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September 11, 2013

Gathering looks at challenges facing Arab Christians

Arab Christians “do not consider themselves as minorities, but ... understand themselves as full citizens of their nations," says the WCC general secretary.
May 24, 2013

Arab Christians build hope in seemingly hopeless situations

Palestinian Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan says that the process of reform continues to be at the heart of every Arab and Middle Eastern Christian.
December 30, 2012

Reviewing the 'Arab awakening' in 2012

To start 2013, I will be taking part in a special broadcast looking at the sweep of change across the Middle East and North Africa in 2012. The details are as follows.
December 15, 2012

Change and challenge across the Middle East and North Africa Region
February 21, 2012

Where is the Middle East and North Africa region today?
February 1, 2012

A new Egypt for all Egyptians?

In viewing the first anniversary of the 25 January 2011 Revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak and set forth many changes that would have simply been unthinkable twelve months ago in Egypt, we should bear in mind that the deep socio-economic and technological structures of civilisations play out over long periods of time, says Dr Harry Hagopian. Here he offers a perspective on the development and prospects of those recent events in Egypt, and responses to them.
January 29, 2012

Christian local voice challenges the transformations in the Arab World

A Christian-Muslim consultation on the Christian presence and witness in the Middle East took place at the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon, from 24-28 January 2012.
January 28, 2012

New year, new direction in the Middle East?

Can we expect 2012 to be as monumentally eventful in the Middle East as 2011? Perhaps even more so.
January 28, 2012

Religious leaders reflect on Christian presence across the Arab world

The World Council of Churches' General Secretary says a common vision for living together is needed by Christians and Muslims in the Arab world.
January 15, 2012

A changing Middle East and North Africa: annual overview

It has been a momentous twelve months in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and in relation to developments popularly dubbed the 'Arab Spring' or (perhaps more helpfully) the 'Arab Awakening'. Time, we think, to stop for a moment and take stock.