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The Gassing Game in Syria: Regime Change and Beyond
This excellent analysis of the latest crisis in Syria is penned by my friend, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, President of the International Movement for a Just World. Father Dave THE GASSING GAME IN SYRIA: REGIME CHANGE AND BEYOND By Chandra Muzaffar The use of chemical weapons in Sheikhun, in the Idlib province of Syria on 4th
Read Morethe Syriac Orthodox Church – a light shining in the darkness!
January, 2017 – our Australian delegation had a wonderful time visiting the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate in Damascus. While there, I had the privilege of interviewing his grace, Ignatius Aphrem II – the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. Three minutes into the interview all the lights went out and we sat in complete darkness. The Patriarch
Read MoreRegime changers declare war on Congresswoman
RISING US political star Tulsi Gabbard has been linked to Nazis and labelled a “dictator’s stooge” after daring to promote a peace agenda for war-ravaged Syria. The Hawaiian Congresswoman set off a firestorm when she advocated a break with the regime change doctrine at the heart of modern US foreign policy, after an eight-day trip
Read MoreTulsi goes to Damascus … and the world waits
RISING Democratic Party star Tulsi Gabbard has lobbed a pigeon among the cats of the US foreign policy establishment with a secret “fact-finding” trip to Syria. The claws came out after the Hawaiian Congresswoman’s office conceded she had met several Syrian Government officials before flying out of Damascus on January 18. Independently, news agency AFP
Read MoreBeyond tolerance – Syria as a model for religious integration and harmony
Father Dave has just returned from a moving visit to war-ravaged Syria. One of the hard lessons he learned is that, in the face of aggressive, ‘takfiri’ Islam, Australians might need to rethink their attitudes to religious tolerance. DIVINE Service in a Greek Orthodox church is always a special experience, but this year’s New Year’s
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Fathers – don’t let your daughters grow up to be women
FATHERS in Eastern Aleppo are asking religious scholars if it is cool to kill their daughters before they are “captured and raped by Assad, Hezbollah, and Iranian militias”, Middle East Monitors reports. The publication, sometimes accused of links with the … Continue reading
Posted in Article, syria news, syria now, syrian civil war
Tagged Aleppo, bashar al-assad, Iran, jihadis Robert Fisk, Marie Claire, News Corp, syria, Vladimir Putin, war propaganda, Yemen
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Al sham – the name says it all
WHEN are the lads from Al-Qaeda not such a bad lot, after all? When they are having a crack at the Middle East’s last remaining secular government, it seems. That’s right, Al Qaeda – the mob who flew into the … Continue reading
Posted in Article, syria news, syria now, syrian civil war, syrian rebels, Uncategorized
Tagged Al Qaeda, Al Queada, al-Nusra, Aleppo, CIA, DAMASCUS, Iraq, ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra, Mosul, Nusra Front, syria, Syrian Government, US
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Australia has Syrian blood on its hands!
Up till now Australia has been trying to keep a low profile in the Syrian conflict. We do what the US tells us to do but we stay out of the front lines as far as possible, presumably because the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Father Dave, OK, Samantha Power, syria news, syria now, syrian civil war, Uncle Sam, USA
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Pope Francis calls for peace in Syria
“How can you believe in someone who caresses you with the right hand and strikes you with the left hand?” These are the powerful and pointed words of one of the greatest spiritual leaders the church has seen in my … Continue reading
Posted in Press Release, syria news, syria now
Tagged Father Dave, pope francis, Pope Francis March, saudi arabia, syria, syria news, syrian civil war, Vatican City
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Archbishop calls on Sydney’s Anglicans to do whatever it takes to support Syrian refugees
It is encouraging indeed to see the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, put out a strong call to his flock to respond not only with prayers but with practical assistance and with hospitality to the anticipated influx of … Continue reading
Mairead Maguire appeals to UK government to talk to Syrian Government
Another prophetic all from dear Mairead: MAIREAD MAGUIRE APPEALS TO UK GOVERNMENT TO TALK TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND ISLAMIC MILITANTS IN ORDER TO HELP SOLVE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Maguire, today called upon the UK Government to … Continue reading
Those who kill in the name of God do not know God
Traditional wisdom says that a fish rots from the head down. In other words, when a government or other organisation is dysfunctional the problem can generally be traced back to those at the top. The opposite must also be true … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle John, Dr Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun, dr hassoun, grand mufti of syria, ISIS, Islamic State, Israel, Mordechai Vanunu, syria, takfiri
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Mairead Maguire: “We must each do all in our power to Resist and Stop this latest drive to war!”
I’m proud to call Mairead Maguire my friend, not only because of her historic work in Northern Ireland that earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976, but even more so on account of the way she continues to pour … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, ISIS, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, NATO, sryia now, syria, USA
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Jon Stewart parodies Obama's war on 'Islamic State'
This is a powerful mixture of insight and humour from Jon Stewart, though the way he frames the parody does concern me. Stewart rails against Obama’s ‘Team America’ pitch in selling another Middle Eastern war with a view to questioning … Continue reading
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Tagged Jon Stewart, Middle Eastern, Mr Obama, Obama Team America, syria now, US, war on ISIS
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Supporting Syria – an address by Father Dave
An address given at the Imam Husain Islamic Centre on July 25th, 2014 It is hard to know how to talk about Syria as there are really two entirely different and competing narratives about Syria, and how you understand the … Continue reading
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Tagged bashar al-assad, Jabhat al-Nusra, syria, syrian army, syrian civil war, syrian rebels
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