{"id":14116,"date":"2026-04-05T01:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/is-the-future-of-christians-in-the-middle-east-in-doubt\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:37:32","slug":"is-the-future-of-christians-in-the-middle-east-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/is-the-future-of-christians-in-the-middle-east-in-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the future of Christians in the Middle East in doubt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1300205\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/podcast_greek_current-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" class=\"picture-main-post-image\" alt=\"Is the future of Christians in the Middle East in doubt?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/podcast_greek_current-768x480.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/source><\/picture>\n                                <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Vicky Hartzler, Nadine Maenza, Vassilis Nedos, and Alexia Kalaitzi join Thanos Davelis as we look into USCIRF\u2019s 2026 report and Turkey\u2019s problematic record on religious freedom, the plight of Christians in Syria in the wake of another attack on this vulnerable community, and how Greece is working to ensure that the protection of Christian populations in the Middle East remains on the agenda.<iframe class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" data-lazy-type=\"iframe\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/adade56b-c4c7-44d1-a141-c65c140a17ba?dark=false\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<noscript><iframe height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/adade56b-c4c7-44d1-a141-c65c140a17ba?dark=false\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/multimedia\/podcasts\/1300205\/is-the-future-of-christians-in-the-middle-east-in-doubt\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vicky Hartzler, Nadine Maenza, Vassilis Nedos, and Alexia Kalaitzi join Thanos Davelis as we look into USCIRF\u2019s 2026 report and Turkey\u2019s problematic record on religious freedom, the plight of Christians in Syria in the wake of another attack on this vulnerable community, and how Greece is working to ensure that the protection of Christian populations &#8230; 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