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Mountainside Monastery a Sanctuary From the Battle for Mosul

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Nestled into the side of Mount Alfaf, the imposing Mar Mattai monastery looks down onto the barren valley of the Nineveh plain.
97 months ago

Iraqi Christians, Protecting An Ancient Monastery, Watch Battle Against ISIS With Hope

Noema Magazine
MAR MATTAI MONASTERY, Iraq ― Standing atop the fourth-century monastery he calls home, the Rev. Thomas peers out at a sand-hued horizon.
97 months ago

Will Iraqi Christianity Survive in the Aftermath of IS?

Voice of America
Pessimism at a monastery that defied the so-called Islamic State militant group.
97 months ago

Ninevah monastery hopes for liberation

Al-Monitor
Past regular visitors to St. George's Monastery, north of Mosul, have been saddened and horrified by the acts of destruction by Islamic State members at the...
44 months ago

At Iraq's Oldest Monastery, ISIS Could Arrive Any Day

Worldcrunch
MOUNT ALFAF — Seven eagles are swirling in the blue sky above Mar Mattai, Iraq's oldest monastery. Can they see Mosul?
110 months ago

Historic Christian library in Iraq saved from ISIS

CBS News
MAR MATTI MONASTERY, Iraq -- As Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants advanced toward this monastery perched on a mountain in...
116 months ago

War Reporter and Author Janine di Giovanni on the Scourge of Extremism

Substack
ISIS Ruination of Christians in the Middle East and New Ethnonationalist Threats in the Balkans.
34 months ago

Iraq church gives hope for Christians after IS atrocities

Al-Monitor
With chants and ululations, Iraqi Christians celebrated the inauguration of a recently-restored Chaldean Catholic Church in Mosul on Friday,...
8 months ago

An Iraqi monk uprooted by Islamic State shocked by its swift advance

The Globe and Mail
Matta Abosh, an Iraqi Christian, took his life in a new direction. Mr. Abosh, who had just finished his compulsory year-and-a-half with the Iraqi military.
119 months ago

Thousands of candles are lit as 260 million Orthodox Christians mark Easter in Julian calendar

Daily Mail
Orthodox Christians around the globe are celebrating Easter today, with thousands lighting candles at services in their community,...
31 months ago