Giving Work and Waging Peace: An Interview with Jessica Courtney
In areas of conflict, peacemaking and creating economic opportunity are inextricably linked Work is something we often take for granted. Some call it an unfortunate
Category: Middle East
Remembering Sinjar
Reformer Dave Eubank on the hope for Yazidis and Christians in Iraq This week marks the five year anniversary of the Yazidi genocide in Sinjar, Iraq. On
Iran to Cyprus: A Journey of Faith
“I didn’t even know where Cyprus was on the map!” Simon laughs when I ask him why he left Iran to start a new life
Fighting the Gates of Hell: The Hope for Christians in Iraq
The night ISIS came, Jandark was reciting the Lord’s Prayer. She was praying over and over again through the familiar words. It was dark, and
Of Love and Baklava
“Everyone is welcome” at this bakery run by Iraqi Christians who fled religious persecution In 2003, the War in Iraq made headlines in every major
Checking in with Reformer Jacqueline Isaac
When we last saw Jacqueline Isaac, she was spearheading the healing work of Tech Over Trauma in Germany, instilling hope in a generation of girls who refuse
Flight from an Iranian Prison
Shamal Mahrefat lives in Athens, where he works as a translator with the humanitarian organization Bridges. He is empathetic, strong-willed, and possesses a sly, goofy sense
Free the Oppressed
Editor’s Note: In Nations Journal Volume 1, we traveled to Thailand to introduce you to the inimitable Dave Eubank—former Special Forces Ranger, head of Free Burma Rangers—and his
Mountains of Silence
Fog and silence crawl along the landscape of wide plains and lonely trees. My eyes run through the hills to the singular trees standing out
“Welcome to Our Boiling Times”
After Mosul’s liberation, a monk’s view from the monastery Overlooking the Nineveh Plains, fifteen miles from Mosul, a fortress-like monastery clings to the crags of
