<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784</id><updated>2012-01-20T16:10:16.384+01:00</updated><category term='Nineveh Plain'/><category term='Syriac Catholic Church'/><category term='Matoka'/><category term='Abduction'/><category term='Redemporists'/><category term='Mushtaq Zanbaqa'/><category term='Chiesa siro cattolica'/><category term='Turchia'/><category term='Domenican Sisters'/><category term='Noel Gorgis'/><category term='Nina Shea'/><category term='Svezia'/><category term='Giordania'/><category term='Warduni'/><category term='Libertà religiosa'/><category term='Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad'/><category term='Hafouri'/><category term='ACE'/><category term='DeBaz Narsai'/><category term='Institute of Religious Sciences'/><category term='Sarraf'/><category term='Elections 2010'/><category term='Sleiman'/><category term='Nineveh Fast'/><category term='Calcio. Ammo Baba'/><category term='Catholic Radio and Television Network'/><category term='Basra'/><category term='Habib Fr. Jajou'/><category term='Kassarji'/><category term='Rayan Atto'/><category term='Libano'/><category term='Al Banna'/><category term='Sinodo Medio Oriente Ottobre 2010'/><category term='Museo Iraq'/><category term='Turkey'/><category term='De-ba&apos;athification'/><category term='Nona'/><category term='Parlamento Europeo'/><category term='Fr. Amer Youkhanna'/><category term='International Christian Concern report'/><category term='Iracheni cristiani'/><category term='Lemmens Leon'/><category term='Al-Qaeda'/><category term='Mar Addai II'/><category term='Baghdad'/><category term='Rabban Al Qas'/><category term='Najim'/><category term='Hindo'/><category term='Iraqi Christians'/><category term='Smile Train Italia Onlus'/><category term='Chaldean'/><category term='Karamles'/><category term='Musa I Daoud'/><category term='Kako Fawaz'/><category term='Iraqi museum'/><category term='Chahda'/><category term='Kirkuk'/><category term='Refugees in Syria'/><category term='Babel College'/><category term='Louis Shabi'/><category term='Caldea'/><category term='Siro cattolica'/><category term='World Council of Churches'/><category term='Raho'/><category term='Mar Dinkha IV'/><category term='Rapimento'/><category term='Fr. Hazem Girgis'/><category term='Awad'/><category term='Egitto'/><category term='Sweden'/><category term='Istituto Scienze Religiose'/><category term='Ad Melkert'/><category term='Lebanon'/><category term='Refugees'/><category term='Synod of the Middle East'/><category term='Al-Jamil'/><category term='Mar Joseph III Younan'/><category term='Beylouni'/><category term='Faraj P. Raho'/><category term='Piana di Ninive'/><category term='Alqas Musa'/><category term='Baghdida'/><category term='Eternal Word Television Network'/><category term='Human Rights Watch Report'/><category term='Mario Mauro'/><category term='Melki'/><category term='Alessandro Ciquera'/><category term='UN'/><category term='Tabi'/><category term='Delly'/><category term='ACOE'/><category term='Aid to the Church in Need'/><category term='Jordan'/><category term='Latina'/><category term='Chaldeans in London'/><category term='Ibrahim N. Ibrahim'/><category term='Hannouche'/><category term='Stern Robert L.'/><category term='Emanuel Shaleta'/><category term='Sinodo del Medio Oriente'/><category term='Fr. Ragheed Ganni'/><category term='Chullikat'/><category term='Torino'/><category term='Rifugiati'/><category term='Sako'/><category term='Mosul'/><title type='text'>baghdadhope</title><subtitle type='html'>“Baghdad ha perduto la sua bellezza e non ne è rimasto che il nome.
Rispetto a ciò che essa era un tempo, prima che gli eventi la colpissero e gli occhi delle calamità si rivolgessero a lei, essa non è più che una traccia annullata, o una sembianza di emergente fantasma”

Ibn Battuta</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2958</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-503947844489528451</id><published>2012-01-20T16:10:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T16:10:16.394+01:00</updated><title type='text'>IRAQ: People consider fleeing as violence increases</title><summary type='text'>By IRIN
BAGHDAD, 19 January 2012 (IRIN) - Suicide attacks, assassinations and  bombings in Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 265 people and  injured hundreds of others since 18 December, the date the USA withdrew  all but 200 of its troops from the country, according to the health and  interior ministries. 
The wave of attacks, carried out mainly by Sunni extremists from  Al-Qaeda in Iraq </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94677' title='IRAQ: People consider fleeing as violence increases'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/503947844489528451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/503947844489528451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/iraq-people-consider-fleeing-as.html' title='IRAQ: People consider fleeing as violence increases'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3100014423134298746</id><published>2012-01-20T15:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T15:39:03.794+01:00</updated><title type='text'>"Non siamo soli". Da Ankawa un appello dei vescovi iracheni al Paese: dialogo e tolleranza</title><summary type='text'>By SIR

Si è svolta questa settimana, ad Ankawa, governatorato di Erbil nel  Kurdistan iracheno, l’assemblea di tutti i vescovi iracheni, all’appello  ne mancavano solo due, alla presenza del nunzio apostolico, mons.  Giorgio Lingua. I vescovi hanno parlato di come strutturare l’assemblea,  dei tribunali ecclesiastici con la formazione di una commissione ad  hoc, e hanno incontrato il direttore </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.agensir.it/pls/sir/v3_s2doc_a.a_autentication?target=3&amp;tema=Anticipazioni&amp;oggetto=232654&amp;rifi=guest&amp;rifp=guest' title='&quot;Non siamo soli&quot;. Da Ankawa un appello dei vescovi iracheni al Paese: dialogo e tolleranza'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3100014423134298746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3100014423134298746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/non-siamo-soli-da-ankawa-un-appello-dei.html' title='&quot;Non siamo soli&quot;. Da Ankawa un appello dei vescovi iracheni al Paese: dialogo e tolleranza'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8477854579478602478</id><published>2012-01-19T17:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T17:39:47.494+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Vescovi irakeni: pace e sicurezza, per ricostruire il Paese</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsdi Joseph Mahmoud
 L’Assemblea dei vescovi cattolici irakeni  si è riunita per una due giorni di incontri e discussioni ad Ankawa, un  sobborgo del governatorato settentrionale di Erbil, nell’attuale  Kurdistan irakeno. Il 17 e il 18 gennaio i prelati di tutta la nazione  hanno affrontato diversi argomenti inerenti la pastorale, con una  particolare attenzione all’attuale situazione </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Vescovi-irakeni:-pace-e-sicurezza,-per-ricostruire-il-Paese-23745.html' title='Vescovi irakeni: pace e sicurezza, per ricostruire il Paese'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8477854579478602478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8477854579478602478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/vescovi-irakeni-pace-e-sicurezza-per.html' title='Vescovi irakeni: pace e sicurezza, per ricostruire il Paese'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6532453044640681442</id><published>2012-01-19T17:33:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T17:34:14.776+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I monaci di Mar Musa in Iraq</title><summary type='text'>By Terrasanta.net, 18 gennaio 2012di Lucia Balestrieri 
(Miloano) Sono tanti i cristiani iracheni che fuggono in queste settimane dalla  loro patria, ancora una volta incendiata dal fuoco della violenza  interetnica e interreligiosa. Ma vi è anche chi arriva in Iraq, in  completa controtendenza, per dare conforto e aiuto alle comunità locali. È un piccolo gruppo di religiosi stranieri provenienti</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.terrasanta.net/tsx/articolo.jsp?wi_number=3555&amp;wi_codseq=%20%20%20%20%20%20&amp;language=it' title='I monaci di Mar Musa in Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6532453044640681442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6532453044640681442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-monaci-di-mar-musa-in-iraq.html' title='I monaci di Mar Musa in Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8007399833744592941</id><published>2012-01-18T15:19:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T15:19:36.401+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Sisters studying in Brisbane for good of their Iraqi people</title><summary type='text'>By The Catholic Leader, January 22, 2012by: Paul Dobbyn
Thinking of Iraq: Daughters of Jesus’ Sacred Heart Sisters Samar Mikha  and Azhar Koka at Australian Catholic University’s Brisbane campus
Many concerns weigh on the minds of two Sisters from a tiny, endangered  religious order in Iraq currently studying at Brisbane’s Australian  Catholic University (ACU). For Daughters of Jesus’ Sacred </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.catholicleader.com.au/news.php/features/sisters-studying-in-brisbane-for-good-of-their-iraqi-people_78032' title='Sisters studying in Brisbane for good of their Iraqi people'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8007399833744592941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8007399833744592941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/sisters-studying-in-brisbane-for-good.html' title='Sisters studying in Brisbane for good of their Iraqi people'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-247589630285735841</id><published>2012-01-18T07:16:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T07:16:23.958+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraqi Refugee, Forced to Flee Home, Struggles to Start Anew in Tucson</title><summary type='text'>By New York Times. Student Journal Institute, January 10, 2012  by Carole Moran
Dalya Sarkees sat with her hands in her lap in the deserted cafeteria of Pima Community College, where she is a student, reflecting on the three years she has lived in Tucson as an Iraqi refugee, and on the injustice of war.Six years ago, increasing violence forced Sarkees, 30, from her native Baghdad.“I didn’t do </summary><link rel='related' href='http://tucson12.nytimes-institute.com/10/iraqi-refugee-forced-to-flee-home-struggles-to-start-anew-in-tucson/' title='Iraqi Refugee, Forced to Flee Home, Struggles to Start Anew in Tucson'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/247589630285735841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/247589630285735841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/iraqi-refugee-forced-to-flee-home.html' title='Iraqi Refugee, Forced to Flee Home, Struggles to Start Anew in Tucson'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8997116914337531392</id><published>2012-01-15T22:59:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T22:59:02.140+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Ostra ascolta in silenzio le esperienze di Chullikatt</title><summary type='text'>By Corriere Adriatico, 15 gennaio 2012
Ostra.
Pubblico attento all’incontro tenuto da sua eccellenza monsignor Francis Assisi Chullikatt, al teatro comunale “La Vittoria”. In molti hanno seguito con interesse i racconti dell’arcivescovo cattolico indiano, osservatore permanente della Santa Sede presso l'organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite a New York.
Francis Assisi Chullikatt è particolarmente </summary><link rel='related' href='http://sfoglia.corriereadriatico.it/Articolo?aId=1244904' title='Ostra ascolta in silenzio le esperienze di Chullikatt'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8997116914337531392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8997116914337531392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/ostra-ascolta-in-silenzio-le-esperienze.html' title='Ostra ascolta in silenzio le esperienze di Chullikatt'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2161929796642642703</id><published>2012-01-12T15:38:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-12T15:38:26.484+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq, Sako: «L'attacco ci ha colto di sorpresa ma non abbiamo paura»</title><summary type='text'>By Tempi
Riceviamo e pubblichiamo un comunicato stampa dall'Aiuto alla Chiesa  che soffre che è riuscita a contattare telefonicamente monsignor Louis  Sako, arcivescovo di Kirkuk (Iraq), che ieri ha subito un attentato  terroristico.
«Non ci aspettavamo un attentato, ma  non credo che fossimo noi l’obiettivo» al telefono con  ACS-Italia monsignor Louis Sako, arcivescovo di Kirkuk dei caldei,  </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.tempi.it/iraq-sako-lattacco-ci-ha-colto-di-sorpresa-ma-non-abbiamo-paura' title='Iraq, Sako: «L&apos;attacco ci ha colto di sorpresa ma non abbiamo paura»'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2161929796642642703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2161929796642642703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/iraq-sako-lattacco-ci-ha-colto-di.html' title='Iraq, Sako: «L&apos;attacco ci ha colto di sorpresa ma non abbiamo paura»'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4197023618615018646</id><published>2012-01-11T15:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T15:14:15.793+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Ancient Language Gets Extended Life In Iraq</title><summary type='text'>By Wall Street Journalby Brooke Anderson
It is commonly known as the language of Jesus and is the root of both  Arabic and Hebrew. But what's less widely known is that Aramaic is  still spoken, and is in fact thriving in some parts of Iraq. "We're very proud of our language," says Sister Jermine Daoud, a nun  originally from Baghdad who grew up speaking the language and who now  lives in Shaqlawa</summary><link rel='related' href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204879004577110120624942412.html?mod=googlenews_wsj' title='Ancient Language Gets Extended Life In Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4197023618615018646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4197023618615018646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/ancient-language-gets-extended-life-in.html' title='Ancient Language Gets Extended Life In Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1515877998067014036</id><published>2012-01-11T15:07:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T15:07:04.435+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Syrian patriarch says Christians feel betrayed by West</title><summary type='text'>By Bikyamasr
Syria’s Christians, who make up more than 6 percent of the  population, are fearful they will be caught up in the 10-month power  struggle between the Alawite-dominated government of President Bashar  al-Assad and the largely Sunni opposition movement. In an exclusive interview with dpa, Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III,  head of the Syriac Catholic Church, which is in full communion </summary><link rel='related' href='http://bikyamasr.com/53334/syrian-patriarch-says-christians-feel-betrayed-by-west/' title='Syrian patriarch says Christians feel betrayed by West'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1515877998067014036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1515877998067014036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/syrian-patriarch-says-christians-feel.html' title='Syrian patriarch says Christians feel betrayed by West'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1738610927611166026</id><published>2012-01-11T14:56:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T14:56:12.946+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Attentato all'arcivescovado caldeo di Kirkuk</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Joseph Mahmoud
Quest'oggi, all'una e quarto, due persone  hanno cominciato a fare fuoco contro le guardie davanti le mura  dell'arcivescovado caldeo di Kirkuk. I terroristi sparavano da una  macchina Kia Bianca. Le guardie hanno subito risposto al fuoco. A 100  metri di distanza vi era una macchina della polizia che ha dato man  forte alle guardie, sparando anch'essi contro i </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Attentato-all%27arcivescovado-caldeo-di-Kirkuk-23669.html' title='Attentato all&apos;arcivescovado caldeo di Kirkuk'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1738610927611166026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1738610927611166026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/attentato-allarcivescovado-caldeo-di.html' title='Attentato all&apos;arcivescovado caldeo di Kirkuk'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1119002681361665776</id><published>2012-01-10T16:55:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-10T16:55:54.428+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Il conflitto fra sciiti e sunniti, per la divisione confessionale dell’Iraq</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby  Youssouf al-Bakhtiar 
In Iraq è in atto un piano di divisione  studiato a lungo a tavolino, cui mancava solo un pretesto concreto per  l’attuazione definitiva. La caduta del regime, l’apertura delle  frontiere ai combattenti mujaheddin e il ritiro delle truppe  statunitensi dal Paese hanno preparato il terreno per realizzare  l’obiettivo finale: la frammentazione definitiva dei </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Il-conflitto-fra-sciiti-e-sunniti,-per-la-divisione-confessionale-dell%E2%80%99Iraq-23650.html' title='Il conflitto fra sciiti e sunniti, per la divisione confessionale dell’Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1119002681361665776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1119002681361665776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/il-conflitto-fra-sciiti-e-sunniti-per.html' title='Il conflitto fra sciiti e sunniti, per la divisione confessionale dell’Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6054180794537942008</id><published>2012-01-10T16:55:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-10T16:55:35.177+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The conflict between Shiites and Sunnis for the sectarian division of Iraq</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Youssouf al-Bakhtiar 
There is a long and well studied plan in  place for the division of Iraq and the only thing that is lacking is a  pretext for its final implementation. The fall of the regime, the  opening of its borders to mujahideen fighters and the withdrawal of U.S.  troops from the country have prepared the ground for achieving the  ultimate goal: the final fragmentation </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-conflict-between-Shiites-and-Sunnis-for-the-sectarian-division-of-Iraq-23650.html' title='The conflict between Shiites and Sunnis for the sectarian division of Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6054180794537942008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6054180794537942008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/conflict-between-shiites-and-sunnis-for.html' title='The conflict between Shiites and Sunnis for the sectarian division of Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4497960692559549907</id><published>2012-01-09T15:20:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T15:20:53.068+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Il Papa ai diplomatici: «Basta persecuzioni dei cristiani»</title><summary type='text'>By La Stampaby Andrea Tornielli
«In non pochi Paesi i cristiani sono privati dei diritti  fondamentali e messi ai margini della vita pubblica; in altri subiscono  attacchi violenti contro le loro chiese e le loro abitazioni». Lo ha  detto Papa Ratzinger, ricevendo nella Sala Regia il Corpo diplomatico  accreditato presso la Santa Sede per i tradizionali auguri di inizio  anno. Benedetto XVI, come</summary><link rel='related' href='http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/homepage/vaticano/dettaglio-articolo/articolo/diplomazia-diplomacy-diplomacia-vaticano-vatican-papa-pope-el-papa-11490/' title='Il Papa ai diplomatici: «Basta persecuzioni dei cristiani»'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4497960692559549907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4497960692559549907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/il-papa-ai-diplomatici-basta.html' title='Il Papa ai diplomatici: «Basta persecuzioni dei cristiani»'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4275631702470909279</id><published>2012-01-09T15:13:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T15:13:20.503+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: dal 2003 fuggiti all'aestero 10 mila cristiani armeni</title><summary type='text'>By AGI
 Sono 10mila i cristiani della Chiesa armena che hanno lasciato l'Iraq dal 2003, l'anno dell'invasione guidata dagli Usa. 
Lo ha riferito il capo della Chiesa ortodossa, padre Masses Shahinian, che in occasione del Natale ortodosso ha espresso il timore che mentalita' "immature" prendano il controllo del Paese "con riflessi negativi sulla tutela delle minoranze". 
La presenza dei fedeli </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.agi.it/iphone/notizie/201201071026-est-rom0018-iraq_dal_2003_fuggiti_all_estero_10mila_cristiani_armeni' title='Iraq: dal 2003 fuggiti all&apos;aestero 10 mila cristiani armeni'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4275631702470909279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4275631702470909279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2012/01/iraq-dal-2003-fuggiti-allaestero-10.html' title='Iraq: dal 2003 fuggiti all&apos;aestero 10 mila cristiani armeni'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3621444803771651932</id><published>2011-12-25T23:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-25T23:39:48.236+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraqi Christians call for peace</title><summary type='text'>By The Courier Mail

The commemoration came days after attacks across Baghdad killed dozens and a political row raised sectarian tensions, and a week after US forces completed their withdrawal from the country, with a senior bishop noting little was being done to prevent a continuing Christian emigration from Iraq.
At the Church of Our Lady of Sacred Heart in east Baghdad, hundreds of worshippers</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/iraqi-christians-celebrate-christmas/story-fn6ck55c-1226230378634' title='Iraqi Christians call for peace'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3621444803771651932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3621444803771651932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraqi-christians-call-for-peace.html' title='Iraqi Christians call for peace'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2158298389834888956</id><published>2011-12-25T23:27:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-25T23:27:33.570+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Christians in Iraq find reasons to celebrate</title><summary type='text'>By NECNby Michael Holmes



Christmas approaches and Iraqi Christians pray for peace, goodwill - and that they'll make it till next Christmas alive.
Outside, police and church security on high alert… being a Christian in Iraq is enough to cost you your life. "I was kidnapped in 2006 from my church… " 
Father Saad Sirop Hanna was held by Muslim extremists for 28 days. 
"(Did you think you would </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.necn.com/pages/video?PID=DLfqwpxXaZOoXNOENjZ3L17WGIyD15a1' title='Christians in Iraq find reasons to celebrate'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2158298389834888956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2158298389834888956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/christians-in-iraq-find-reasons-to.html' title='Christians in Iraq find reasons to celebrate'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1418422020340549537</id><published>2011-12-25T23:17:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-25T23:17:19.265+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Natale difficile per i cristiani iracheni</title><summary type='text'>By Radiotelevisione Svizzera Italiana




</summary><link rel='related' href='http://la1.rsi.ch/home/networks/la1/telegiornale?po=cfed9690-a288-4739-a605-8269d0cb1efe&amp;pos=685f2bc6-2e4d-4abc-9c6b-b06cecb7afb9&amp;date=25.12.2011&amp;stream=low' title='Natale difficile per i cristiani iracheni'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1418422020340549537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1418422020340549537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/natale-difficile-per-i-cristiani.html' title='Natale difficile per i cristiani iracheni'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vQg12oF0A5U/TvegQqnGf_I/AAAAAAAACCo/o7wFVTMBPmM/s72-c/Natale+difficile.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3390020149722481125</id><published>2011-12-24T18:49:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-24T18:49:20.266+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Buon Natale e Buon Anno Nuovo


Edo Bri'cho o Rish d'Shato Brich'to


عيد ميلاد سعيد وسنة ميلادية مباركة


Happy Christmas and Happy New Year


Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo


Feliz Natal e Feliz Ano Novo 


Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année


Fröhliche Weihnachten und Gutes Neues Jahr 


God Jul och Gott Nytt År




By Baghdadhope*</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3390020149722481125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3390020149722481125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/buon-natale-e-buon-anno-nuovo-edo.html' title=''/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4251468396394233773</id><published>2011-12-24T17:58:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-24T17:58:53.981+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Natale in Iraq senza Messe di Mezzanotte per motivi di sicurezza. Warduni: la speranza è più forte della violenza</title><summary type='text'>By Radio Vaticana
In Iraq la situazione resta tesa dopo gli attentati che, due giorni fa, hanno provocato decine di morti, nel pieno anche di una crisi politica che coinvolge i principali partiti sciiti e sunniti. Una particolare preoccupazione attraversa la comunità cristiana, oggetto di diversi attacchi nelle scorse settimane. Per ragioni di sicurezza, dunque, in alcune delle principali città </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/it1/articolo.asp?c=549251' title='Natale in Iraq senza Messe di Mezzanotte per motivi di sicurezza. Warduni: la speranza è più forte della violenza'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4251468396394233773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4251468396394233773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/natale-in-iraq-senza-messe-di.html' title='Natale in Iraq senza Messe di Mezzanotte per motivi di sicurezza. Warduni: la speranza è più forte della violenza'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4023547098446337844</id><published>2011-12-23T23:24:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-23T23:24:37.101+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraqi Christians fearful post-US pullout</title><summary type='text'>By AFPby Marwan Ibrahim 
Iraq's Christians, markedly fewer in number following attacks on their minority community, are increasingly fearful in the face of a rise in sectarian tensions after the withdrawal of US troops.Estimated to number more than one million before the US-led invasion of 2003, living primarily in Baghdad, the main northern city of Mosul, and the disputed oil hub of Kirkuk, some</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jTI3uYaA29UMdACgzYf4vo8AczZA?docId=CNG.ade7e6aa9f4bb5287e73116aaa7ac9bb.881' title='Iraqi Christians fearful post-US pullout'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4023547098446337844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4023547098446337844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraqi-christians-fearful-post-us.html' title='Iraqi Christians fearful post-US pullout'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5344042384288581768</id><published>2011-12-23T23:17:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-23T23:17:25.943+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Terror kills Christmas in Baghdad as Muslim fanatics force Christians underground</title><summary type='text'>By The Australianby Peter Wilson
Christmas has gone underground in Baghdad this year with the leaders of one of the world's oldest Christian communities taking the extraordinary step of warning followers that it is too dangerous to openly celebrate Christ's birthday. 
"We have told everyone that there should be no public parties or large gatherings and people should do their own celebrations in </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/terror-kills-christmas-in-baghdad-as-muslim-fanatics-force-christians-underground/story-e6frg6so-1226229654514' title='Terror kills Christmas in Baghdad as Muslim fanatics force Christians underground'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5344042384288581768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5344042384288581768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/terror-kills-christmas-in-baghdad-as.html' title='Terror kills Christmas in Baghdad as Muslim fanatics force Christians underground'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4120170450814380857</id><published>2011-12-23T23:05:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-23T23:05:56.915+01:00</updated><title type='text'>How can we remain silent while Christians are being persecuted?</title><summary type='text'>By Telegraphby Fraser Nelson
Father Immanuel Dabaghian, one of Baghdad’s last surviving priests, is expecting a quiet Christmas. To join him in the Church of the Virgin Mary means two hours of security checks and a body search at the door, and even then there’s no guarantee of survival. Islamist gunmen massacred 58 people in a nearby church last year, and fresh graffiti warns remaining </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/8973118/How-can-we-remain-silent-while-Christians-are-being-persecuted.html' title='How can we remain silent while Christians are being persecuted?'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4120170450814380857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4120170450814380857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-can-we-remain-silent-while.html' title='How can we remain silent while Christians are being persecuted?'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2402927769612444492</id><published>2011-12-23T22:17:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-23T22:17:43.903+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: cancellata la messa della vigilia in molte città</title><summary type='text'>By  Zenit
Monsignor Louis Sako, arcivescovo cattolico-caldeo di Kirkuk, nel Nord dell’Iraq, ha dichiarato ad Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre che i cristiani sono spaventati dai recenti attacchi.
Il presule ha detto che non sarà possibile celebrare la Messa di mezzanotte a causa dell’alto rischio per l’incolumità dei fedeli (tutte le liturgie del tempo natalizio saranno celebrate nelle ore diurne) e </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.zenit.org/article-29085?l=italian' title='Iraq: cancellata la messa della vigilia in molte città'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2402927769612444492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2402927769612444492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-cancellata-la-messa-della-vigilia.html' title='Iraq: cancellata la messa della vigilia in molte città'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3393693346468687183</id><published>2011-12-23T22:12:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-23T22:12:16.381+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraque: cancelada a missa da vigília em muitas cidades</title><summary type='text'>By Zenit

Monsenhor Louis Sako, Arcebispo católico-caldeu de Kirkuk, norte do Iraque, declarou à Ajuda à Igreja que Sofre que os cristãos estão assustados com os recentes ataques.
O bispo disse que não será possível celebrar a Missa da meia-noite por causa do alto risco para a segurança dos fiéis (todas as liturgias do tempo do Natal serão celebradas durante o dia) e que os cristãos não mostrarão</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.zenit.org/article-29418?l=portuguese' title='Iraque: cancelada a missa da vigília em muitas cidades'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3393693346468687183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3393693346468687183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraque-cancelada-missa-da-vigilia-em.html' title='Iraque: cancelada a missa da vigília em muitas cidades'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8634956631435832684</id><published>2011-12-22T19:50:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T19:50:21.499+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Fête de Noêl aux enfants Irakiens Chaldéens réfugiés au Liban 2011.</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0         14         false   false   false      IT   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8634956631435832684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8634956631435832684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/fete-de-noel-aux-enfants-irakiens.html' title='Fête de Noêl aux enfants Irakiens Chaldéens réfugiés au Liban 2011.'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hkWo5xBJe3Q/TvN5l53NcwI/AAAAAAAACCM/EWQYWCtOLts/s72-c/374286_346340785382800_100000206458732_1640214_1274534935_n%25282%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6017595349897034959</id><published>2011-12-22T15:44:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T15:44:25.880+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Faith under fire: Christians in Iraq</title><summary type='text'>By PBS by Martin HimelThe last of the American troops have left Iraq, just in time for  Christmas. And with an eye toward next year’s election, President Obama  is already touting this achievement. Of course, the debate has resumed  about just what the United States accomplished there. Was the overthrow  of Saddam Hussein worth the loss of almost 4,500 Americans and tens of  thousands of Iraqi </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/video/video-faith-under-fire-christians-in-iraq/12716/' title='Faith under fire: Christians in Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6017595349897034959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6017595349897034959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/faith-under-fire-christians-in-iraq.html' title='Faith under fire: Christians in Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8494102832631532022</id><published>2011-12-22T15:21:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T15:21:29.452+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Kirkuk, mons. Sako inaugura il memoriale dei martiri cristiani durante l'occupazione Usa</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Joseph Mahmoud
  Mons. Louis Sako, arcivescovo di Kirkuk, nel nord dell’Iraq, ha benedetto il memoriale (nella foto) che commemora i 36 martiri cristiani della città, dall’inizio dell’invasione americana nel 2003 a oggi. La cerimonia è avvenuta ieri, in concomitanza con la quarta domenica di Avvento; il monumento reca impressi i nomi di tutti i cristiani scomparsi in questi otto </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Kirkuk,-mons.-Sako-inaugura-il-memoriale-dei-martiri-cristiani-durante-l%27occupazione-Usa-23476.html' title='Kirkuk, mons. Sako inaugura il memoriale dei martiri cristiani durante l&apos;occupazione Usa'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8494102832631532022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8494102832631532022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/kirkuk-mons-sako-inaugura-il-memoriale.html' title='Kirkuk, mons. Sako inaugura il memoriale dei martiri cristiani durante l&apos;occupazione Usa'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8900259083512104655</id><published>2011-12-22T15:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T15:21:13.933+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Kirkuk, Msgr. Sako inaugurates memorial to Christian martyrs during U.S. occupation</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Joseph Mahmoud
Mgr Louis Sako, archbishop of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, has blessed the memorial (pictured) commemorating the 36 Christian martyrs of the city, since the U.S. invasion in 2003 to today. The ceremony took place yesterday, in conjunction with the fourth Sunday of Advent, the monument bears the engraved names of all Christians who have died during these eight years, a </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kirkuk,-Msgr.-Sako-inaugurates-memorial-to-Christian-martyrs-during-U.S.-occupation-23476.html' title='Kirkuk, Msgr. Sako inaugurates memorial to Christian martyrs during U.S. occupation'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8900259083512104655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8900259083512104655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/kirkuk-msgr-sako-inaugurates-memorial.html' title='Kirkuk, Msgr. Sako inaugurates memorial to Christian martyrs during U.S. occupation'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-265003576706544220</id><published>2011-12-22T15:13:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T15:13:23.922+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Medio Oriente tra difficoltà e speranze. Intervista a mons. Louis Sako</title><summary type='text'>By Missione Oggi Novembre 2011di Federico Tagliaferri
A un anno di distanza dalla conclusione del Sinodo per il Medio Oriente, qual è la sua impressione sull’evento?
Sono stato io a proporre la convocazione di un Sinodo per il Medio Oriente, durante la visita ad limina in Vaticano. In quell’occasione dissi al Santo Padre: “Noi siamo piccole Chiese in Medio Oriente e non avremo un futuro se non ci</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/265003576706544220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/265003576706544220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/medio-oriente-tra-difficolta-e-speranze.html' title='Medio Oriente tra difficoltà e speranze. Intervista a mons. Louis Sako'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1744988877570587472</id><published>2011-12-20T19:20:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T19:20:42.650+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Les chrétiens irakiens partagés entre inquiétude et espérance se préparent à fêter Noël</title><summary type='text'>By L'Oeuvre d'Orient
A l’heure où les troupes américaines se retirent du pays la situation  est toujours critique. En moins de quinze jours, la communauté  chrétienne a été prise deux fois pour cible. Deux chrétiens ont été  assassinés à Mossoul. Quelques jours auparavant des magasins tenus par des chrétiens,  avaient été saccagés au Kurdistan. Pour Monseigneur Basile Georges Casmoussa,  </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/page-les-chretiens-irakiens-partages-entre-inquietude-et-esperance-se-preparent-a-feter-noel-752.html' title='Les chrétiens irakiens partagés entre inquiétude et espérance se préparent à fêter Noël'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1744988877570587472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1744988877570587472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/les-chretiens-irakiens-partages-entre.html' title='Les chrétiens irakiens partagés entre inquiétude et espérance se préparent à fêter Noël'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5082010358068269066</id><published>2011-12-20T18:48:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T18:48:34.681+01:00</updated><title type='text'>As Iraq war winds down, Christian community finds itself ‘devastated’</title><summary type='text'>By Catholic News Agency
Baghdad, Iraq, Dec 20, 2011 (CNA/EWTN News)  As the United States finishes pulling its final troops out of Iraq,  analysts say that the tragic results of the war, predicted by Pope John  Paul II, are being sharply felt by Christians in the country.  Iraqi priest Fr. Firas Behnam Benoka told CNA on Dec. 19 that if  world leaders had listened to the “prophetic words” of the </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/as-iraq-war-winds-down-christian-community-finds-itself-devastated/' title='As Iraq war winds down, Christian community finds itself ‘devastated’'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5082010358068269066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5082010358068269066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/as-iraq-war-winds-down-christian.html' title='As Iraq war winds down, Christian community finds itself ‘devastated’'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8022457201346882269</id><published>2011-12-20T18:35:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T18:35:33.182+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq, p. Tooma: «A Natale temiamo i kamikaze. Era meglio con Saddam»</title><summary type='text'>By Tempi.it
«Il 90 per cento dei cristiani di Baghdad e Mosul sono scappati. Oggi  sono rimasti in pochi, le chiese sono chiuse, i preti sempre meno. È dal  2003 che non viviamo un Natale come facevamo prima della guerra,  proviamo tristezza e paura. Gli americani poi non dovevano andarsene  ora, la situazione peggiorerà: stavamo meglio con Saddam». 
Come  testimonia a Tempi.it p. Waheed k. Tooma</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.tempi.it/iraq-p-tooma-natale-temiamo-i-kamikaze-era-meglio-con-saddam' title='Iraq, p. Tooma: «A Natale temiamo i kamikaze. Era meglio con Saddam»'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8022457201346882269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8022457201346882269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-p-tooma-natale-temiamo-i-kamikaze.html' title='Iraq, p. Tooma: «A Natale temiamo i kamikaze. Era meglio con Saddam»'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2092403263084262741</id><published>2011-12-20T18:31:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T18:31:02.147+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Baghdad, vescovo ausiliare: «Emigrati più cristiani dal 2003 che in 200 anni»</title><summary type='text'>By Tempi.it
«Sono emigrati più cristiani dall'Iraq dal 2003 a oggi che negli ultimi  200 anni. Oggi saremo rimasti in 500 mila circa, ma è difficile dare  stime esatte. Questo per noi è un grande dolore e i continui attacchi  che subiamo ci fanno vivere anche questo Natale con ansia». Nessuno a Baghdad si è dimenticato dell'attentato del 31 ottobre scorso,  quando uomini di al Qaida hanno </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.tempi.it/baghdad-vescovo-ausiliare-emigrati-pi-cristiani-dal-2003-che-200-anni' title='Baghdad, vescovo ausiliare: «Emigrati più cristiani dal 2003 che in 200 anni»'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2092403263084262741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2092403263084262741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/baghdad-vescovo-ausiliare-emigrati-piu.html' title='Baghdad, vescovo ausiliare: «Emigrati più cristiani dal 2003 che in 200 anni»'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-62844734057755541</id><published>2011-12-20T18:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T18:21:56.326+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq, mons. Nona: «I cristiani non si sentono più figli di questa terra»</title><summary type='text'>By Tempi.it
«Eravamo così felici di preparare il Natale in modo sereno, le cose stavano andando abbastanza bene. Poi due settimane fa  hanno ucciso una coppia di cristiani semplici e poveri, senza motivo, e  per questo la festa non sarà più come prima. Anzi, molte famiglie dopo  quanto accaduto se ne andranno di qui». 
L'arcivescovo di Mosul,  mons. Amel Nona, racconta a Tempi.it il dolore e lo </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.tempi.it/iraq-mons-nona-i-cristiani-non-si-sentono-pi-figli-di-questa-terra' title='Iraq, mons. Nona: «I cristiani non si sentono più figli di questa terra»'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/62844734057755541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/62844734057755541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-mons-nona-i-cristiani-non-si.html' title='Iraq, mons. Nona: «I cristiani non si sentono più figli di questa terra»'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7931143197910936005</id><published>2011-12-20T18:15:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T18:15:58.311+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Mons. Warduni (Baghdad) "Natale tra paura e speranza"</title><summary type='text'>By SIR
Sarà un Natale “tra paura e speranza” quello che si apprestano a vivere i  cristiani iracheni, minoranza vittima di violenze, abusi e  intimidazioni, come testimoniano il recente omicidio di una coppia  cristiana a Mosul, gli attacchi a negozi e proprietà cristiane a Zakho,  solo gli ultimi anelli di una catena di soprusi lunga diversi anni. Ed  ora con il ritiro dell’esercito americano </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.agensir.it/pls/sir/v3_s2doc_b.quotidiano?tema=Quotidiano&amp;argomento=dettaglio&amp;id_oggetto=231061' title='Mons. Warduni (Baghdad) &quot;Natale tra paura e speranza&quot;'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7931143197910936005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7931143197910936005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/mons-warduni-baghdad-natale-tra-paura-e.html' title='Mons. Warduni (Baghdad) &quot;Natale tra paura e speranza&quot;'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-405075265014294641</id><published>2011-12-20T17:47:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T17:47:58.629+01:00</updated><title type='text'>A te Shahrazād</title><summary type='text'>By Mosaico di PaceRenato Sacco

Carissima Shahrazād, dopo tanto tempo si torna a parlare del tuo Paese, l’Iraq. In questi giorni viene completato il ritiro delle truppe Usa. Mi rivolgo a te (anche se con un po’ di imbarazzo, tu a raccontare sei molto brava...) perché non vorrei rivolgermi direttamente a tante persone che in questi anni hanno parlato molto dell’Iraq. Preferisco confidare a te il </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.peacelink.it/mosaico/a/35265.html' title='A te Shahrazād'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/405075265014294641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/405075265014294641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/te-shahrazad.html' title='A te Shahrazād'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4045666978522397285</id><published>2011-12-16T23:24:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-16T23:24:02.826+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Kidnapping Stokes Fears in Iraqi Kurdistan</title><summary type='text'>By Al Jazeera in AINA
by Ben Piven

Ankawa, Kurdistan Region, Iraq - After thousands of US troops have packed their bags to return home in time for Christmas with their families, celebrations of Jesus' birth may be more sober this year in Iraq.
Many Iraqi Christians suggest the withdrawal of American soldiers removes a stabilizing and pacifying force, contrary to the perception amongst most other</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.aina.org/news/20111216023723.htm' title='Kidnapping Stokes Fears in Iraqi Kurdistan'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4045666978522397285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4045666978522397285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/kidnapping-stokes-fears-in-iraqi.html' title='Kidnapping Stokes Fears in Iraqi Kurdistan'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1732401873056019738</id><published>2011-12-15T10:14:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-15T10:19:15.688+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Liberato dalla polizia il ragazzo cristiano rapito ad Erbil</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*fonte della notizia: ankawa.comSarmad Salah Boutrous, il giovane cristiano sequestrato tre giorni fa ad Erbil e per la cui liberazione era stato chiesto alla famiglia un riscatto di mezzo milione di dollari è stato liberato oggi all'alba dalla polizia che ha arrestato i sequestratori, un uomo ed una donna che con la scusa di dover fornire di tende una casa da essi acquistata </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,549203.0.html' title='Liberato dalla polizia il ragazzo cristiano rapito ad Erbil'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1732401873056019738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1732401873056019738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/liberato-dalla-polizia-il-ragazzo.html' title='Liberato dalla polizia il ragazzo cristiano rapito ad Erbil'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-110299904265990050</id><published>2011-12-14T19:22:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-15T15:48:57.445+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Coniugi cristiani uccisi a Mosul</title><summary type='text'>By L'Osservatore Romano
by Francesco Ricupero

Ancora dolore e paura per la comunità cristiana di Kirkuk. Martedì sera, l’ennesimo agguato contro una famiglia caldea. Adnan Elia Jakmakji, 34 anni, e la moglie Raghad al Tawil, 25 anni, sono stati brutalmente uccisi e i loro due figli sono rimasti feriti in un agguato mentre erano a bordo della loro auto. Adnan Elia e Raghad erano commercianti. </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&amp;last=false=&amp;path=/news/religione/2011/288q11-Uccisi-due-cristiani-a-Mosul.html&amp;title=Coniugi%20cristiani%20uccisi%20a%20Mosul&amp;locale=it' title='Coniugi cristiani uccisi a Mosul'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/110299904265990050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/110299904265990050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/coniugi-cristiani-uccisi-mosul.html' title='Coniugi cristiani uccisi a Mosul'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8770002891537695016</id><published>2011-12-14T15:40:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T16:30:13.095+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Cristiano rapito ad Erbil.</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*fonte delle notizie: Ankawa.comSi sono svolti stamani a Mosul i funerali di Adnan Elia Jakmakji, di 34  anni, e di  sua moglie Raghad al Tawil, di  25 anni, uccisi ieri in un agguato a Mosul. All'attacco a colpi di armi da fuoco rivolti verso l'auto della coppia che stava rientrando a casa dopo il lavoro nel negozio di cui erano proprietari sono sopravvisssuti, anche se feriti, i </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8770002891537695016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8770002891537695016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/cristiano-rapito-ad-erbil.html' title='Cristiano rapito ad Erbil.'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8885656912398107711</id><published>2011-12-14T15:28:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T15:30:02.771+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Mosul, ancora sangue cristiano: marito e moglie uccisi in un agguato</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Joseph Mahmoud Nuovo omicidio mirato contro la comunità  cristiana irakena a Mosul, nel nord dell’Iraq, teatro da tempo di una  lunga striscia di sangue contro la minoranza religiosa. Fonti locali di AsiaNews,  che chiedono l’anonimato per sicurezza, riferiscono che ieri sera “un  cittadino cristiano caldeo e sua moglie sono stati uccisi” a colpi di  arma da fuoco; nell’agguato </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Mosul,-ancora-sangue-cristiano:-marito-e-moglie-uccisi-in-un-agguato-23437.html' title='Mosul, ancora sangue cristiano: marito e moglie uccisi in un agguato'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8885656912398107711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8885656912398107711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/mosul-ancora-sangue-cristiano-marito-e.html' title='Mosul, ancora sangue cristiano: marito e moglie uccisi in un agguato'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1956834193535614853</id><published>2011-12-14T15:25:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T15:28:24.912+01:00</updated><title type='text'>More Christian bloodshed in Mosul, husband and wife killed in ambush</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Joseph MahmoudThe Christian community in Mosul has been  the victim of another targeted murder. The city in northern Iraq has  seen a long series of bloody attacks against minority Christians. A  local source, anonymous for security reasons, told AsiaNews  that last night “a Christian man and his wife were gunned down” but  their two children who were with them survived. A few days</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/news-en/More-Christian-bloodshed-in-Mosul,-husband-and-wife-killed-in-ambush-23437.html' title='More Christian bloodshed in Mosul, husband and wife killed in ambush'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1956834193535614853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1956834193535614853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-christian-bloodshed-in-mosul.html' title='More Christian bloodshed in Mosul, husband and wife killed in ambush'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4867077277386997175</id><published>2011-12-14T15:17:00.013+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T18:57:41.590+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Deux chrétiens tués à Mossoul - Déclaration du Nonce apostolique : « Peur et espérance »</title><summary type='text'>By Fides« Deux chrétiens ont été assassinés hier à Mossoul. Les causes en sont  encore inconnues et les agresseurs n’ont pas été identifiés » confirme à  l’Agence Fides S.Exc. Mgr Amel Shamon Nona, Archevêque chaldéen de  Mossoul qui a exprimé sa         « proximité et assuré la famille de sa prière  ». Interpellé par l’Agence Fides à propos de l’épisode sanglant et de la  situation de la </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=31900&amp;lan=fra' title='Deux chrétiens tués à Mossoul - Déclaration du Nonce apostolique : « Peur et espérance »'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4867077277386997175'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4867077277386997175'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/deux-chretiens-tues-mossoul-declaration.html' title='Deux chrétiens tués à Mossoul - Déclaration du Nonce apostolique : « Peur et espérance »'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8584022667908697111</id><published>2011-12-14T15:17:00.011+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T15:25:38.390+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Apostolischer Nuntius zum Mord an zwei Christen in Mossul: „Christen leben zwischen Angst und Hoffnung“</title><summary type='text'>By Fides„Gestern wurden in Mossul zwei Christen ermordet. Die Tatmotive sind  nicht bekannt und der Täter wurde noch nicht identifiziert“, so der  chaldäische Erzbischof von Mossul Shamon Nona, der seine „Verbundenheit  mit der Familie“ zum Ausdruck bringt und die Angehörigen seines Gebets  versichert.Im Gespräch mit dem Fidesdienst erklärt der Apostolische  Nuntius im Irak, Erzbischof Giorgio </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=29323&amp;lan=deu' title='Apostolischer Nuntius zum Mord an zwei Christen in Mossul: „Christen leben zwischen Angst und Hoffnung“'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8584022667908697111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8584022667908697111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/apostolischer-nuntius-zum-mord-zwei.html' title='Apostolischer Nuntius zum Mord an zwei Christen in Mossul: „Christen leben zwischen Angst und Hoffnung“'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1833871599963123286</id><published>2011-12-14T15:17:00.009+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T15:22:33.176+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Due cristiani uccisi a Mosul. Il Nunzio: “C’è paura e speranza”</title><summary type='text'>By Fides“Due cristiani sono stati assassinati ieri a Mosul. Le cause non sono  note e gli aggressori non sono stati identificati” conferma all’Agenzia  Fides Sua Ecc. Mons. Amel Shamon Nona, Arcivescovo Caldeo di Mosul, che  ha espresso “vicinanza e preghiera per la famiglia”.Interpellato  dall’Agenzia Fides sull'episodio e sulla situazione della comunità  cristiana, in attesa del Natale, Mons. </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=37979&amp;lan=ita' title='Due cristiani uccisi a Mosul. Il Nunzio: “C’è paura e speranza”'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1833871599963123286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1833871599963123286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/due-cristiani-uccisi-mosul-il-nunzio-ce.html' title='Due cristiani uccisi a Mosul. Il Nunzio: “C’è paura e speranza”'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8416322821496313536</id><published>2011-12-14T15:16:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-15T10:23:04.185+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Two Christians killed in Mosul. The Nuncio: "There is fear and hope"</title><summary type='text'>By Fides"Two Christians were killed in Mosul yesterday. The causes are not known and the attackers have not been identified", confirms to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Amel Shamon Nona, Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, who expressed his "closeness and prayer for the family".Fides asked him questions about the incident and the situation of the Christian community, in view of Christmas, Mgr. Giorgio Lingua, </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=30582&amp;lan=eng' title='Two Christians killed in Mosul. The Nuncio: &quot;There is fear and hope&quot;'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8416322821496313536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8416322821496313536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/two-christians-killed-in-mosul-nuncio.html' title='Two Christians killed in Mosul. The Nuncio: &quot;There is fear and hope&quot;'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7180357060771366512</id><published>2011-12-13T17:24:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T17:28:07.011+01:00</updated><title type='text'>La presenza cristiana in Medio Oriente. Intervento del primate anglicano alla Camera dei Lord</title><summary type='text'>By L'Osservatore Romano, 13 dic. 2011Londra, 12. «La costante presenza dei cristiani nella regione è essenziale per il  bene sociale e politico dei Paesi del Medio Oriente»: è il concetto espresso dall’arcivescovo di Canterbury, Rowan Williams, primate della Comunione anglicana, nel discorso pronunciato nei giorni scorsi alla Camera dei  Lord, a Londra, durante un dibattito parlamentare sulla </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&amp;last=false=&amp;path=/news/religione/2011/286q11-La-presenza-cristiana-in-Medio-Oriente.html&amp;title=La%20presenza%20cristiana%20%20in%20Medio%20Oriente&amp;locale=i' title='La presenza cristiana in Medio Oriente. Intervento del primate anglicano alla Camera dei Lord'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7180357060771366512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7180357060771366512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/la-presenza-cristiana-in-medio-oriente.html' title='La presenza cristiana in Medio Oriente. Intervento del primate anglicano alla Camera dei Lord'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3044189436464931845</id><published>2011-12-12T13:57:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T13:59:49.371+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Kirkuk: Avvento e Natale, segni della presenza di Cristo fra gli uomini</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Joseph MahmoudI cristiani irakeni si preparano al Natale sperimentando e testimoniando la presenza di Cristo con l’annuncio, la meditazione e la preghiera. Fin dai primi giorni di Avvento l’arcidiocesi di Kirkuk ha aperto nella cattedrale una “radio della speranza” che copre tutta la città, per diffondere la buona novella di Gesù: “Gloria a Dio nell’alto dei cieli e pace in terra </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Kirkuk:-Avvento-e-Natale,-segni-della-presenza-di-Cristo-fra-gli-uomini-23412.html' title='Kirkuk: Avvento e Natale, segni della presenza di Cristo fra gli uomini'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3044189436464931845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3044189436464931845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/kirkuk-avvento-e-natale-segni-della.html' title='Kirkuk: Avvento e Natale, segni della presenza di Cristo fra gli uomini'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6307784998389567220</id><published>2011-12-12T13:55:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T13:59:26.332+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Kirkuk: Advent and Christmas, marks the presence of Christ among mankind</title><summary type='text'>By Asia Newsby Joseph MahmoudIraqi Christians are preparing for Christmas experiencing and witnessing to Christ's presence through proclamation, meditation and prayer. From the beginning of Advent, the archdiocese set up a "radio of hope" in the Cathedral of Kirkuk that covers the whole city, to spread the good news of Jesus: "Glory to God in the heavens and on earth peace among men of good will"</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kirkuk:-Advent-and-Christmas,-marks-the-presence-of-Christ-among-mankind-23412.html' title='Kirkuk: Advent and Christmas, marks the presence of Christ among mankind'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6307784998389567220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6307784998389567220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/kirkuk-advent-and-christmas-marks.html' title='Kirkuk: Advent and Christmas, marks the presence of Christ among mankind'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4407754760417635460</id><published>2011-12-12T12:30:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:33:56.990+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Verso un Natale “fra la paura e la fede incrollabile”</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Sarà un “Natale sotto assedio” quello che vivranno le comunità cristiane in Iraq. “Le tradizioni saranno rispettate nel chiuso delle case e delle chiese. La Santa Messa si celebra di giorno, per motivi di sicurezza. Sarà un Natale fra la paura e la fede incrollabile” dice, in un nota inviata a Fides, “Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre” (ACS), opera di diritto pontificio, annunciando</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=37930&amp;lan=ita' title='Iraq: Verso un Natale “fra la paura e la fede incrollabile”'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4407754760417635460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4407754760417635460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-verso-un-natale-fra-la-paura-e-la.html' title='Iraq: Verso un Natale “fra la paura e la fede incrollabile”'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2706514960681281512</id><published>2011-12-12T12:25:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:30:09.651+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Irak: Vorweihnachtszeit zwischen Angst und unerschütterlichem Glauben</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Das bevorstehende Weihnachtsfest werden christliche Gemeinden wohl als „Fest der Belagerung“ feiern. „Wir werden unsere traditionellen Feiern zurückgezogen in unseren Häusern und Kirchen begehen. Gottesdienste finden aus Sicherheitsgründen nur Tagsüber statt. Wir werden Weihnachten zwischen Angst und unerschütterlichem Glauben feiern“, so Vertreter der christlichen </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=29287&amp;lan=deu' title='Irak: Vorweihnachtszeit zwischen Angst und unerschütterlichem Glauben'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2706514960681281512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2706514960681281512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/irak-vorweihnachtszeit-zwischen-angst.html' title='Irak: Vorweihnachtszeit zwischen Angst und unerschütterlichem Glauben'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7181873907789043335</id><published>2011-12-12T12:22:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:25:07.713+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Hacia una Navidad "entre el miedo y la fe inquebrantable"</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Será una "Navidad de asedio" la que vivirán las comunidades cristianas en Irak. "Las tradiciones se respetan en la intimidad de los hogares e iglesias. La Santa Misa se celebra durante el día, por razones de seguridad. Será una Navidad, entre el miedo y la inquebrantable fe", dice en una nota enviada a la Agencia Fides," Ayuda a la Iglesia Necesitada "(AIN), la obra de derecho </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=32514&amp;lan=spa' title='Iraq: Hacia una Navidad &quot;entre el miedo y la fe inquebrantable&quot;'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7181873907789043335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7181873907789043335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-hacia-una-navidad-entre-el-miedo-y.html' title='Iraq: Hacia una Navidad &quot;entre el miedo y la fe inquebrantable&quot;'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2649334824043849956</id><published>2011-12-12T12:15:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:20:24.837+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Rumo a um Natal “entre o medo e a fé inabalável”</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Será um “Natal sob assédio” que as comunidades cristãs viverão no Iraque. “As tradições serão respeitadas no isolamento das casas e das igrejas. A Santa Missa se celebra de dia, por motivos de segurança. Será um Natal entre o medo e a fé inabalável”, afirma numa nota enviada a Fides “Ajuda à Igreja que Sofre” (AIS), obra de direito pontifício, anunciando uma campanha de </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=31817&amp;lan=por' title='Rumo a um Natal “entre o medo e a fé inabalável”'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2649334824043849956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2649334824043849956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/rumo-um-natal-entre-o-medo-e-fe.html' title='Rumo a um Natal “entre o medo e a fé inabalável”'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1480601277065792190</id><published>2011-12-12T12:09:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:21:48.007+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Vers un Noël « entre la peur et la foi inébranlable »</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Il s’agira d’un « Noël en état de siège » pour les communautés chrétiennes d’Iraq. « Les traditions seront respectées à l’intérieur des maisons et dans les églises. La Messe se célèbre de jour pour des motifs de sécurité. Il s’agira d’un Noël entre la peur et la foi inébranlable » déclare dans une note envoyée à Fides l’Aide à l’Eglise en Détresse (AED), fondation de droit </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=31843&amp;lan=fra' title='Iraq: Vers un Noël « entre la peur et la foi inébranlable »'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1480601277065792190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1480601277065792190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-vers-un-noel-entre-la-peur-et-la.html' title='Iraq: Vers un Noël « entre la peur et la foi inébranlable »'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-721694833478503402</id><published>2011-12-12T12:02:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:21:27.316+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Nearing Christmas "between fear and sturdy faith"</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011The Christian communities in Iraq will live a "Christmas under siege". "The traditions will be respected in the privacyareas of homes and churches. The Holy Mass is celebrated during the day, for safety reasons. It will be a Christmas, between fear and sturdy faith", says in a note sent to Fides "Aid to the Church in Need" (ACN), which announces a campaign of solidarity and </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=30535&amp;lan=eng' title='Iraq: Nearing Christmas &quot;between fear and sturdy faith&quot;'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/721694833478503402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/721694833478503402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-nearing-christmas-between-fear-and.html' title='Iraq: Nearing Christmas &quot;between fear and sturdy faith&quot;'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8579878957626444790</id><published>2011-12-12T11:56:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:01:29.791+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Aumentano gli attacchi e la discriminazione verso le minoranze religiose</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Mentre decresce il tasso di violenza complessiva, aumentano invece gli attacchi, le intimidazioni e la discriminazione verso le minoranze religiose, fra le quali i cristiani. Per questo urge una specifica legge “anti-discriminazioni”. E’ quanto afferma un nuovo rapporto dell’Ong “Minority Rights Group International”, che compie un monitoraggio sulle minoranze etniche, culturali</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=37929&amp;lan=ita' title='Iraq: Aumentano gli attacchi e la discriminazione verso le minoranze religiose'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8579878957626444790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8579878957626444790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-aumentano-gli-attacchi-e-la.html' title='Iraq: Aumentano gli attacchi e la discriminazione verso le minoranze religiose'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4305938967097904840</id><published>2011-12-12T11:48:00.010+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:15:23.995+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Aumentam os ataques e a discriminação contra as minorias religiosas</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Enquanto diminui o índice de violência geral, aumentam ao invés os ataques, as intimidações e a discriminação contra as minorias religiosas, entre as quais os cristãos. Por isso, é necessária uma específica lei "antidiscriminações". É o que afirma um novo relatório da Ong "Minority Rights Group International", que realiza um monitoramento sobre as minorias étnicas, culturais e </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=31816&amp;lan=por' title='Iraq: Aumentam os ataques e a discriminação contra as minorias religiosas'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4305938967097904840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4305938967097904840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-aumentam-os-ataques-e.html' title='Iraq: Aumentam os ataques e a discriminação contra as minorias religiosas'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5454927872663565890</id><published>2011-12-12T11:48:00.008+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:01:12.466+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Religiöse Minderheiten werden zunehmend diskriminiert und Opfer von gewaltsamen Übergriffen</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Während die Gewalt im Allgemeinen zurückgeht, nehmen Übergriffe, Einschüchterungsversuche und Diskriminierung gegenüber christlichen Minderheiten, darunter auch Christen im Irak zu. Deshalb sind nach Ansicht der Nichtregierungsorganisation „Minority Rights Group International“, die die Situation ethnischer Minderheiten weltweit beobachtet, spezifische </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=29286&amp;lan=deu' title='Iraq: Religiöse Minderheiten werden zunehmend diskriminiert und Opfer von gewaltsamen Übergriffen'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5454927872663565890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5454927872663565890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-religiose-minderheiten-werden.html' title='Iraq: Religiöse Minderheiten werden zunehmend diskriminiert und Opfer von gewaltsamen Übergriffen'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5869315278303990844</id><published>2011-12-12T11:44:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:00:56.806+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Augmentation des attaques et des discriminations à l’égard des minorités religieuses</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011Alors que le taux de violence total diminue, en revanche le nombre des attaques, des intimidations et de cas de discrimination envers les minorités religieuses, dont les chrétiens, s’accroît. D’où la nécessité d’une loi anti-discriminations spécifique. C’est ce qu’affirme un nouveau rapport de l’ONG « Minority Rights Group International » qui réalise une surveillance des </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=31842&amp;lan=fra' title='Iraq: Augmentation des attaques et des discriminations à l’égard des minorités religieuses'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5869315278303990844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5869315278303990844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-augmentation-des-attaques-et-des.html' title='Iraq: Augmentation des attaques et des discriminations à l’égard des minorités religieuses'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5263419579097841065</id><published>2011-12-12T11:41:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T12:00:34.922+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Attacks and discrimination against religious minorities are increasing</title><summary type='text'>By Fides, 9 12 2011While the overall rate of violence decreases, the attacks, intimidation and discrimination against religious minorities, including Christians increases.This is why a specific "anti-discrimination" Law is urgently needed. This is what is said in a new report by the NGO "Minority Rights Group International", which monitors the ethnic, cultural and religious minorities in the </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=30534&amp;lan=eng' title='Iraq: Attacks and discrimination against religious minorities are increasing'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5263419579097841065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5263419579097841065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-attacks-and-discrimination-against.html' title='Iraq: Attacks and discrimination against religious minorities are increasing'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6011927102694214802</id><published>2011-12-06T15:16:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T15:20:30.884+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: rimarrà solo?</title><summary type='text'>By SIRSaranno definitivamente abbandonate, entro la fine dell’anno, le sette  basi militari Usa ancora operative in Iraq. Gli ultimi 13 mila militari  statunitensi si apprestano a lasciare il Paese dopo l’annuncio del  ritiro dello scorso ottobre del presidente Barack Obama, causato dal  fallimento delle trattative con il governo iracheno per il mantenimento  di un contingente militare americano </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.agensir.it/pls/sir/v3_s2doc_a.a_autentication?target=3&amp;tema=Anticipazioni&amp;oggetto=230226&amp;rifi=guest&amp;rifp=guest' title='Iraq: rimarrà solo?'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6011927102694214802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6011927102694214802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-rimarra-solo.html' title='Iraq: rimarrà solo?'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5839848955213145284</id><published>2011-12-05T16:06:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T16:19:32.189+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Student group organizes Christmas gift drive for Christians in Jordan</title><summary type='text'>By Flyernews, University of Dayton Student Newspaper, December 04, 2011                &lt;!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --&gt;          &lt;!-- Google Analytics Integration --&gt;           var addthis_config = {          data_ga_tracker: pageTracker       };         &lt;!-- AddThis Button END --&gt;The University of Dayton's Pax Christi group is hosting its second  annual Christmas gift holiday drive to send </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.flyernews.com/articles/id/7217' title='Student group organizes Christmas gift drive for Christians in Jordan'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5839848955213145284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5839848955213145284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/student-group-organizes-christmas-gift.html' title='Student group organizes Christmas gift drive for Christians in Jordan'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6659781329605649967</id><published>2011-12-05T15:51:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T16:00:54.216+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: Overall violence down - but attacks on minorities continue</title><summary type='text'>By IRINBaghdad, 5 December 2011 (IRIN) - While overall violence is decreasing  in Iraq, the level of attacks and intimidation of religious minorities  remains high, leading to increased displacement, a new report says."There's a feeling that Iraq is slowly moving towards increased  stability, but minorities are feeling that they are excluded from public  life and that the new Iraq is not for them</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94389' title='Iraq: Overall violence down - but attacks on minorities continue'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6659781329605649967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6659781329605649967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/iraq-overall-violence-down-but-attacks.html' title='Iraq: Overall violence down - but attacks on minorities continue'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5370764702447130679</id><published>2011-12-05T15:35:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T15:50:17.594+01:00</updated><title type='text'>An 'Arab Winter' Chills Christians</title><summary type='text'>By Wall Street Journalby Sam DagherBARTELLA, Iraq—The plight of Iraqi Christians since the fall of  Saddam Hussein has been agonizingly personal for Aram Butrus Matti.Hanging on the wall in his parents'  home here in northern Iraq are photographs of his cousin Yonan, his  cousin's spouse and their three-month-old son, who were among some 50  worshippers killed by suicide bombers in a Baghdad </summary><link rel='related' href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203710704577053221510203422.html#articleTabs%3Darticle' title='An &apos;Arab Winter&apos; Chills Christians'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5370764702447130679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5370764702447130679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/arab-winter-chills-christians.html' title='An &apos;Arab Winter&apos; Chills Christians'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5091566311754632934</id><published>2011-12-04T07:41:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T07:44:15.759+01:00</updated><title type='text'>No comment</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*Vino rosso toscano dal Kurdistan iracheno: destinazione Iran </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5091566311754632934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5091566311754632934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/no-comment.html' title='No comment'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1352820295272872439</id><published>2011-12-04T07:31:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T07:35:27.974+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Zakho, estremisti islamici irakeni assaltano negozi e proprietà dei cristiani</title><summary type='text'>By Asia NewsUn gruppo di manifestanti legati all’ala estremista islamica, composto in maggioranza da giovani, ha assaltato diversi negozi di proprietà dei cristiani, un albergo e centro massaggi. Le violenze sono esplose ieri pomeriggio nella cittadina di Zakho, distante circa 470 km da Baghdad, situata nel Kurdistan irakeno a pochi chilometri dal confine con la Turchia, e hanno causato il </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Zakho,-estremisti-islamici-irakeni-assaltano-negozi-e-proprietà-dei-cristiani-23351.html' title='Zakho, estremisti islamici irakeni assaltano negozi e proprietà dei cristiani'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1352820295272872439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1352820295272872439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/zakho-estremisti-islamici-irakeni.html' title='Zakho, estremisti islamici irakeni assaltano negozi e proprietà dei cristiani'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7050756978764341204</id><published>2011-12-04T07:27:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T07:35:10.506+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Zakho, Iraqi Islamic extremists attack Christian-owned shops and properties</title><summary type='text'>By Asia NewsA group of protesters linked to the Islamic extremist wing, composed mostly of young people, yesterday stormed several Christian-owned shops, a hotel and a beauty parlour. The violence erupted yesterday afternoon in the town of Zakho, about 470 km from Baghdad, Iraqi Kurdistan located a few kilometers from the border with Turkey, and caused the wounding of at least 30 people, </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Zakho,-Iraqi-Islamic-extremists-attack-Christian-owned-shops-and-properties-23351.html' title='Zakho, Iraqi Islamic extremists attack Christian-owned shops and properties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7050756978764341204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7050756978764341204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/12/zakho-iraqi-islamic-extremists-attack.html' title='Zakho, Iraqi Islamic extremists attack Christian-owned shops and properties'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-735301858851999906</id><published>2011-11-24T15:48:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T15:52:26.717+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Irak: être chrétien et survivre, malgré tout</title><summary type='text'>By La Vie, 22/11/2011by Natalia Trouiller       &lt;!-- Start of metadata --&gt;              &lt;!-- End of metadata --&gt;       &lt;!-- Start of summary --&gt;       Vivant dans la peur à Bagdad, les chrétiens  sont nombreux à se réfugier au Kurdistan irakien où leur avenir peut  parfois s'envisager plus sereinement.       &lt;!-- End of summary --&gt;                                                        &lt;!-- End </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.lavie.fr/chroniques/matinale-chretienne/irak-etre-chretien-et-survivre-malgre-tout-22-11-2011-22046_167.php' title='Irak: être chrétien et survivre, malgré tout'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/735301858851999906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/735301858851999906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/irak-etre-chretien-et-survivre-malgre.html' title='Irak: être chrétien et survivre, malgré tout'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-247372651980987722</id><published>2011-11-24T15:35:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T15:41:58.352+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The situation of Christians in Iraq</title><summary type='text'>By Where God Weeps</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.wheregodweeps.org/video-audio/short-films/situation-of-christians-in-iraq-short-film/' title='The situation of Christians in Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/247372651980987722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/247372651980987722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/situation-of-christians-in-iraq.html' title='The situation of Christians in Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/6FfiwooaUy4/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5593339666050332447</id><published>2011-11-24T15:14:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T15:33:15.512+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I cristiani d'Iraq</title><summary type='text'>By Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre                   "La difesa della libertà  religiosa è la cartina di tornasole per verificare il rispetto  di tutti gli altri diritti umani" (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)                                                                                                                                                                        Tradizioni  rispettate nel chiuso</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.acs-italia.glauco.it/pls/acsitalia/v3_s2ew_CONSULTAZIONE.mostra_pagina?id_pagina=11709&amp;paginaz=2' title='I cristiani d&apos;Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5593339666050332447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5593339666050332447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-cristiani-diraq.html' title='I cristiani d&apos;Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5686645625001148120</id><published>2011-11-24T15:02:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T15:14:15.461+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Aiuto alla Chiesa che soffre: nel 1987 i cristiani in Iraq erano 1.400.000, oggi sono 300.000</title><summary type='text'>By TempiNel numero di Tempi in edicola trovate un depliant curato dall'Aiuto  alla Chiesa che soffre il cui titolo dice già tutto: "Per i cristiani  iracheni sarà un Natale sotto assedio. Aiutiamoli". Acs lancia un  appello e dà la possibilità concreta di aiutare i cristiani del  martoriato paese.Con carta di credito si può effettuare la donazione  chiamando al numero 06.69893929 oppure online </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.tempi.it/aiuto-alla-chiesa-che-soffre-i-cristiani-iraq-erano-1400000-nel-1987-oggi-sono-300000' title='Aiuto alla Chiesa che soffre: nel 1987 i cristiani in Iraq erano 1.400.000, oggi sono 300.000'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5686645625001148120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5686645625001148120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/aiuto-alla-chiesa-che-soffre-nel-1987-i.html' title='Aiuto alla Chiesa che soffre: nel 1987 i cristiani in Iraq erano 1.400.000, oggi sono 300.000'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4769868824022429739</id><published>2011-11-21T18:27:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T23:15:23.371+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Nuova scuola cristiana in Iraq. Mons. Bashar M. Warda e Mons. Giorgio Lingua.</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*Inaugurata la scuola cristiana di Mar Qardakh ad Erbil, nel nord Iraq.Baghdadhope ne ha parlato con l’Arcivescovo caldeo di Erbil, Mons. Bashar M. Warda e con il Nunzio Apostolico in Giordania ed Iraq, Mons. Giorgio Lingua. All’inizio del 2011 l’arcivescovo caldeo di Erbil, Mons. Bashar M. Warda, presentò il progetto relativo alla creazione di un ospedale e di un’università nella </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4769868824022429739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4769868824022429739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/nuova-scuola-cristiana-in-iraq-mons.html' title='Nuova scuola cristiana in Iraq. Mons. Bashar M. Warda e Mons. Giorgio Lingua.'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6019156480190849131</id><published>2011-11-21T17:59:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T23:14:53.529+01:00</updated><title type='text'>New Christian school in Iraq. Mgr. Bashar  M. Warda and Mgr. Giorgio Lingua</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*Opening of Mar Qardakh Christian school in Erbil, northern Iraq.Baghdadhope spoke with the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, Mgr. Bashar M. Warda and to the Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Iraq, Mgr. Giorgio Lingua.In early 2011, the Chaldean archbishop of Erbil, Mgr. Bashar M. Warda, submitted the project to create a hospital and a university in the northern Iraqi city that since many </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6019156480190849131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6019156480190849131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-christian-school-in-iraq-mgr-bashar.html' title='New Christian school in Iraq. Mgr. Bashar  M. Warda and Mgr. Giorgio Lingua'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-398824141544511090</id><published>2011-11-21T17:33:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T17:50:33.516+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Les chrétiens en Orient : chantiers de recherche et débats contemporains.</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*Les chrétiens en Orient : chantiers de recherche et débatscontemporains.Rome, 1er et 2 décembre 2011École française de RomePiazza Navona, 6200186 RomaInstitut français - Centre Saint-LouisLargo Toniolo, 20/2200186 RomaAmbassade de France près le Saint-SiègeVilla Bonaparte - Via Piave, 2300187 RomaAlors que les pays de l’Orient méditerranéen connaissent des bouleversements </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/398824141544511090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/398824141544511090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/les-chretiens-en-orient-chantiers-de.html' title='Les chrétiens en Orient : chantiers de recherche et débats contemporains.'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6950622283207303933</id><published>2011-11-21T16:29:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T17:51:07.824+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Risarcimento agli iracheni cristiani vittime del terrorismo. La promessa del governo.</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*, 21 novembre 2011Nel corso di una cerimonia tenutasi ieri nella chiesa di San Giuseppe in commemorazione della strage del 31 ottobre 2010 nella chiesa di Nostra Signora della Salvezza, Salah Abdel Razzaq, il governatore di Baghdad ha dichiarato, secondo quanto riportato dal sito "Voce dell'Iraq" e da altre agenzie che le famiglie degli iracheni  cristiani che sono rimasti vittime </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6950622283207303933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6950622283207303933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/risarcimento-agli-iracheni-cristiani.html' title='Risarcimento agli iracheni cristiani vittime del terrorismo. La promessa del governo.'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-2356045950892222786</id><published>2011-11-21T16:17:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T16:21:04.636+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraqi Christians ‘living in fear’</title><summary type='text'>By Christian Today, November 19, 2011It’s been more than a year since an attack on a church in Baghdad  left 58 Christians dead, but Christians in the Iraqi capital still fear  for their lives, says one church leader.Fr Amir Jaje, Superior of the Dominican Order in Baghdad, told Aid to  the Church in Need: “Living in Iraq means living in fear.  There’s no  feeling safe and during the last two or </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.christiantoday.com/article/iraqi.christians.living.in.fear/28917.htm' title='Iraqi Christians ‘living in fear’'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2356045950892222786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/2356045950892222786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/iraqi-christians-living-in-fear.html' title='Iraqi Christians ‘living in fear’'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3418095722686216858</id><published>2011-11-21T16:01:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T16:09:14.594+01:00</updated><title type='text'>2012, vacanze in Iraq sulle tracce di Abramo</title><summary type='text'>By La Stampa  21 novembre 2011by Francesco RigatelliC’ è tutta l’umanità della nostra gente in questa storia di antichità,  ricchezza, religione e cultura.Ci sono i diplomatici che nel  2003 pensano a come intensificare i rapporti culturali con l’Iraq, per  cui nel frattempo partono i soldati. Ci sono gli interessi economici per  un territorio ricco di petrolio. Ci sono gli studiosi che stringono</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www3.lastampa.it/costume/sezioni/articolo/lstp/430811/' title='2012, vacanze in Iraq sulle tracce di Abramo'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3418095722686216858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3418095722686216858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/2012-vacanze-in-iraq-sulle-tracce-di.html' title='2012, vacanze in Iraq sulle tracce di Abramo'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3515657797831051847</id><published>2011-11-18T15:57:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T16:00:46.110+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Catholic patriarchs urge Christians to hang on to lands</title><summary type='text'>By The Daily Star (Lebanon), November 18, 2011A gathering of Catholic patriarchs in the Middle East urged  Christians Thursday to hold onto their lands and holy places despite the  ongoing popular uprisings in the Arab world, which have raised fears  about the presence of Christians in the region. They also called for a  unified Easter holiday to boost Christian unity.Maronite Patriarch Beshara </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Nov-18/154463-catholic-patriarchs-urge-christians-to-hang-on-to-lands.ashx#axzz1e4LiLAgY' title='Catholic patriarchs urge Christians to hang on to lands'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3515657797831051847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3515657797831051847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/catholic-patriarchs-urge-christians-to.html' title='Catholic patriarchs urge Christians to hang on to lands'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-5585754631255744400</id><published>2011-11-18T15:53:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T15:56:45.294+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Plight of Iraqi Refugees in Syria</title><summary type='text'>By The World, November 16, 2011Hazim Jajo and his wife, Hanaa Ishaq, sit on an ornate couch in their  spacious new home east of San Diego. Jajo and Ishaq, who both worked for  the United Nations in Iraq, have been here for five years. But today,  Ishaq looks worried, her brow furrowed.Ishaq dictates a phone number to her husband from an address book.  The two speak Chaldean, the language of Iraq’</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.theworld.org/2011/11/iraqi-refugees-syria/' title='The Plight of Iraqi Refugees in Syria'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5585754631255744400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/5585754631255744400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/plight-of-iraqi-refugees-in-syria.html' title='The Plight of Iraqi Refugees in Syria'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4137329785810074241</id><published>2011-11-18T15:37:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T15:44:58.311+01:00</updated><title type='text'>U.S. Refugee Clampdown Leaves Iraqi Christians in Limbo</title><summary type='text'>By Assist News, November 17, 2011by Julian Lukins Hundreds  of Christians fleeing persecution in Iraq have had their bid to  resettle in the United States dashed by new security measures.According to  Baltimore-based refugee resettlement agency World Relief, 14,000  refugees have been placed “on hold” overseas since June, creating a  “massive” backlog.Most  of them are Iraqis fleeing troubles in </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2011/s11110109.htm' title='U.S. Refugee Clampdown Leaves Iraqi Christians in Limbo'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4137329785810074241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4137329785810074241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/us-refugee-clampdown-leaves-iraqi.html' title='U.S. Refugee Clampdown Leaves Iraqi Christians in Limbo'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6455703258382411033</id><published>2011-11-16T15:45:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T15:52:47.440+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Les Patriarches catholiques en huis clos à Bkerké</title><summary type='text'>By Patriarcat Latin de Jérusalem, 16/11/2011by Christophe Lafontaine avec abouna.orgLe 20ème congrès du Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient  (CPCO) se tient actuellement en huis clos à Bkerké (siège du Patriarcat  maronite au Liban). Le thème de cette session concerne la situation des  chrétiens dans les pays du Moyen-Orient, suivant les orientations  définies par les propositions du </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.lpj.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1671:les-patriarches-catholiques-en-huis-clos-a-bkerke&amp;catid=71:actualite-monde&amp;Itemid=76&amp;lang=fr' title='Les Patriarches catholiques en huis clos à Bkerké'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6455703258382411033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6455703258382411033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/les-patriarches-catholiques-en-huis.html' title='Les Patriarches catholiques en huis clos à Bkerké'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6682071516351703383</id><published>2011-11-16T15:40:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T15:44:53.154+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Consiglio dei Patriarchi cattolici d'Oriente</title><summary type='text'>By Patriarcato Latino di Gerusalemme, 14 novembre 2011by Christophe LafontaineTutti i patriarchi cattolici orientali in esercizio sono membri del  Consiglio. Il Patriarca latino di Gerusalemme, Mons. Fouad Twal, ieri è  recato in Libano per la ventesima sessione del CPCO, originariamente  prevista a Baghdad, Iraq.Il futuro dei cristiani in  Medio Oriente: un passo verso la libertà religiosaIl </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.lpj.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1669%3Aconseil-des-patriarches-catholiques-dorient&amp;catid=71%3Aactualite-monde&amp;Itemid=76&amp;lang=it' title='Consiglio dei Patriarchi cattolici d&apos;Oriente'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6682071516351703383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6682071516351703383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/consiglio-dei-patriarchi-cattolici.html' title='Consiglio dei Patriarchi cattolici d&apos;Oriente'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1493215762987693634</id><published>2011-11-16T15:12:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T15:30:03.737+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Bishops on Iraq</title><summary type='text'>                                       By National Catholic Register, November 15, 2011by Joan Frawley DesmondWhen President Bush first signaled his intention to approve the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Pope John Paul II strongly opposed the action. The U.S. bishops followed the Holy Father’s lead and lobbied against it.Eight years later, President Obama has announced the withdrawal of all </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.ncregister.com/blog/the-bishops-on-iraq/' title='The Bishops on Iraq'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1493215762987693634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1493215762987693634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/bishops-on-iraq.html' title='The Bishops on Iraq'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-3611056864177462454</id><published>2011-11-15T15:39:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T15:51:58.898+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Colloquio a Vienna: in Medio Oriente non basta la libertà di culto</title><summary type='text'>By Radio VaticanaUn soddisfacente sviluppo sociale e culturale in Medio Oriente è possibile solo se i diritti umani, come sanciti dalle Costituzioni, verranno applicati e messi in pratica. Non basta godere della libertà di culto in Medio Oriente.Ci deve essere completa libertà di religione e di coscienza, in modo tale che sia possibile per i cristiani proclamare liberamente la propria fede.Sono </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/it1/articolo.asp?c=537724' title='Colloquio a Vienna: in Medio Oriente non basta la libertà di culto'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3611056864177462454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/3611056864177462454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/colloquio-vienna-in-medio-oriente-non.html' title='Colloquio a Vienna: in Medio Oriente non basta la libertà di culto'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1078165792217903267</id><published>2011-11-15T00:33:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T00:42:21.006+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Cristiani d'Oriente: Conferenza di Mons. Sako</title><summary type='text'>By Patriarcato Latino di GerusalemmeIn coincidenza con la richiesta del Papa di pregare nel mese di novembre “Per le Chiese orientali cattoliche, affinché la loro venerabile tradizione sia conosciuta e stimata quale ricchezza spirituale per tutta la Chiesa" e l'iniziativa dell'Assemblea dell’Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre (ACS), mons. Louis Sako, arcivescovo caldeo di Kirkuk (Iraq), ha dato nella </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.lpj.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1661%3Achretien-dorient-conference-de-mgr-sako&amp;catid=94%3Adecryptage&amp;Itemid=135&amp;lang=it' title='Cristiani d&apos;Oriente: Conferenza di Mons. Sako'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1078165792217903267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1078165792217903267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/cristiani-doriente-conferenza-di-mons.html' title='Cristiani d&apos;Oriente: Conferenza di Mons. Sako'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8365004291907785535</id><published>2011-11-14T23:26:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T23:37:01.371+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Video: Iraqi Christian persecution</title><summary type='text'>By Baghdadhope*Iraqi ChristiansVideo by Fr. Niaz Toma and kindly suggested by Fr. Basel Yaldo</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8365004291907785535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8365004291907785535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/video-iraqi-christian-persecution.html' title='Video: Iraqi Christian persecution'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8orJxGaZb9w/TsGXbRCUSUI/AAAAAAAACB0/n5O2hQL7WxI/s72-c/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1569601641664953203</id><published>2011-11-09T16:18:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T16:22:57.251+01:00</updated><title type='text'>What role can the EU play in Iraq ?</title><summary type='text'>By Europinfosthe interview was led by Fr  Joe Vella GauciMrs Hybášková, as the new Head  of the EU Delegation to Iraq, and within the context of this  ‘nightmare scenario’ to what extent will you be able to promote the EU’s  policy for the attainment of security, stability (the supremacy of law)  and democracy?I am very proud to be in Iraq, representing the European External  Action Service. This</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.comece.eu/europeinfos/en/archive/issue143/article/4296.html' title='What role can the EU play in Iraq ?'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1569601641664953203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1569601641664953203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-role-can-eu-play-in-iraq.html' title='What role can the EU play in Iraq ?'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8593334878239083209</id><published>2011-11-09T16:14:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T16:17:59.816+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quel rôle peut jouer l’Union européenne en Irak ?</title><summary type='text'>By EuropinfosCet entretien a été réalisé  par Père Joe Vella Gauci Mme Hybášková, en tant que nouveau Chef  de la Délégation de l’Union européenne en Irak et dans le contexte  de ce "scénario de cauchemar", dans  quelle mesure aurez-vous la possibilité de promouvoir la politique de  l’UE pour atteindre la sécurité, la stabilité (la suprématie du droit)  et la démocratie ?Je suis très fière d’être</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.comece.eu/europeinfos/fr/archives/numero143/article/4273.html' title='Quel rôle peut jouer l’Union européenne en Irak ?'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8593334878239083209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8593334878239083209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/quel-role-peut-jouer-lunion-europeenne.html' title='Quel rôle peut jouer l’Union européenne en Irak ?'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7670019345606738194</id><published>2011-11-09T16:09:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T16:14:23.155+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Welche Rolle kann die EU im Irak spielen? Interview mit Botschafterin Jana Hybášková</title><summary type='text'>By EuropeinfosDas Interview führte Fr. Joe Vella GaucFrau Hybášková, inwieweit werden Sie als  neue Vorsitzende  der EU-Delegation im Irak vor dem Hintergrund dieses  „Albtraumszenarios“ in der Lage sein, die politischen Ziele der EU mit  Blick auf die Schaffung von Sicherheit, Stabilität (im Sinne von  Rechtsstaatlichkeit) und Demokratie umzusetzen?Ich bin sehr stolz, als Vertreterin des </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.comece.eu/europeinfos/de/archiv/ausgabe143/article/4282.html' title='Welche Rolle kann die EU im Irak spielen? Interview mit Botschafterin Jana Hybášková'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7670019345606738194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7670019345606738194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/welche-rolle-kann-die-eu-im-irak.html' title='Welche Rolle kann die EU im Irak spielen? Interview mit Botschafterin Jana Hybášková'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-6489477376999342004</id><published>2011-11-09T15:52:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T16:00:34.820+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq, Christians at the centre of Frattini-Barzani talks</title><summary type='text'>By AGI, 9 novembre 2011The situation of the Christians in Iraq will be the main theme of tomorrow's meeting in Rome between the Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and the President of Kurdistan Massoud Barzani.In particular, the Italian Foreign Affairs Minister will ask Barzani to reaffirm the protection of the religious minority by the authorities. Italy has been developing several initiatives in </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.agi.it/iphone-pee/notizie/201111091330-...-pee0001-iraq_christians_at_the_centre_of_frattini_barzani_talks' title='Iraq, Christians at the centre of Frattini-Barzani talks'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6489477376999342004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/6489477376999342004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/iraq-christians-at-centre-of-frattini.html' title='Iraq, Christians at the centre of Frattini-Barzani talks'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7961819365183917134</id><published>2011-11-09T15:47:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T15:49:48.683+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq, i cristiani al centro del colloquio Frattini-Barzani</title><summary type='text'>By AGI, 9 novembre 2011Sara' la situazione dei cristiani in Iraq il tema portante dell'incontro domani a Roma tra il ministro degli Esteri, Franco Frattini, e il presidente del Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani.In particolare il capo della diplomazia italiana chiedera' a Barzani di confermare la tutela delle istituzioni nei confronti della minoranza religiosa, per la quale l'Italia si e' impegnata gia' </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.agi.it/iphone-pei/notizie/201111091158-...-pei0001-iraq_i_cristiani_al_centro_del_colloquio_frattini_barzani' title='Iraq, i cristiani al centro del colloquio Frattini-Barzani'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7961819365183917134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7961819365183917134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/iraq-i-cristiani-al-centro-del.html' title='Iraq, i cristiani al centro del colloquio Frattini-Barzani'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7399779925552810526</id><published>2011-11-04T15:14:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T15:18:10.150+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Al Nujaifi: Attacks against Christians affect all Iraqis</title><summary type='text'>By Al Sumaria, November 4, 2011Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Ousama Al Nujaifi, assured on Wednesday that  attacks against Christians were intended to tear the country apart and  hinder the democratic process. For their part, Christians from Iraq and  Lebanon called Iraqi government to ensure the right conditions for Iraqi  Immigrants’ return.“Attacks targeting Christians in Iraq were intended to </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Iraq-News/1-70332-Al-Nujaifi%3A-Attacks-against-Christians-affect-all-Iraqis.html' title='Al Nujaifi: Attacks against Christians affect all Iraqis'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7399779925552810526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7399779925552810526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/al-nujaifi-attacks-against-christians.html' title='Al Nujaifi: Attacks against Christians affect all Iraqis'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-769784723450933268</id><published>2011-11-03T17:07:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T17:20:30.940+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Halloween Horror: One Year Since Baghdad Cathedral Attack</title><summary type='text'>By Huffingtonpostby Bishop Pierre Whalon, Bishop of Convocation of Episcopal  Churches in Europe  The Anniversary: I scanned the congregation from my seat at  the altar of the little church in Paris, Notre Dame de Chaldée. Their  faces have become familiar to me: young women in black clutching small  children, their long black hair and dark eyes blending into their  widow's weeds. And the parents</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bishop-pierre-whalon/baghdad-cathedral-attack-one-year_b_1069682.html' title='The Halloween Horror: One Year Since Baghdad Cathedral Attack'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/769784723450933268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/769784723450933268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/halloween-horror-one-year-since-baghdad.html' title='The Halloween Horror: One Year Since Baghdad Cathedral Attack'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-509780149794577060</id><published>2011-11-03T16:59:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T17:05:17.440+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraq: verso la beatificazione dei due sacerdoti assassinati</title><summary type='text'>By ZenitLa Chiesa in Iraq ha avviato la raccolta di informazioni per un  eventuale processo di canonizzazione dei due sacerdoti massacrati  insieme a 44 fedeli e sette membri delle forze dell’ordine lo scorso  anno nella cattedrale siro-cattolica di Nostra Signora del Perpetuo  Soccorso. Nella stessa cattedrale si è svolta una toccante cerimonia,  protetta da ingenti misure di sicurezza.Secondo </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.zenit.org/article-28550?l=italian' title='Iraq: verso la beatificazione dei due sacerdoti assassinati'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/509780149794577060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/509780149794577060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/iraq-verso-la-beatificazione-dei-due.html' title='Iraq: verso la beatificazione dei due sacerdoti assassinati'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-1393625963861817544</id><published>2011-11-03T16:52:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T16:57:25.287+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Irak: Hacia la beatificación de dos sacerdotes asesinados</title><summary type='text'>By ZenitLa Iglesia en Irak se dispone a recoger información para un eventual  inicio del proceso de canonización de los dos sacerdotes masacrados,  junto a 44 fieles y siete miembros de las fuerzas del orden el año  pasado en la catedral sirocatólica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo  Socorro. En la misma, tuvo lugar una sentida ceremonia, bajo fuertes  medidas de seguridad.Según informaba la página</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.zenit.org/article-40801?l=spanish' title='Irak: Hacia la beatificación de dos sacerdotes asesinados'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1393625963861817544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/1393625963861817544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/irak-hacia-la-beatificacion-de-dos.html' title='Irak: Hacia la beatificación de dos sacerdotes asesinados'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-35674557689974141</id><published>2011-11-03T16:37:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T16:40:46.323+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Intenzioni generali e missionarie di Papa Benedetto XVI per il 2011</title><summary type='text'>By Apostolato della preghieraNovembrePer le  Chiese orientali cattoliche, affinché la loro venerabile  tradizione sia  conosciuta e stimata quale ricchezza spirituale per  tutta la Chiesa.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/35674557689974141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/35674557689974141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/intenzioni-generali-e-missionarie-di.html' title='Intenzioni generali e missionarie di Papa Benedetto XVI per il 2011'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-7954051817944810102</id><published>2011-11-03T16:35:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T16:36:55.261+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Pope Benedict XVI's general and mission intentions for 2011</title><summary type='text'>By Apostleship of PrayerNovemberThat  the Eastern Catholic Churches and their venerable         traditions may be known and esteemed as a spiritual treasure for  the whole Church.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7954051817944810102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/7954051817944810102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/pope-benedict-xvis-general-and-mission.html' title='Pope Benedict XVI&apos;s general and mission intentions for 2011'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-8129473613281274632</id><published>2011-11-03T16:32:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T16:34:36.530+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Intentions generales et missionnaires du Sant-Pere pour 2011</title><summary type='text'>By Apostolat de la PrièreNovembrePour les Eglises catholiques orientales, afin que leur tradition vénérable soit connue et estimée en tant que richesse spirituelle pour toute l’Eglise.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8129473613281274632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/8129473613281274632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/intentions-generales-et-missionnaires.html' title='Intentions generales et missionnaires du Sant-Pere pour 2011'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17398784.post-4913676557225055624</id><published>2011-11-03T15:22:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T16:46:40.235+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Chaldéens d'Irak: pas des émigrés mais des frères</title><summary type='text'>By Apostolat de la prièreOn les prend pour des communautés d'émigrés, ils sont en fait   simplement catholiques, mais d'un autre rite: les  Chaldéens. A la fois  passionné et préoccupé,  P. Muhannad, curé de la Paroisse Saint-Ephrem  des Chaldéens de Lyon, dominicain,  explique comment son Eglise vient  interpeller et enrichir l'Eglise de rite latin.Souvent, les catholiques nous voient comme une </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.apostolat-priere.org/defi/a-notre-porte/743-chaldeens-dirak-pas-des-emigres-mais-des-freres.html' title='Chaldéens d&apos;Irak: pas des émigrés mais des frères'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4913676557225055624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17398784/posts/default/4913676557225055624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://baghdadhope.blogspot.com/2011/11/chaldeens-dirak-pas-des-emigres-mais.html' title='Chaldéens d&apos;Irak: pas des émigrés mais des frères'/><author><name>Baghdadhope</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
