The Fate of the 7.5 Million Christians Who Live in the Middle East

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 22, 2016

Danish journalist and New York correspondent for Weekendavisen Klaus Wivel traveled to the Middle East in 2013 to report on the 7.5 million Christians in living in Iraq, Egypt Lebanon and elsewhere. In The Last Supper: The Plight of Christians in Arab Lands, he reveals how they are an oppressed minority facing persecution from terrorist groups including ISIS. 

Event: Klaus Wivel will be in conversation with James Kirchick, a fellow at the Foreign Policy Initiative and a correspondent for The Daily Beast on Wednesday, April 27th at 6 p.m. at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (170 East 64th Street). RSVP online. 

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