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Webinar on Middle East racism: “Never lose hope”

A World Council of Churches webinar held on 25 November with the theme “Racism, Xenophobia and discrimination in the Middle-East Context” drew enthusiastic participants from the broader region inhabited by 411 million people.

‘Not a page in a book’ – accompaniers hear Palestinians’ testimonies from Ma’alul village

Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, saw a visit by ecumenical accompaniers in mid-March. “I would have liked to invite you to a real home, not just as a refugee,” said Jad Saba Yusef Salem as he received the group of accompaniers to the village. Today, 95-year-old Salem is one of few remaining survivors from the 75 families who used to live in the village back in 1948.

La fraternidad humana es un llamado divino, dice el secretario general del CMI

En su llamado a un nuevo pacto social, el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), el Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, instó a una conferencia interreligiosa internacional, celebrada en Abu-Dhabi (Emiratos Árabes Unidos), a utilizar su influencia e instituciones religiosas para fomentar la tolerancia y el respeto a través del valor trascendental del amor y de su materialización práctica.

El CMI y las iglesias locales expresan su profunda preocupación por la ley del Estado-nación judío

Los jefes de las iglesias de Israel y de los territorios palestinos ocupados han reaccionado con consternación y preocupación ante la adopción por el Parlamento israelí –Knesset–, el 19 de julio de 2018, de una nueva ley básica: Israel como el Estado-Nación del pueblo judío, que especifica que “el derecho a ejercer la autodeterminación nacional en el Estado de Israel es exclusivo del pueblo judío”.

Refugees on Greek isle say, "We come only for a safe life"

Sitting in a tent at the Souda camp, on the island of Chios in Greece, a Pakistani family of 12 recalls the lives they had in their home country. They had everything except safety. Muhammed and his wife, Asia, along with their 10 children, fled their home country in search of a place where they weren’t constantly fearing for their lives.

One refugee’s story: from Syria to France

Azad is a refugee from the north of Aleppo, Syria and is currently in The Jungle camp in Calais, France. “It’s hard here” says Azad, and then falls quiet. “People are hungry, cold, afraid and we can’t do anything”. He’s sitting cross-legged on the floor of a small shelter.

De Siria a Francia: la historia de un refugiado

Azad* es un refugiado del norte de Alepo (Siria). Actualmente, se encuentra en el campamento de La Jungla en Calais (Francia). “Es difícil aquí”, dice Azad, y se calla. “La gente tiene hambre, frío, miedo y no podemos hacer nada”. Está sentado con las piernas cruzadas en el suelo de un pequeño refugio.