by Wissam al-Saliby | Aug 26, 2013 | Opinion
As Egyptian developments unfold, Christians around the world are asking how best to preserve the Christian community from harm and maintain its voice and role in Egypt. Media outlets have broadcast images of a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators...
by Wissam al-Saliby | Jul 15, 2013 | Opinion
The North African region of Sudan – governed by British and Egyptian authorities until 1956 – has long been a hotbed for Muslim-Christian tensions. Embroiled in a conflict that spans two civil wars, it comprises a predominately Muslim Arab North Sudan and a...
by Wissam al-Saliby | May 14, 2013 | Opinion
The cornerstone principle in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is the principle of distinction: You can only attack military targets and persons directly participating in the war; you can never attack civilians. The violation of this principle, such as...
by Wissam al-Saliby | Mar 11, 2013 | Opinion
In the spate of 12 days in October 2009, I read in the newspapers of the death – presumed suicide – of four migrant domestic workers. The workers were either Nepalese or Ethiopian. Upon the fourth death, I went online and opened a blog that I depressingly (and without...
