Iraqi Christians: A Primer

Media coverage in the West can overstate the degree to which Christians are 'disappearing' from the Middle East. But one place where such characterizations have merit is Iraq. In the years since the 2003 invasion led by the United States, at least half of Iraq's Christians have fled t...

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Published in:Middle East report (New York, N.Y. 1988) N.Y. 1988), 2013-07, Vol.43 (267), p.18-20
Main Author: Ufheil-Somers, Amanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed conflict
Catholicism
Chaldean people
Christian history
Christian monasteries
Christianity
Christians
Communities
Displacement
Iraq
Orthodox Church
Provincial government
Refugees
Religious buildings
Sectarianism
Violence
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Summary:Media coverage in the West can overstate the degree to which Christians are 'disappearing' from the Middle East. But one place where such characterizations have merit is Iraq. In the years since the 2003 invasion led by the United States, at least half of Iraq's Christians have fled the country to escape the violence of war, occupation and insurgency, as well as a campaign of intimidation, forced expulsion and sectarian cleansing carried out by militias and criminal gangs. Numerous others have been internally displaced.
ISSN:0899-2851