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TOPSHOTS A Syrian man looks at the rubble of a five story apartment building that was destroyed in a barrel bomb attack in the al-Shaar neighbourhood of the northern city of Aleppo on August 27, 2014. Syrian war planes carried out a series of air raids on positions held by the Islamic State jihadist group […]


Opinion: A Middle East without Intellectuals

Opinion: A Middle East without Intellectuals

During my most recent visit to Turkey, Pope Francis described the actions being taken by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a “profoundly grave sin against God.” He said he could not resign himself to a “Middle East without Christians,” who had been free to...
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Saint Michael’s Church in Ebbe, Tripoli in northern Lebanon. (Courtesy of Alessandra Bajec)


Churches on the Frontline

Churches on the Frontline

Father Arabius knows his city well. He serves St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Ebbe, a district of Lebanon’s second city, Tripoli. Ebbe is bordered by two rival neighborhoods where a recurring conflict has violently erupted once again. Since the start of the uprising...
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A Syrian Christian stands at the entrance to a monastery in Mishtaya. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)


Opinion: Between Minorities and Extremists

Opinion: Between Minorities and Extremists

The Lebanese capital, Beirut, recently hosted a Conference for the Christians of the Levant, which concluded two days of deliberation with the announcement of the establishment of the Christian Gathering of the Levant. The parties that supported the conference are...
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Silhouetted supporters of the ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, stand in front the Egyptian army soldiers, not seen, after the protesters block a highway that link to the airport, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)


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Kholoud Succariyeh (R) and Nidal Darwish, who got married in defiance of Lebanon’s ban on civil unions, pose for a picture next to Beirut’s landmark Pigeon Rocks on January 25 2013. Source: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images


Ring the Changes

Ring the Changes

Wedding bells are ringing out for change in Lebanon. On 10 November 2012 Kholoud Succariyeh and Nidal Darwish became the first couple in Lebanon to tie the knot by way of civil marriage. They were married before a notary in Beirut, after having their respective sects...