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(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 …

(ADO-World.org) January 6, 2011 As the 21st Century enters its second decade, two millennia of Christian presence in the Middle East might be eclipsed by the end of the century. The new decade began in the Middle East with a car bomb that went off minutes after midnight outside an …

(ADO-World.org – Iraq) On Thursday, January 6, 2011, the Iraqi National Security Forces, in cooperation with the Second Military Unit, was able to dismantle five explosive devices and two belts with explosives placed in front of the Mar Gewargis Ancient Assyrian Church of the East in the Al-Dawasa neighborhood of …

(ADO-World.org) A Christian woman who survived an attack on a Baghdad church in October was shot dead in her bed early today by gunmen who made off with money and some of her possessions. Rafah Butros Toma was most likely killed because of her religion, Agence France-Presse reported. The gunmen …