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August 7, 2009   PAKISTAN   Pakistan’s prime minister pledged Thursday to review laws that may be sharpening tension among the country’s religious communities, days after a Muslim mob burned houses in rioting that killed eight Christians.   The killings Saturday in the eastern city of Gojra came amid concerns …

By Khalid Shah Special to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch   Until our invasion of Iraq, the 1.4 million large Christian population in Iraq (7% of the population) was one of the oldest, large, healthy minority population anywhere in the world. It was/is one of the oldest Christian populations anywhere in …

By Paul Schemm The Associated Press  BAGHDAD —  Iraq has lost more than half the Christians who once called it home, mostly since the war began, and few who fled have plans to return, The Associated Press has learned. Pope Benedict XVI called attention to their plight during a Mideast visit …

By Ethan Cole Christian Post Reporter Fri, Aug. 07 2009   The Assyrian people, most popularly known as Iraq’s Christian population, are observing Martyrs Day on Friday to remember those in their community who have died due to persecution. From Los Angeles to North Iraq, the Assyrian (also known as …

The 7th of August has been designated as a Memorial Day for Assyrian Martyrs. Every nation needs to have a day set aside for the remembrance of those who gave their lives for the preservation of their cultural and ethnic identity. This is especially important for the Assyrian Nation; for …

By Anthony Shadid SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq – Washington Post ++ The ruling parties of Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region won a comfortable majority in parliament, unofficial results showed on Sunday, but a strong performance by the opposition has already begun to rework the balance of power. In an election Saturday that drew …

By Anthony Shadid SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq – Washington Post ++ The ruling parties of Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region won a comfortable majority in parliament, unofficial results showed on Sunday, but a strong performance by the opposition has already begun to rework the balance of power. In an election Saturday that drew …

     Berlin – DPA ++ Iraq is sliding into anarchy, with religious minorities especially at risk when the state loses its ability to function properly, the Catholic archbishop of Baghdad said in a German radio interview Wednesday. Christians inhabited Iraq even before Islam, but today there are only an estimated …

     Washington – AINA ++ Congressman Frank Wolf (10th district, Virginia) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (14th district, California) sent a letter (PDF) to Iraq’s primer minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is in Washington this week to meet Obama. The letter expressed concern over the latest church bombings in Iraq. In their …