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Friday supper: Sea bass, avocado and Seville orange ceviche
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Eyes and Ears
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Remembering Sir Roger Scruton
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Hearing Dr. King in Time
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Assyrians
Fighting fire with fire
September 15, 2016
ISIS has brought terror to Iraq's Christian community. Now there's a military fightback – but could it make things even worse?
There’s a good reason Christians rarely take up arms in the Middle East
September 15, 2016
Christian militias are merely defending villages from an enemy that will show no mercy. But in doing so they must make dangerous choices
Reports: ISIS releases 50 Assyrian Christian hostages
October 15, 2015
Some 185 remain prisoners of the terrorists, according to news agency
ISIS captures Syrian town that is home to thousands of Christians
August 06, 2015
Takeover of town is a threat to monks at Mar Elian monastery
ISIS demands $23 million for release of Assyrian Christians
April 30, 2015
Over 200 hostages now face a Sharia court in Raqqa
Christian leaders call for help in face of ISIS onslaught in Syria
March 10, 2015
ISIS militants have stepped up their attacks on Assyrian Christian towns in northern Syria.
Churches burned as ISIS carry out mass kidnapping of Christians in Syria
February 24, 2015
Assyrian Christians appeal for help after at least 90 people were abducted from villages in the north-east of the country
Iraqi Christians form militia to fight ISIS
February 04, 2015
Group aims to take back Nineveh Plains from Islamists
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