In the statement to the media, Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, the head of the Malaysian Christian Federation, said the term 'Allah' was used by Arab Christians, which pre-dated the founding of Islam, and ...
(RNS) — Since the beginning of Israel’s war in Gaza, Arab Christians in the Middle East have complained that Western ...
Beleaguered Arab Christians are finding their position among majority Muslim populations more precarious than usual as the US and UK pursue military action in Iraq. The town of Madaba is home to some ...
It was shocking, and embarrassing, to discover how little I knew about Arab Christianity — and in turn how these ancient Christian communities didn’t really exist in the minds of most American ...
There have been Arab believers since before the followers of Jesus were even called Christians (a nickname that was invented in Syria). They were there on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:10-11). And the ...
Even after Arab Muslims conquered the region in 638, it remained predominantly Christian. Ironically, it was during the Crusades (1095-1291) that Arab Christians, slaughtered along with Muslims by ...
Rossing sees parallels in the Christian Arab experience in Israel to that of Diaspora Jews. Noting that Christian private schools regularly boast the country’s highest matriculation exam scores ...
Leaders of churches and ecclesial communities in Syria met with representatives of the armed Islamic-led rebel groups that seized control of the country amid fears that Christians could face ...
But it’s not just her voice that sets Valerie Hamaty apart: She’s also an Arab Christian, the only such contestant on a show whose winner becomes Israel’s entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Forty foreign Christians were arrested for proselytizing after police raided a clandestine church in Saudi Arabia's suburban Riyadh, reports stated last week. Lt. Col. Saad al-Rashud, who heads a wide ...
But it’s not just her voice that sets Valerie Hamaty apart: She’s also an Arab Christian, the only such contestant on a show whose winner becomes Israel’s entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest.