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 […]
ESSAY: WHAT CHURCHES CAN DO TO HELP VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT TO STAY ‘PART OF US’
In an article first published on World Watch Monitor to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, ELIZABETH LANE MILLER, of Open Doors International, looks at the role churches can play in helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict…
Ad in ‘Vanity Fair’ tells #MeToo celebrities of women who suffer for their faith
World Watch Monitor An ad in the Italian edition of Vanity Fair has called for the global #MeToo campaign to include women who suffer violence because of their religion. The ad in the Italian edition of Vanity Fair. PICTURE: ACN Italy The Vanity Fair ad includes an open letter to some of the actresses who […]
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…
BRAINWASHED BY A CULT: FRENCH PRIEST OFFERS “THERAPY” TO RECLAIM YAZIDI CAPTIVES
UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
‘Milestone’ as UN votes to create team to collect evidence of IS crimes
World Watch Monitor Desecrated church in Qaraqosh, Iraq. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. Campaigners for Christian and Yazidi victims of the Islamic State (IS) group have welcomed a vote at the United Nations this week, hailed as a “milestone” in their efforts to bring perpetrators of atrocities to justice. The UN Security Council voted unanimously to […]
MIDDLE EAST: REMOVING ISLAMIC STATE WILL NOT ALONE ENSURE WELL-BEING OF MINORITIES, SAYS REPORT
DAVID ADAMS reports on calls for the needs of minorities in Iraq and Syria to be taken into account…