Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Middle East

Sept. 13 issue

• CPT questions U.S. ‘narrative’ in Iraq

  SULEIMANIYA, Iraq — As the U.S. declares the end of its combat role, Iraq’s future is more complex and uncertain than the U.S. narrative seeks to present, according to a report published Aug. 31 by Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq.

Sept. 6 issue

• Not a grand design, just love

  The U.S. war in Afghanistan pursues grand designs of nation-building and the defeat of terrorism. Toward these ends Americans spend hundreds of billions of dollars, deploy tens of thousands of troops and sacrifice thousands of lives.

Aug. 16 issue

• CPT Iraq organizes meal with displaced people, urban group

  ZHARAWA, Iraqi Kurdistan — When Golstan Saeed Mohamad visited a displaced persons’ tent camp near Zharawa, she was reminded of hardships under former president Saddam Hussein.

Aug. 2 issue

• The woman in the red coat

  I will never forget my first day at the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations Office. At the airport all of my luggage was opened and the contents examined piece by piece. My laptop was held for two weeks, and my family and I were interrogated for almost seven hours.
  

July 12 issue

• Seeking a safer home, Iraqi Kurds come to CPT

  SULEIMANIYA, Iraqi Kurdistan — Bapir Hadji Amin’s village was attacked during the time of harvest.

June 14 issue

• MCC urges nations to end Gaza blockade

  WINNIPEG, Man. — Mennonite Central Committee is urging the U.S. and Canadian governments to support restoring the normal flow of goods and people across the Gaza-Israel border.

May 24 issue

• MCC helps children of Palestinian refugees succeed in school

  WEST BEIRUT, Lebanon — Nour Barkouk, a 15-year-old Palestinian refugee, wants to be a doctor.

April 19 issue

• The Iraq war: still a massive mistake

  There’s a growing narrative that Iraq’s solidifying democracy makes the seven years of U.S. war and occupation a worthy enterprise.

March 22 issue

• ‘Come and see’

  HARRISONBURG, Va. — Can anything good come from Nazareth? A rhetorical question? Not really. In John 1:46, Nathaniel made that inquiry, and Jesus’ disciple Philip answered, “Come and see.”

March 1 issue

• ‘We don’t want your aid’

  On a Saturday morning in late January, I sat in the offices of the Near East Council of Churches in Gaza City. I was there with other Mennonite Central Committee staff, visiting partners and assessing the current situation in Gaza.

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