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Tag Archives: syria
Declassified documents expose US support for ISIS and nobody cares!
The Western narrative used to justify the destruction of Syria looks increasingly brittle and self-contradictory as it evolves with time. This latest batch of declassified documents expose US hypocrisy on two important issues: Firstly, contrary to all official US pronouncements, it … 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
Posted in syria news, syria now
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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Maaloula and Saydnaya – flowers of Syrian youth and beauty
[pb_carousel group=”1″] We visited Maaloula and Saydnaya on the same day – two Christian villages only a short drive north of Damascus Maaloula is one of the few places on earth where Aramaic is still spoken – the language that … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Father Dave Smith, Jabhat al-Nusra, syria, Syrian Arab Army
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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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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
Posted in Speeches, syria news, syria now, syrian civil war
Tagged bashar al-assad, Jabhat al-Nusra, syria, syrian army, syrian civil war, syrian rebels
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Why it's OK to arm MODERATE jihadists in Syria
Twas bryllyg, and ye slythy toves Did gyre and gymble in ye wabe: All mimsy were ye borogoves; And ye mome raths outgrabe. (from Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’) I must admit that I was a little confused when I first heard … Continue reading
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Tagged Lewis Carroll, moderate rebels, Mr Obama, syria, syrian extremists, syrian rebels, US
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Is the violence in Syria and Iraq really sectarian?
We’ve been sold this line for a long time – that the violence raging across the Levant, most obviously in Syria and Iraq, is of a sectarian nature. It is Sunni against Shia, Muslims against fellow Muslims and non-Muslim minority … Continue reading
Iraq, ISIS and Syria – what’s going on?!
So many crazy things are happening in the hell that is flowing from Syria into Iraq at the moment that it’s hard to know what is going on. As Christians we need to make a meaningful response to all this bloodshed … Continue reading
The Syrian people have spoken and they want to keep Assad!
I did not vote for Bashar Al-Assad. I didn’t vote in the Syrian elections at all because I am not Syrian! If I had been Syrian I don’t know if I would have voted for Assad. I really didn’t take … Continue reading
Understanding the war in Syria – a sketch video
This is an engaging attempt to explain the violence in Syria, if a little simplistic. I would question it at two points. Firstly, I’m not convinced that the Syrian war ever did start as a purely democratic uprising. I suspect … Continue reading