Category Archives: Human Rights

The Christians of Gaza

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

Photograph: Musa Al-shaer/AFP/Getty Images A little known fact is the presence of a small but significant Christian Palestinian presence in Gaza. Gerald Butt wrote about them in Life at the Crossroads: History of Gaza. Read a review here. Carl Moeller … Continue reading →

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Royal Grammar School Guildford Debates the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Yesterday, the staff of the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, invited John Levy of Friends of Israel Educational Foundation and I to to have a debate on Israel and Palestine before the sixth form students. It was a good natured … Continue reading →

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Globalising Hatred: The New Antisemitism

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Denis MacShane is the Labour MP for Rotherham, and was the Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until the ministerial reshuffle that followed the 2005 general election. His book “Globalizing Hatred: The New Antisemitism” was … Continue reading →

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Twice the number dead in Jos as in Mumbai

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

December 5th, 2008 By Ruth Gledhill, Timesonline Horrific stories of ruthless killings on the streets of Jos in northern Nigeria are emerging. At least one church pastor was shot dead, along with three members of his household and an Augustinian … Continue reading →

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The Church and the BNP

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

With the leaking, last month, of the names, addresses and occupations of the 12,000 members of the British National Party (BNP), media attention, such as the BBC and Guardian, has focussed on the handful of police officers, teachers and soldiers … Continue reading →

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The Men in the Shadows

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Why can’t I get this song by Jackson Browne out of my mind? Maybe its the hope rising within me that with the election of Barak Obama, we will see a change in US policy toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Suicide Bombers: A Palestinian Christian Perspective

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

What is Theologically and Morally Wrong with Suicide Bombings? A Palestinian Christian Perspective The following is taken from an article by Canon Naim Ateek published in the Sabeel journal Cornerstone, and subsequently expanded into a 35 page booklet. It is … Continue reading →

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Iranian Judicial Authorities Order the Release of Ramtin Soodmand

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

According to news received by FCNN, the judicial authorities have ordered the release of our brother Ramtin Soodmand. In this report received, Ramtin’s lawyer, who had been in telephone contact with the judicial court of Mashhad and the office of … Continue reading →

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Stowe School Tackles Arab-Israeli Conflict

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

It was worth making the 151 mile round trip this evening, through the driving rain, to dialogue with between 80-100 of the most intelligent and articulate Sixth Formers you will find anywhere in Britain. Stowe is one of the UK’s … Continue reading →

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Serve Afghanistan: Gayle Williams

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

At 0800 on Monday 20 October in Kabul Afghanistan, Gayle Williams, 34 years old, one of the women workers of the SERVE Afghanistan team, a joint South African UK national, was walking to work. Gayle was shot and killed shortly … Continue reading →

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