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Iraqi Kurdistan Opens its Doors to
Christians
11.7.2006 |
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Media Advisory, July 10 , -- The vast mountainous
region of Kurdistan (Northwestern Iraq) is becoming
a haven for Christians in the troubled middle-east.
Two American Christians recently overcame the many
obstacles to entering Iraqi Kurdistan and came back
with a very positive report. Paul Kingery and James
Filibeck traveled by taxi across the Turkish-Kurdish
border and spent two weeks traveling the Kurdistan
region. Going by faith, they obtained a letter of
support from a local university, and were granted
visas upon entry at the border.
They traveled freely throughout Kurdistan, with no
security detail, sometimes with a host, other times
with a cab driver trusted locally, and occasionally
alone on foot. There was no part of the region where
they could not go. They found a hospitable people of
several religions, mostly non-Arabs who are moderate
Sunni Muslims. They toured schools, marketplaces,
the countryside, and other points of interest. They
met with presidents of various universities, the
governor of the Dohuk region, the minister of
Education for the Kurdistan region, and others. They
discussed their beliefs openly and took hard
questions about the trinity, western morals, and
other topics.
Dr. Kingery, a renown university scholar on peace
and violence prevention, was putting the finishing
touches on a book about the pursuit of peace in the
middle east. The book, released today, is called
“Land of Canaan: Ancient Hope for Future Peace.” His
book involves a discussion of the scriptural
prophesies of the last days, and factors in a future
role for Iraq as a temporary proving ground for the
people of God entering Israel in the aftermath of
the destruction of Jerusalem.
Christians are fleeing war-torn Baghdad for peace
and hardship in Kurdistan. In recent weeks, some 70
families have squatted in an ancient graveyard, in
the Inkawa necropolis outside the Kurdish regional
capital of Arbil.
Kingery and Filibeck are bringing other Christians
to settle in Kurdistan. Two English teachers will be
given jobs through a local university, and there are
openings for several more, Kingery says. He is
building a consortium of local universities to open
a Center in Kurdistan. The purpose is to develop the
region’s infrastructure in several ways, beginning
with safe water supplies to public school children.
http://www.landofcanaan.info/
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