Thursday, January 20, 2011

Last Christian Man In Town

The town of Habbaniya Cece, in Anbar Province, used to be mostly Christian. Now, in this town of 10,000 people, only one Christian family remains.
Romel Hawal, 48, was born in this town, but now, he said, his 11-year-old son knows no other Christians and has no memory of attending a church service.
When my son swears, it is on the Koran, not the Bible, Mr. Hawal lamented.
His wife wants to leave town or leave the country, joining what is becoming an exodus of Christians from Iraq and throughout the Middle East. But Mr. Hawal said he felt an obligation to stay. And he found support from an unlikely source.....

Link : http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/world/middleeast/20christian.html?_r=1&src=twrhp

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