St.Patrick’s Cathedral is situated on posh Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center The cornerstone of St. Patrick’s Cathedral was laid in 1858 and her doors swept open in 1879. It was over 150 years ago whenContinue reading
Category: Religious
The Gift of Christmas
The Christian Arab community in New York Church of the Virgin Mary, Brooklyn, NY Directed by: Issam Khoury Story by: Karla Sousou 2017
Dr. Robert Stearns
Message from priest Dr. Robert Stearns to the Syrian people Directed by Issam Khoury Sep 21, 2017 Join the ETCC team, and work with us to provide relief during the biggest humanitarian crisis of ourContinue reading
Congressman Pushes Bill to Assist Middle East Religious Minorities
By: George Goss | Jan 19, 2017 Jesus’ face, in agony and crowned with thorns, was imprinted on the medal dangling from Issam Khoury’s neck. Khoury says he was brutalized by soldiers, dragged through theContinue reading
Syria and Iraq: Religion and Migration in the Face of Violence
Princeton Forced Migration Conference March, 3-4, 2017 Cameron Hume,Georgetown University, Moderator Sarab al-Jijakli, Network of Arab-American Professionals Mustafa Hmood, Iraqi/Syrian Student Project Issam Khoury, Center for Environmental and Social Development Becca Keener, Princeton University, Student Rapporteur
Alawites: Between Politics and Clan Life
By: Issam Khoury The Syrian government adopted the Arabic National method as a basis in establishment building. This resulted in the beginning of the religious classification, which we witness in some neighboring countries. This madeContinue reading
Religion in the Alawite Sect
By: Issam Khoury June 28.2008 Alawites (Nusayris) are no different from Muslims in their analysis of the concept of doctrine and jurisprudence, as they admit it publicly. But the Alawite sect is a far cry fromContinue reading
Alawite Sect: The Concept of Alawite Clan Lifestyle
By:Issam Khoury Alawite Muslims continue to live a clan lifestyle in the mountainous regions of the Middle East. Even those who inhabited city areas, were poorly influenced by the city life in favor ofContinue reading