Yazidis Issue Open Letter to Pope Francis, Ask for Advocacy and a Meeting
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RAMADAN – Message du Conseil pontifical pour le dialogue interreligieux à la Oumah : Pour une protection des lieux de culte
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Expert sees changing religious landscape in the Middle East
Feb 18, 2021 senior correspondent
In this Saturday, July 6, 2019 photo, with different dress code, women spend an afternoon around the Persian Gulf Martyrs Lake in Tehran, Iran. A few daring women in Iran s capital have been taking off their mandatory headscarves, or hijabs, in public, risking arrest and drawing the ire of hard-liners. Many others stop short of outright defiance and opt for loosely draped scarves that show as much hair as they cover. More women are pushing back against the dress code imposed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and activists say rebelling against the hijab is the most visible form of anti-government protest in Iran today. (Credit: AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi.)
Pandemic, security pose challenges, but pope, Iraqis, hopeful for visit
Feb 14, 2021 catholic news service
A member of the civil defense team disinfects inside Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Iraq is set to receive thousands of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in addition to the Chinese Sinovac vaccine this month. Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq March 5-8. (Credit: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters via CNS.)
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and security concerns, Pope Francis hopes to visit Iraq, an opportunity that eluded his predecessors.
AMMAN, Jordan Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and security concerns, Pope Francis hopes to visit Iraq, an opportunity that eluded his predecessors.