On January 22-23, 2015, the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) held a meeting in Jordan. Their Eminences Mor Theophilus George Saliba Archbishop of Mount Lebanon…

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT SPEAKS TO APHREM II, SPIRITUAL LEADER OF SYRIA’S LARGEST CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Vienna and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—It is Christmas season in Austria and a chilly, drizzly evening in its capital…

Speech of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church at the opening assembly of the…

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Meditation Prepared by His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church during the “Peace is the…

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Speech of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church at Panel 9 of the “Peace…

I would like to start by offering some observations about the long history of the relationship between Muslims and Christians in the Middle East: 1- Muslims were welcomed to many…