Fearing change, many Christians in Lebanon, Syria back Assad

Abu Elias sat beneath the towering stairs leading from the Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya, a church high up in the mountains outside Damascus, where Christians have worshiped for 1,400 years. “We are all scared of what will come next,” he said, turning to a man seated beside him, Robert, an Iraqi refugee who escaped the sectarian strife in his homeland. (more…)

“Mixed bag” for U.S. Muslims since Sept. 11

“Yes, it’s easy to be a Muslim in America as far as religious freedom, but there’s a sense of being under greater scrutiny.”

Man held after blind Lebanese imam found dead in London mosque

Detectives are searching for the motive that led to the killing of a blind Lebanese imam inside a mosque in north London.

Maimoun Zarzour, 39, an imam at Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park, north London, was found dead in his office at the mosque on Friday morning . (more…)

Patriarch Rai praises the “roots of faith” in the Chouf region

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai stressed on Monday during his visit to the Chouf  region of Mt Lebanon  the need for coexistence between Christians, Muslims and Druze, and urged Christians to hold onto their land. Rai’s visit coincided with the commemoration of the August 7, 2001 events following the historical Mountain reconciliation. (more…)

Christian Muslim Violence in Egypt Injures 55

A clash between Coptic Christians and Muslims left 55 injured late Saturday night in the second outbreak of sectarian violence in seven days, Egyptian interior ministry officials said. (more…)

Shiite council objects to closing statement of spiritual summit

The Higher Islamic Shiite Council’s objected against the closing statement of Christian-Islamic summit that was held at Bkiri on Thursday . (more…)

‘partnership & love’ is slogan of the Spiritual summit

The Lebanese Christian -Islamic spiritual summit that was held at Bkirki on Thursday issued a statement at the end of the summit : Here are the highlights (more…)

Spiritual summit will avoid STL, Hezbollah arms issues

The Christian -Islamic spiritual summit that will be held at Bkirki on Thursday is expected to avoid two controversial issues which relate to Hezbollah . This condition was reportedly stipulated by Hezbollah in order to allow the top Shiite cleric to attend the summit. (more…)

Death toll of Egypt sectarian violence rises to 15

The death toll from weekend clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Egyptian capital Cairo has risen to 15, the National Council for Human Rights said on Wednesday. (more…)

Egypt: Death toll of Christian Muslim clashes rises to 12

At least 12 people were killed and 232 injured in clashes that erupted outside a Coptic church Saturday night in Cairo, Egypt’s state-run Nile TV reported on Sunday.

The Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), in a statement on its Facebook page, (more…)