On the Run Due to Muslim Terror

Family of Murdered Egyptian Christians

Two weeks after the murder of two Christian brothers by Muslims during the violence that swept the upper Egyptian village of elGhorayzat, the family of the murdered Christians has temporarily come out of hiding to speak of the terror they have been subjected to and decry the impunity enjoyed by the killers, who are walking freely in the village. Weiterlesen

Assyrian United Organizations of Illinois

Condemns Continuous Oppression of Assyrians in Iraq

As the United States prepares to withdraw its troops from Iraq, a horrible wave of terrorism has swept several towns in the Kurdistan Region. On Friday, December 2, 2011, starting in Zakho, thousands of young men paraded through several areas, destroying, pillaging and burning shops, hotels, and other properties. The attacks spread to 5 other towns and carry the hallmarks of an organized campaign. Their targets were the properties of the indigenous inhabitants of the area; the Chaldean Syriac Assyrians and the Yezidis, who have been the subjects of severe persecution. Shockingly, security forces in the region seemed to be non-existent during critical hours. Weiterlesen

Mönche verteidigen ihren Grundbesitz vor Gericht

Bedrohte Zuflucht im Land der Knechte Gottes

Das syrisch-orthodoxe Kloster Mor Gabriel in der Türkei ist eines der ältesten Klöster weltweit.
Dennoch müssen die Mönche seit Jahren ihren Grundbesitz vor Gericht verteidigen.
Was als Nachbarschaftsstreit begann, hat sich zu einem ernsten Konflikt verfestigt. Sein Ausgang
wird viel darüber aussagen, wie Ankara tatsächlich zu der christlichen Minderheit im Land steht. Weiterlesen