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The world's most ancient Christian communities are being destroyed — and no one cares

Christians in the Middle East have been the victims of pogroms and persecution. Where's the outrage in the West?

Middle East Christian violence

(REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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byMichael Brendan Dougherty
January 11, 2015

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