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  By Sean Mattson MONTERREY, Mexico – mysanantonio — Two Iraqis traveling to the United States were arrested Monday at the Monterrey International Airport with fake Swiss passports, authorities said. The two men, who said they were Chaldean Christians ages 25 and 30, were fleeing discrimination in war-torn Iraq, said …

  By Ethan Cole Egypt – Christian Post — Death threats, his family’s renunciation of him, and condemnation from most of Egypt have not deterred Christian convert Mohammed Ahmed Hegazy from pursuing his historic case to seek official recognition for his conversion from Islam to Christianity. “I know there are …

  The Assyrian Democratic OrganizationPolitical Bureau Qamishly(SYRIA) – ADO — Martyrdom has been inextricably linked to the lives of the Assyrian Chaldean Syriac people, which have paid all their dues and duties in pure Christian faith , giving and sacrificing as an expression of their love for life and the …

        Los Angeles – AINA — Assyrians (also known as Chaldeans and Syriacs) commemorated Martyrs Day on August 7th, the official Assyrian memorial holiday. The holiday was observed in cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Toronto, Stockholm, London, Netherland, North Syria and North Iraq. The Assyrian …

  By Joel Christie* Canberra, Australia – yourguide — About 500 people brought banners, crosses and songs to Parliament House yesterday to mark the plight of Assyrian Christians in Iraq. More than 500,000 of the minority ethnic group have taken refuge in neighbouring countries since the Iraq war begin in …

  By Sahar al-Haideri * Mosul, Iraq – AINA — They have been threatened because of their Christian faith, their distinctive clothing and their success in business. They have been killed because of a controversy over a cartoon. They have fled to wherever they can find a minimal amount of …

  By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS – Reuters — Syria will host an international security meeting on Iraq on Wednesday although the United States doubts Damascus is willing to play a role in stopping violence in its eastern neighbour. The two-day meeting will be held in a government complex on …

        Mosul – AsiaNews — Mosul, north west Iraq, has now become “the principal focal point of Sunni wahabi extremism in Iraq”, which aims to create an Islamic state at all costs in the zone and to re-establish the caliphate. This project is being supported by “outside countries”. The …

  By Victor Davis Hanson Middele East – The Washington Times — Radical Islamists love to scream about the “decadent” West. Everything from our operas to our attitudes about women outrage these loud, pious critics. As part of their condemnation, fundamentalist Muslims say they put a higher premium on family …

   Beirut – Al-Moustaqbal — Al-Moustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri said Monday that Premier Fouad Saniora’s majority government emerged victorious from the by-elections and proved that it is not biased in favor of any faction. Hariri said the March 14 majority alliance registered victories on Sunday in the Beirut and …