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(ADO-World.org) ‘They Need Our Help’ Many Germans voiced outrage following the New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Coptic Christians in Alexandria. But despite the strong words, critics argue that Germany could do more to help Christians seeking asylum. It’s not generally a simple matter for the representative of a religious …

ERBIL, Iraq (ADO-World.org): The Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s decision to train a Christian armed defense force has caused heated reaction from many sectors of society in northern Iraq. Iraqi security officials announced last week that they were working on a plan "to defend churches and the Christian population in Baghdad …

I am watching my people die. On television, in photographs, I see images of hastily built wooden coffins resting upon the shoulders of the anguished. They carry their fathers and mothers, sons and daughters and other relatives to burial grounds where the earth is now crowded with the murdered. Along …

(ADO-World.org) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has created a special state committee for Christians. It is designed to monitor the situation of Iraqi Christians and to assist in solving their problems. The President also ordered the heightening of protection for Christian churches and areas where Christians live in large numbers. Earlier, …

(ADO-World.org) There were attacks on Christians during the Christmas season in other predominately Muslim nations including Afghanistan and Egypt.  An Egyptian government investigation is currently underway into the New Year’s Eve bombing that killed 21 Christian worshipers and injured 70 exiting a church in Alexandria. The United States government condemned …

(ADO-World.org) Tuesday, 11 January 2011 Iraq’s top religious leaders are to gather for a summit to try to end the sectarian violence that has recently struck the country’s Christian community. Some of Iraq’s top religious leaders gather in Copenhagen this week for a three-day closed-door summit to try to end …

For Msgr. Sako Benedict XVI’s speech is a source of "encouragement". Christians are"authentic" citizens and should enjoy "all rights" and the most important is religious freedom. "Religious fanaticism" is the greatest threat to the harmonious coexistence between different faiths, peace is based on freedom. Kirkuk, Iraq (ADO-World.org) – In yesterday’s …

Charming Village Of Ma’lula Jan 11, 2011 MA’LULA, Syria (ADO-World.org) – Ma’lula, this charming famous village in Syria, is some 56 kilometers, less than one hour’s drive, north from Damascus on the main road between Damascus and Aleppo, and is situated at an altitude of more than 1,500 meters, inhabited …

(ADO-World.org) Saturday, January 8, 2011 It used to be the case that Christians suffered greatest in communist countries, but today Islamic fundamentalism has replaced communism as the number one cause of persecution against Christians, says International Christian Concern. The persecution watchdog released its ‘Hall of Shame’ list of the world’s …

* Al Qaeda targeting Christian homes * Iraqi security giving Christians extra protection (ADO-World.org)  BAGHDAD, Jan 6, 2011 – Al Qaeda in Iraq is targeting Christians in their homes after Iraqi authorities increased protection around the minority group’s churches, a U.S. commander said on Thursday. Lieutenant General Robert Cone, the …