raphael I Sako, has telephoned Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr to congratulate him on his unexpected victory in the country’s recent parliamentary elections. The Patriarchate also said that Sako told Sadr he hoped for a government that promotes the common good of all the Iraqi people. According to […]
IRAQ: PRAYING FOR A PEACEMAKER – WHAT DO ELECTIONS MEAN FOR THE REMAINING CHRISTIANS?
ABIGAIL FRYMANN ROUCH, in an article first published on World Watch Monitor, looks at what this weekend’s elections mean for Christians in Iraq…
POSTCARDS: IRAQ’S ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS – PERSECUTION AND RESURGENCE
ZARA SARVARIAN, in an article first published by World Watch Monitor, reports from Qaraqosh in Iraq where Assyrian Christians are rebuilding their lives…