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Article: Christianity's empty cradle? Relentless pressures drive Christians from the Middle East.(Essay)(Cover Story)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 4, 2005
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Parts I and II This is the first of a two-part series. Part 1 discusses the strains on Christian communities in the Middle East and looks at the conditions Christians face in different countries. Often these are quite dissimilar. Part II looks at the identity of Arab Christians and the state of Christian-Muslim dialogue in the Middle East.
In mid-February, the Druze population of Maghar, a village in Galilee, rioted against their Christian neighbors after a disgruntled teenager circulated a rumor that a Christian youth had posted nude photos of young Druze women on the Internet. Homes, cars and stores belonging to Christians were burned. Many Christians, who make ...