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Christian town in north Iraq offers refuge
By Prashant Rao (AFP) QARA QOSH, Iraq — For hundreds of terrified Christian families who fled attacks in Baghdad and Mosul in recent months, an ancient Christian town in Iraq’s... Read more
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Pope talks of Christians with Kurdish team
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 24 (UPI) — Pope Benedict XVI praised visiting delegates from the Kurdish north of Iraq for promoting religious tolerance in the region, the Kurdish government said. Kurdish... Read more
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Iraq Christian IDPs find refuge in Kurdish north
Middle East Online ‘We Kurds can feel the suffering of Christians’ ANKAWA – Hundreds of Iraqi Christians are fleeing to the northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region and particularly the town of... Read more
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Can Kurdistan Serve As an Internal Sanctuary for Iraqi Christians?
Huffington Post, November 28, 2010 The recent announcement that Iraqi leaders have reached a tentative deal to create a unity government in Baghdad is welcome news amidst the looming threat... Read more
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President Barzani Receives Patriarch of Ancient Church of the East
Salahaddin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (KRP.org) Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani met today with Mar Addai II, the Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East to discuss issues facing... Read more
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Iraqi Christians under fire
Half the refugees fleeing Iraq are Christian, dramatically reducing a presence that pre-dates Islam. Edward Stourton... Read more
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