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Prepared by: Katherine Kraft
Middle East Fellowship | August 2008

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An overview of international non-profit involvement in Syria and the changes in relief and development work in Syria as a result of the influx of Iraqi refugees, international funding for programmes with Iraqi refugees, and the long-awaited establishment of international Non- Governmental Organizations in Syria.

"You may not know it yet," states Iraqi author Joseph Braude, addressing a global audience, "But an essential Iraq, with its roots stretching back to the dawn of human civilization, has indelibly shaped your social reality. It bequeathed the bridges you drive on and the tunnels you drive through, the principles of law you adhere to, and many of the religious values and traditions that underlie your beliefs about God."

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by Rev. Colin Chapman
2005 Redcliffe Lectures in World Christianity, 14 March

How should Christians and the West be responding to this new phenomenon that is called 'Islamic Terrorism'? If there is a wide spectrum of opinions about the war in Iraq and the threat of terrorism at home, we probably have to admit that Christians are probably almost as divided as the rest of our society over these issues.

In this context all I can do is to present a personal opinion, as a Christian who is now living in the West but who has also lived for a number of years in the Islamic world and tried to engage seriously in the study of Islam. I will try to explain how and why I have come to this opinion and hope that this will stimulate a vigorous debate.