Coexisting with Saddam: Iraqi Christians fear war, decry sanctions.
From: The Christian Century
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Date: 10/23/2002
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Author: Dart, John
THE NUMBERS OF Christians living in Iraq, mostly Catholic and Orthodox, have been dwindling for more than two decades. One exodus of Christians began during the prolonged Iran-Iraq war that stretched from 1979 to '88. The short, violent gulf war of 1991 was followed by 11 years of United Nations economic sanctions, which church leaders say have made life miserable and survival tenuous for many. Christians, once a notable minority in a land where according to tradition the apostles ...
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