Christos Anesti "Χριστός ἀνέστη!"
happy Easter to everyone, especially to all ancient Christian communities of the Middle East, the most persecuted religious group in the world!
and joyful Smigus Dyngus this Easter Monday
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sad news - Pacem Aeternam to all Pakistani Christians that were murdered in Lahore, Pakistan this Eastern Sunday, I wish speedy recovery to all wounded and traumatized.
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recently passed holidays - Happy Nowruz too.. :)
and Happy Passover ..
BY the way - it appears that Palmyra, and the ancient ruins there have been recaptured or liberated from Daesh/ISIS - great news on this Easter Monday! On to Raqqa boys, on to Raqqa!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/syria-army-palmyra-launchpad-isil-160328113142725.html
dr.Khaled al-Asaad, murdered by ISIS last year, must rejoice a bit looking down from the heavens :)
http://www.vox.com/world/2016/3/28/11319064/palmyra-isis
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/28/palmyra-after-isis-images-taken-following-syrian-recapture-offer-hope-amid-ruins
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4820160361001/what-recapture-of-palmyra-means-for-fight-against-isis/?#sp=show-clips
Robert Fisk, no always a reliable source of info, asks here some important questions http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/why-is-david-cameron-so-silent-on-the-recapture-of-palmyra-from-the-clutches-of-isis-a6955406.html
Palmyra heritage site on Twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/Palmyra?src=hash
ReplyDeletealso reporting from Palmyra, this British lady is living dangerously https://www.instagram.com/lizzie_phelan/
ReplyDeleteand let us not forget this young man Alexandr Prokhorenko https://twitter.com/hashtag/Prokhorenko?src=hash
ReplyDeletemore from ms Lizzie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om56V0l2HCA
more fighting near Palmyra (in Russian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jfb2qSCo6s&ebc=ANyPxKqmZRty0ioQ74pua--f4Al9MM41ZYLvW0p-mc12fmQ-m-ypsKj1GciMlfFn7UmoNbgYf4uijyqaGQw0T27M-4nRn-3-OQ