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Who are Egypt's Copts, and the Middle East's other Christian populations?

Recent attacks against Christians in Egypt and Iraq have drawn attention to the Middle East's Christian populations, which are dwindling as Christians flee violence, political strife, and persecution.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day: 12/23
Taliban Christmas trees, Bethlehem disco carols, and other yuletide tales from the Monitor's vault

The Monitor's correspondents around the world have shared some great Christmas stories over the years – from cradles of Christianity, such as Bethlehem, and from less likely places, such as China, Afghanistan, and Cairo. Click through the slides for highlights of past years' holiday coverage.

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Resolve in the Middle East

A Christian Science perspective.
The Daily Reckoning
Bernanke's plot to overthrow the US dollar

With the US so deeply in debt and the economy stagnated, even heavy taxes on the rich won't recoup government costs
East Jerusalem will see 1,100 new Israeli homes

East Jerusalem: Israel's Interior Ministry said the homes would be built in Gilo, a sprawling Jewish enclave in southeastJerusalem.
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 1, 2011

Readers write in with responses to columnist Walter Rodgers's piece, "Israel and Evangelicals: Genesis isn't a policy guide."
A message for Israel and Evangelicals: Genesis isn’t a policy guide

With a dogmatic loyalty to Israel born out of a literal interpretation of the Bible, is the American Christian Right the new Jewish lobby in US politics? Mixing religion and statecraft isn’t just dangerous and unwise. It’s sacrilegious.
Tornado watch: Violent storm moves through Oklahoma

Tornado watch: A violent storm system, which followed closely behind the one that spawned a massive twister which struck Joplin, Mo., moves through the Oklahoma City area Tuesday evening.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 03/11
After Egypt uprising, Israel can't afford to ignore nonviolent Palestinian protesters

As protests shake much of the Middle East, Israel should be less concerned with nonviolent Palestinian resistance movements than with what it would mean for them to fail. Israel should engage, not sideline, these groups. The alternatives for such a frustrated people aren't peaceful.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/06
Who are Egypt's Copts, and the Middle East's other Christian populations?

Recent attacks against Christians in Egypt and Iraq have drawn attention to the Middle East's Christian populations, which are dwindling as Christians flee violence, political strife, and persecution.
Global News Blog
Palestinian women race car drivers leave gender barriers in the dust

A handful of Palestinian women have taken up race car driving in the West Bank, and although there's been resistance, these women are too good to shut out.
Christmas 'star': Some theories on what the Magi were following

Scholars offer various explanations for the account of a Christmas 'star.' Their sources: computer reproductions of the night sky, accounts of ancient historians, and the Gospel of Matthew.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day: 12/23
Taliban Christmas trees, Bethlehem disco carols, and other yuletide tales from the Monitor's vault

The Monitor's correspondents around the world have shared some great Christmas stories over the years – from cradles of Christianity, such as Bethlehem, and from less likely places, such as China, Afghanistan, and Cairo. Click through the slides for highlights of past years' holiday coverage.
Quirky Christmas traditions around the world

Christmas cheer is widespread in the days leading up to Dec. 24 and 25, but it manifests itself in many different ways, from predicting the future to trying not to choke on a hidden coin. Below are just a few of the many unusual Christmas traditions around the world.
In Pictures: O Christmas tree
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In Pictures: Christmas lights
Christmas lessons from Mary

A Christian Science perspective.
More white South Africans struggle in post-apartheid economy

White South Africans are increasingly living below the poverty line as the country's job market adjusts to a post-apartheid era, which lacks the government support for whites that it once had.
Global News Blog
Israeli settlers respond to mosque burning allegations

Extremist Israeli settlers have been blamed for burning a mosque near Bethlehem, but many settlers say the finger-pointing is premature and political.
Did militant Israeli settlers burn mosque near Bethlehem?

Many Israelis suspect militant Israeli settlers, seeking to incite religious violence and undermine peace negotiations, attacked a Palestinian mosque near Bethlehem.
Five largest Israeli settlements: who lives there, and why

The end goal of the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is two separate, sovereign states. Palestinians say that the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, deemed illegal by the UN, influence the outcome of such talks. Here are the five most populous Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/09
Why Israeli-Palestinian conflicts over land turn epic

The importance of place to Jewish and Muslim identity intensifies Israeli-Palestinian conflicts over land, as illustrated by the disputed construction of a museum affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Jerusalem's Mamilla cemetery.