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People demonstrate outside the offices of the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on January 6, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (MOHAMMED WESAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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People demonstrate outside the offices of the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on January 6, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (MOHAMMED WESAM/AFP/Getty Images)
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
Commentary
4 Min Read
A catholic reads the Bible at the temporary Bailu Township Church on December 24, 2008 in Pengzhou of Sichuan Province, China. (China Photos/Getty Images)
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A catholic reads the Bible at the temporary Bailu Township Church on December 24, 2008 in Pengzhou of Sichuan Province, China. (China Photos/Getty Images)
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
Commentary
4 Min Read
Iraqi Christians light candles inside a shrine in the grounds of Mazar Mar Eillia (Mar Elia) Catholic Church on December 12, 2014 in Erbil, Iraq. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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Iraqi Christians light candles inside a shrine in the grounds of Mazar Mar Eillia (Mar Elia) Catholic Church on December 12, 2014 in Erbil, Iraq. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
Commentary
6 Min Read