Category: news

Former President of Lebanon: Christians in Middle East Face “Existential Crisis”

Former President Amine Gemayal Condemns “Conspiracy of Silence” on Issue OXFORD, England, June 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Amine Gemayal, the former president of Lebanon, warned today that Christians in the Middle East face an “existential crisis,” due to the “dangerous phenomenon of religious cleansing.” Gemayal’s speech, entitled, “The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle… Read more »

CSI Supports Conference on Future of Religious Minorities in Middle East at St. Antony’s, Oxford

Former Lebanese President Amine Gemayel and former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams, among the Speakers OXFORD, England, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — St. Antony’s College at Oxford University is hosting a conference on “The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East, North Africa and the Two Sudans” today, June 7, and tomorrow, June 8…. Read more »

Bishop Nazir-Ali Calls for Equality for Christians and other Groups, Women in Arab Spring Countries

ZURICH, Switzerland, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Anglican Bishop of Rochester and co-head of the Anglican-Al Azhar Dialogue, warned in a speech hosted by Christian Solidarity International (CSI) last Thursday against the rising threat of a “tyranny of the majority” in countries affected by the recent Arab revolutions, and called on… Read more »

CSI Mission to Help Syrian Christians

CSI-USA’s Dr. John Eibner and Joel Veldkamp were in the Middle East recently to meet with Christian refugees from Syria, and to develop further CSI’s program for supporting Syrian Christians threatened by war and religious cleansing. Thanks to our supporters, CSI has already been supplying vital humanitarian aid to Christians living on the frontlines of… Read more »

Pastor recounts stories of South Sudan slavery for Marin Catholic students

March 1, 2013 Megan Hansen Marin Independent Journal A Denver pastor is using her personal stories about freeing South Sudanese slaves to inspire Marin Catholic High School students to support her cause and advocate an end to slavery. The Rev. Heidi McGinness has been working with Christian Solidarity International — a nonprofit human rights organization… Read more »

January 1, 2013 – EIBNER: Religious ‘Cleansing’ in the Middle East a Growing Threat

Dr. John Eibner Morning Star News January 1, 2013 When Iran’s holocaust-denying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proclaims, “Israel must be wiped off the map,” the United States rightly takes the threat of genocide seriously. President Obama, like his predecessor, is committed to preventing the eradication of the people of Israel. Conservative U.S. Christian leadership, as reflected… Read more »

Christian Solidarity International Urges Obama to Prevent Middle East Genocide

Syria: “Entire Communities at Risk” according to New UN Report WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Writing to President Obama on Christmas Eve, Dr. John Eibner, the CEO of CSI-USA, urged the White House to make a “firm commitment to preventing the genocide of the Middle East‘s religious minorities” in the face of rising anti-minority… Read more »

Speaker at CSI event: Signs of Religious “Cleansing” in Islamist-Dominated Egypt

Dr. Mariz Tadros: Egypt heading towards “Islamic dictatorship” ZURICH, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Dr. Mariz Tadros has warned that acts of violence and discrimination against Coptic Christians in Egypt are on the rise, and signal a new “dangerous phenomenon.” Speaking at a Christian Solidarity International  (CSI) seminar in Zurich on November 28, Tadros noted… Read more »

Slave Rescue Mission in Progress!

Dear Friends, As you read this, my team and I are in South Sudan meeting with a group of people who have been rescued from slavery by CSI’s underground network. Learn More about our slave redemption program here These people are returning home with nothing but the clothes on their back.  Many of them have illnesses and severe wounds from… Read more »

EIBNER: Islamic extremists threaten Syria’s Christians

Obama must not ignore sacrifice of religious minorities By John Eibner – – Friday, August 3, 2012 More than a year has elapsed since the United States aligned itself with Syria’s Sunni-dominated opposition and the Middle East’s Sunni powers to overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad. While the United States pursues this goal in the… Read more »