Iraq

With the number of Church attendants continuing to dwindle, most Christians blame concern over a tumultuous security situation for keeping them away from church, but it’s only a small part of a greater, and growing, predicament. According to AP, the Christian minority in Iraq is anxious about their place in …

Christians worldwide are being urged to pray for Iraq this week as the Iraqi interim government assumes control of the war-torn country from the US-led occupation. The long-awaited hand-over was supposed to happen today, but the United States formally handed sovereignty to Iraqi officials on Monday to outflank insurgents who …

After four Iraqi churches were targeted in Baghdad and one in the northern city of Mosul during the Sunday bombings, Christians throughout the world have expressed their concern, condemning the attacks that reportedly left at least 11 people dead and dozens injured.”The Sunday bombings mark a terrible change in tactics …

Iraqi Christian women demonstrate in Baghdad city centre to protest that Christian villages in the Nineveh province were barred from the general Iraqi elections because of the absence of polling stations. Gunmen abducted four Egyptian telecoms engineers in Baghdad, heightening the fears of foreigners, as Iraq ‘s divided communities staked …

Despite being proclaimed a great success, Iraq’s landmark elections on Sunday have sparked significant complaints from the Christian communities both in Iraq and in the United States.According to a report published yesterday by the Alabama-based Decatur Daily News, Christian Assyrians—which include members of the Assyrian Church of the East (Nestorian), …

While elated Iraqi expatriates in the United States began voting Friday, in Iraq’s first independent election in more than 50 years, Christian evangelicals urged the faithful to pray vigilantly for the protection of those who are partaking in the historic event overseas. “On behalf of the Southern Baptist Convention, I …

Members of the Assyrian National Asssembly and others who have voted in the Iraqi election celebrate with Assyrian flags at the El Toro Marine Air Station in Irvine, Friday, Jan. 28, 2004. Northern Iraq is part of the ancestral lands of the former Assyrian nation. The National Rafidain List, an …

Iraqi immigrants, from Modesto, Calif., and supporters of the Assyrian National Asembly celebrate the Iraqi election and thank the U.S. for it’s help in holding the first independent election in their homeland in nearly 50 years at the former El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 28, …

SAN FRANCISCO – Tens of thousands of Iraqi Americans in areas distant from Los Angeles may not be able to vote in the first Iraqi election in decades as a result of the decision by an intergovernmental body to limit polling places in the United States.“Iraq’s out-of-country voting program began …

Campaigning in Iraq’s first national elections began Wednesday under the shadow of a rampant insurgency, news agencies reported. Of the some 70 parties that have registered to take part in the Jan. 30 elections, eight have been identified to be Christian parties. “Eight Christians political parties registered for January elections …