Conflicts Engulf Christians in the Middle East

According to a study by the Pew Research Center the number of Middle Eastern countries experiencing sectarian violence between religious groups has doubled from five to 10 since 2011. The research finds an increase in faith-based hostilities and that Christians faced persecution in growing number of countries in the region. In this climate of religious intolerance, experts said nearly one million Christians have been displaced from Iraq, half a million Christians left Syria, and Egypt’s...

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