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Amid protests, Iraqi Archbishop Calls for 'equal rights and dignity' for Christians

Jan 30, 2020

Iraqi Christians must take an active role in the country’s future if they want a unified, multi-religious Iraq, the Archbishop of Erbil said during a discussion of the country’s future with a U.S. congressman.

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