church groups to the Gaza Strip flotilla raid of May 2010. Details are given regarding statements and policy shifts by groups such as the U.S. National Council of Churches, the New York Council of Churches, and the Churches of Middle East Peace, calling for renewed peace efforts and raising...
Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene (Greek: Ἁγία Εἰρήνη, "Holy Peace", Turkish: Aya İrini), often erroneously rendered in English as St Irene, is a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It is open as a museum...
However, Billy and Leanne had stayed at San Sebastian, a city that I had really wanted to visit, and as the weather forecast wasn’t great for the next few days I decided to head for the hills, well the mountains, cross the border a day earlier than planned, and get to the park up...
kiss of peace, pax - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception - (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from ...
UK Working Group for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel Amos Trust / Baptist Union of Great Britain / Church of Scotland / Council of Lutheran Churches / Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine & Israel / Embrace the Middle East / Friends of Sa...
stone. What a contrast to the barren brick simplicity of the exterior. The statue’s boldness is sustained in the stained glass behind Christ at the east end. Here are four tall vertical shaped windows (executed by Donald Hastings), slits all in blue: a celestial sky for the church goers...
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Location: 692, Huimin Rd, close to Fenzhou Rd, Yangpu District Tel: 021-63280293 Qiujiawan Sacred Heart of Jesus ChurchLocation: 10, Fangta North Rd, Songjiang DistrictTransportation: Take bus Songtingshi Special Line, Songwei Special Line, Songqing Special Line...
Author’s point: The history of Israel and the wars of the Middle East in the last 75 years are all stemming from Islamic hatred and Jihad.My evaluation: The ethnicity, nationality, history, and even lives of the people living in Gaza and the West Bank are tools used by Islam to ...
Kame gave him his first name, Daniel, in honor of her adoptive father, Daniel Kleinfelter – and recognition of the West. Hyotaro gave the boy the middle name, Ken (a Japanese word for ‘to build,’) following customs of the East. ...
The Jordan River at this point is only a few feet wide – an easy crossing point for an army. The two countries signed a peace agreement in 1994, but the mines were never removed. Making a holy site safe again From the safety of the dirt road, a row of anti-tank mines is visib...