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The Vanishing
The plight of Christians in an age of intolerance
di Giovanni, Janine http://harpers.org/archive/2018/12/the-vanishing-christians-in-iraq-syria-egypt/
Publisher: Harper's Magazine
Date Written: 01/12/2018
Year Published: 2018
Resource Type: Article
In the summer of 2014, the Islamic State occupied Christian cities and villages across northern Iraq, appropriated Christian homes, and destroyed farms of Christian families. When Islamic State commanders separated men from women and imposed jizyah, or extortion taxes, their purpose was extreme: they meant to subjugate the Christians or drive them away from the land.
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