by Rupen Das | Jan 23, 2014 | Opinion
Religious hostility is at an all-time high, according to the latest Pew Research Center report, noting that the number of countries where religious minorities are abused doubled between 2007 and 2012. Open Doors’ 2014 World Watch List identifies the top 50...
by Rupen Das | Aug 13, 2013 | Opinion
The Lebanese interior minister stated recently that, at the current rate of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Lebanon, by the end of the year Lebanon would be host to 2 million Syrian refugees. The latest U.N. statistics indicate that close to 700,000 refugees...
by Rupen Das | Apr 15, 2013 | Opinion
The 2-year-old conflict in Syria is now being played out in three different but interconnected arenas. 1. There is the military conflict, which at the moment, from all indications, is deadlocked. 2. There is the media battle, which the opposition seems to be winning...
by Rupen Das | Feb 19, 2013 | Opinion
Over the past many months, some Syrian Christians and their leaders have made comments that surprised me. “The West has betrayed the Christians of Syria and abandoned them. They support and arm the rebels who not only want to overthrow the regime, but also want...
by Rupen Das | Dec 4, 2012 | Opinion
On Nov. 18, just as another round of bloodletting between the Israelis and Palestinians got under way, 12 members of the Dalu family – seven of them children – in the Al Nasser neighborhood of Gaza City were killed by an Israeli artillery strike. While the Israeli...
