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How to Unfreeze the Middle East

Reconciliation must be at the heart of peacemaking.

Syria's Last Chance

As violence surges and diplomacy fails, Christians, Muslims, and Druze advocate for reconciliation and democracy.

Syria's Christians Back Assad

Church leaders say the embattled president should stay on.

Weeping for the Jordan  Subscriber access only

Revered river endangered by pollution, overuse.

Rick Warren's Purpose in Syria  Subscriber access only

Plus: William & Mary removes its cross, the coming Democratic birth control campaign, and other stories from online sources around the world.

The Cost of Democracy  Subscriber access only

Christians suffer for joining the cry of 'Syria out.'

The Risks of Regime Change  Subscriber access only

Middle Eastern Christians might end up more repressed under democracy than under dictators.

Orthodox Unity …  Subscriber access only

Autonomous Orthodoxy isn't an oxymoron. It's the fulfillment of a different kind of American dream.

"In Greece and Syria, Pope John Paul II Tries to Heal Ancient Wounds"  Subscriber access only

But many Orthodox Christians and Muslims are suspicious and hostile to visit.

World Council of Churches Trying to Unite Future Easter Observances  Subscriber access only

"Organization still pushing 1997 Aleppo statement, noting that East and West will share observance again in 2004."
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Syria's Christian Minority Lives in Fear of Kidnapping and Street Battles
War-weary from months of fighting, one community attempts to co-exist with rebel militias. (Atlantic)
Turkey building refugee camps for Syrian Christians
One camp with a capacity of 2,500 people will house mainly Assyrian Christians as well as refugees from other Christian denominations. (Reuters)
Armenian Christians Flee Syria, Seek Shelter in Armenia
Their ancestors fled the Ottoman genocide nearly a century ago, and now Armenians who live in Syria are fleeing that country and settling, at least temporarily, in Armenia. (The New York Times)

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