The Persecution of Mideast Christians and Other Small Minorities

(Also see archive for articles on this subject)

Transcript of Event on Egypt's Coptic Christians: The Experience of the Middle East’s largest Christian community during a time of rising Islamization, July 18, 2008

Nina Shea cited on the plight of religious minorities in Iraq, May 2, 2008

Nina Shea on Christian persecution in Iraq on NBC nightly news, March 13, 2008

Egypt’s Identity Crisis, by Paul Marshall– Weekly Standard, March 3, 2008

Nina Shea discusses "Minorities in the Middle East" at State Department Conference, February 27, 2008

Paul Marshall Testifies before USCIRF on Iran's Denial of Religious Freedom (C-SPAN Clip) (Transcript) February 21, 2008

Congressional Quarterly cites Paul Marshall on Iran's Denial of Religious Freedom, February 21, 2008

Hearing of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom on the persecution of Iraqi Christians and other small Minorities: “Threats to Iraq’s Communities of Antiquity,” July 25, 2007

On July 25, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a hearing on the current situation of Christians and other small religious minorities in Iraq. To see remarks and testimony from the hearing, please visit the Commission’s website.

To see a sampling of media coverage on the hearing and its follow-up, click here. (PDF)

Images from Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN); to see the full CBN item on the USCIRF hearing and interview with Commissioner Nina Shea, please visit http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/202448.aspx.