In his latest podcast for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Ekklesia associate and regional adviser/expert Dr Harry Hagopian looks at the on-going fight to contain and repel IS/ISIS and the pressure on the borders of Iraq, Syria and Turkey. He also updates on moves to bring stability to Libya.
In his latest podcast for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Ekklesia associate and regional adviser/expert Dr Harry Hagopian looks at the on-going fight to contain and repel IS/ISIS and the pressure on the borders of Iraq, Syria and Turkey. He also updates on moves to bring stability to Libya.
He says: “As we all know, the news agenda moves quickly. One day we’re focusing on the horrors of ISIS attacking Christians and Yazidis – killing and driving thousands out of their homes – the next day it’s the coalition’s air-based response. So have we forgotten Iraq’s minorities already? This is another topic of discussion on this podcast.
In Libya, key delegates met for a peace conference in Ghadames in the north western region of the country. It was organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya but is it a tentative step towards stability and security or another talking shop?
* You can listen to and download the mp3 here: http://catholicnews.org.uk/content/download/51943/400857/file/MEA-2014-10.mp3
* Further sound files at: http://catholicnews.org.uk/Home/Podcasts/Middle-East-Analysis/September-Update
Dr Harry Hagopian is an international lawyer, ecumenist and EU political consultant. He also acts as a Middle East and inter-faith advisor to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales and as Middle East consultant to ACEP (Christians in Politics) in Paris. He is an Ekklesia associate and regular contributor (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/HarryHagopian).
Formerly an Executive Secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee and Executive Director of the Middle East Council of Churches, he is now an international fellow, Sorbonne III University, Paris, consultant to the Campaign for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide (UK), Ecumenical consultant to the Primate of Armenian Church in UK & Ireland, and author of The Armenian Church in the Holy Land. Dr Hagopian’s own website is www.epektasis.net Follow him on Twitter here: @harryhagopian