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Ramirez: Seeking Refuge: Where Do The Persecuted Go?

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Liberty Magazine, March 2013

Without protection from their governments for these vulnerable communities to live normal lives as equal citizens, terrorists have targeted them with impunity, attempting to force them out of the region. This has crippled the religious minorities’ ability to work and maintain their churches, threatening the very survival of their rapidly dwindling communities. At risk is the very face of ancient religious history in the Middle East.