Iraq: Raising awareness of the plight of Christians

Written by Super User 26 Mar 2015
Iraq: Raising awareness of the plight of Christians

A symbol targeting Christians has sparked a movement. IS painted the Arabic letter for ‘N’ (to indicate Nazarene or Christian) on the homes of believers in Mosul. Residents were then told to convert to Islam, pay a high tax, leave the area or be killed. The Voice of the Martyrs is serving Iraqi Christians who fled the terrorists by providing them with daily necessities and assessing their future needs. Many of these believers fled with only the clothes on their backs. To raise money to sustain work supporting Christians facing Islamic extremism they created an ‘i-am-n’ T-shirt featuring the same Arabic symbol that marked Christians’ homes in Mosul. Proceeds will help Christian refugees. In England a pianist, Carl Bahoshy, raised £33,000+ from 71 piano and organ recitals at churches, schools and cathedrals to raise money and awareness for Iraqi Christian refugees. 22 more concerts will follow. See

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