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Impact of occupation in the West Bank: The trauma of home demolitions
Read More: Impact of occupation in the West Bank: The trauma of home demolitionsBy Revd Su McClellan Home is much more than a shelter from the elements. It should be a place of safety, warmth and nurture, what the prophet Isaiah once…
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Festivities until February – Celebrating Christmas in the Armenian Church
Read More: Festivities until February – Celebrating Christmas in the Armenian ChurchJanuary 2026 Did you know that the Lebanese population includes a significant Armenian minority? Many are descended from families who fled the Armenian Genocide of 1918-20. They brought with them…
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Lebanon: The prolonged impacts of a war that still simmers
Read More: Lebanon: The prolonged impacts of a war that still simmersSeptember 2026 Six months ago, the informal settlement of Hay el Gharbeh, on the edge of Beirut, was in the middle of an evacuation zone. IDF airstrikes were hitting across…
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Seeds of reconciliation planted by Israel’s Teachers
Read More: Seeds of reconciliation planted by Israel’s Teachers‘Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness’ – James 3:18 Two teachers sit across the room from one another. Before today they have never spoken. Despite living…
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Rebuilding lives with dignity – vocational training helping Sudanese refugees in Egypt
Read More: Rebuilding lives with dignity – vocational training helping Sudanese refugees in EgyptA brutal civil war has driven you from your home with little more than the clothes on your back. You’ve witnessed horrors that still play out again and again in…
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International endorsement for Embrace-supported education centre
Read More: International endorsement for Embrace-supported education centreAccreditations from the globally recognised NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) is a mark of educational excellence. This week they gave their accreditation to the education centre and…
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Oranges and Lemons – A reflection from Bishop Rachel
Read More: Oranges and Lemons – A reflection from Bishop RachelIntroduction – by Jamie Eyre, CEO of Embrace the Middle East In a time of growing polarisation, there are many pitfalls before us. For some, it can feel easier to…
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Rats, rubbish and lice: The horrific conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps
Read More: Rats, rubbish and lice: The horrific conditions in Gaza’s displacement campsThe media reports on Gaza have diminished, but this doesn’t mean the situation is getting better – far from it. Conditions are catastrophic, and our partners there warn that they…
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Healing the invisible wounds of war: Mental health support
Read More: Healing the invisible wounds of war: Mental health supportA mental health crisis is surging in the region – our partners are responding The recent years of escalating conflict across the Middle East have not only destroyed homes and…
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Iraq’s Young Climate Leaders Cultivating a Greener Future
Read More: Iraq’s Young Climate Leaders Cultivating a Greener FutureThe current global climate emergency means the term ‘Climate Change’ has become synonymous with negative environmental statistics. However, in places like the Ankawa region of Erbil, Iraq, ‘Climate Change’ means…
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From a mustard seed of faith to a community dairy helping displaced families amid war in Lebanon
Read More: From a mustard seed of faith to a community dairy helping displaced families amid war in Lebanon“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown…
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“Hard pressed but not Crushed”: Witnessing the resilience and faith of Lebanon’s Christians
Read More: “Hard pressed but not Crushed”: Witnessing the resilience and faith of Lebanon’s ChristiansBy Sophia, Embrace’s Partnerships Manager for Lebanon In my 10 years of working as a Partnerships Manager at Embrace, I have borne witness to the most extraordinary chronology of political,…
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Love in Action: Our Partners Respond to the Crisis
Read More: Love in Action: Our Partners Respond to the CrisisAcross the Middle East, the ongoing conflict has brought immense suffering, uncertainty and loss. Communities in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon continue to face the devastating human consequences…
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What does Christian faithfulness look like in the shadow of yet another war?
Read More: What does Christian faithfulness look like in the shadow of yet another war?By Revd Su McClellan On Saturday I awoke to the news that the United States and Israel had launched coordinated strikes across Iran and that Iran was retaliating with waves…
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Webinar recording – “Are the ‘Living Stones’ Still Alive?”
Read More: Webinar recording – “Are the ‘Living Stones’ Still Alive?”Often referred to as the ‘Living Stones’, the Christians and their neighbours are facing extreme pressure across the MENA landscape. International Lawyer and consultant on the Middle East, North Africa,…
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Disability support continues in Gaza but impact of war still a daily reality
Read More: Disability support continues in Gaza but impact of war still a daily realityThe World Health Organisation has estimated that over 10,000 children in Gaza have sustained life-changing injuries in the recent war. Thousands more have chronic conditions and disabilities that have deteriorated…
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Festivities until February – Celebrating Christmas in the Armenian Church
Read More: Festivities until February – Celebrating Christmas in the Armenian ChurchJanuary 2026 Did you know that the Lebanese population includes a significant Armenian minority? Many are descended from families who fled the Armenian Genocide of 1918-20. They brought with them…
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“Spreading hope is a profound challenge, but we will never tire”: An advent message from Jerusalem
Read More: “Spreading hope is a profound challenge, but we will never tire”: An advent message from JerusalemDecember 2025 Set up by Pope Pius XII in 1949 to provide education, health and humanitarian services to Palestinian refugees, Embrace partner the Pontifical Mission for Palestine (PMP) still serves…
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Freedom to move within your own country: the courageous work of the Society of St Yves
Read More: Freedom to move within your own country: the courageous work of the Society of St Yves“Until I crossed the Israeli checkpoint to enter the West Bank, my mind of a European who’s grown up with the privilege of free movement in my own native country…
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The occupation, olive trees and faith in the West Bank – an interview with Peter Nasir
Read More: The occupation, olive trees and faith in the West Bank – an interview with Peter NasirJamie Eyre, CEO of Embrace, speaks with Peter Nasir, General Secretary of East Jerusalem YMCA about the Christian community in the West Bank, the reality of life under occupation and…