Lela Gilbert

Lela Gilbert

Op-ed Contributor

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  • Why Pope Francis Was Right to Call the Armenian Massacres 'Genocide'

    Why Pope Francis Was Right to Call the Armenian Massacres 'Genocide'

    A century after the genocide began, Turkey still refuses to accept the truth. Yet for the sake of today's persecuted Christians, the past must not be forgotten

  • Why 'Vicar of Baghdad' is a 21st Century Hero

    Why 'Vicar of Baghdad' is a 21st Century Hero

    News in the Middle East is rarely uplifting. On a daily basis, a roiling brew of fanaticism, insurgency and hatred boils over into country after country, yielding death and destruction.

  • Where Will Egypt's 'Sunday People' Go?

    A few days ago a chilling video appeared on BBC's website, relating the story of a Coptic Christian man, Victor Schata-Michael, who had fled Egypt with his wife and children because of religious persecution. Schata-Michael was desperate to save his family from dangers that increasingly threaten Egypt's Coptic community, comprised of 8-10 million Christians.