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arab world

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.
May 17, 2012

Syrian Christians live in uneasy relationship with Bashar Assad

Christians in Syria trace their roots to ancient communities and have survived under many rulers, while enclaves in other Arab nations have withered.
February 8, 2012

Youth longing for peace in the Arab world

The key role of young people in recent Arab transformations was a recurrent theme for a recent World Council of Churches Christian-Muslim consultation.
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.
August 30, 2011

The Libyan experience and an Arab awakening

What started in Tunisia simply cannot stop now in Libya, says Harry Hagopian. It should not only grow but also improve incrementally so that we all stop talking romantically about a one-season 'Arab Spring' and think more pragmatically in terms of an Arab Awakening from a long slumber - a stubborn challenge against those rulers and elites who would prefer their co-citizens to remain dormant.
July 11, 2011

The Arab quest for empowerment

Noting that much of the critical energy and revolt arising from the six-month old 'Arab Spring' has been directed internally rather than externally, respected scholar Elizabeth Kassab, who has a particular focus on post-colonial debates on cultural malaise, looks behind the headlines and media glare to examine features of the newly emerging landscape in the Arab world. Recovering a balanced, healthy and empowering sense of self has not been and will not be an easy task, she suggests.