Charles Malik, Christian Diplomat
by Habib C. MalikMalik’s Christianity is present in everything he wrote and said, and any true account of the man will acknowledge this. Continue Reading »
What Middle Eastern Christians Want
by Luma SimmsNot all Christians want to live in a Western-style democracy. Continue Reading »
Armenia’s Future
by Mark MovsesianRussian control of Karabakh and protection of the region’s Armenians is a good second-best option for Armenia, given the alternatives. Continue Reading »
Baptism of Blood
by Martin MosebachIt is a scrupulously made short film, shot with several cameras in 2015. Arabic letters dance atop a black background, as if afloat on a whirling current of water, finally coming together and forming a droplet of closely intertwined characters. In Arabic calligraphy—one of Islam’s most . . . . Continue Reading »
Where Liberalism Helps
by Jozef Andrew KoscA vast oblong of Islamist, authoritarian, or sectarian persecution stretches from Egypt, Eritrea, Turkey, and Sudan, all the way to China and North Korea, across India and Pakistan. According to a recent report published by Aid to the Church in Need, “the persecution of Christians is today worse . . . . Continue Reading »
The Land of Athanasius and its Lessons
by Charles J. ChaputThe scope of anti-Christian violence does demand a much louder voice from American Christians in defense of persecuted Christians overseas. Continue Reading »
Vetting the Executive Order
by Robert P. George and Angela Wu HowardThere are many things in our government that are “broken,” but our refugee vetting system isn’t one of them. We needn't, and therefore we shouldn't, shut out refugees who are fleeing terrorism in places such as Syria and Iraq, even temporarily. Because it isn't necessary to do it, it is, in my opinion, necessary not to do it. Continue Reading »
The Statue of Wokeness
by Pete SpiliakosPresident Trump’s executive order limiting immigration from seven majority-Muslim counties reveals a chaotic, cynical administration—and a hysterical, hypocritical, self-aggrandizing liberal opposition. Continue Reading »
The Crisis of Christians in Egypt
by Gabriel Said ReynoldsMuch has changed in Egypt since 2011. Yet with all of these developments, one thing has not changed: Attacks against Christians have continued. Continue Reading »
Assassination of a Jordanian Journalist
by Ayman S. IbrahimOn Sunday, September 25, the 56-year-old Jordanian Christian Nahed Hattar was assassinated in Amman, Jordan. He had been arrested earlier in August by the Jordanian authorities after he posted on Facebook a cartoon mocking jihadis and their lustful portrayal of the afterlife. Continue Reading »
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