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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 1d

#Windows10 support has ended. Instead of moving to #Windows11, I switched to #Linux. Linux is free and privacy respecting, and comes with LibreOffice - a complete, free and very capable office suite.

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Signal @signal.org · 15d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 3d

Are religious freedom and peace possible in Nigeria?
A consultation seeks to change the pattern of conflict
October 13, 2025
brucebarron.substack.com/p/are-religi...

Are religious freedom and peace possible in Nigeria?

A consultation seeks to change the pattern of conflict

brucebarron.substack.com

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 4d

21Wilberforce recognizes Churches for Middle East Peace with Frank Wolf Award religionnews.com/2025/10/14/2...

21Wilberforce recognizes Churches for Middle East Peace with Frank Wolf Award

21Wilberforce

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 5d

#MinistryUpdates: An international workshop on human rights research and policy, jointly organised by North East Christian University, Dimapur, along with Dallas Baptist University and 21Wilberforce began on October 6
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www.easternmirrornagaland.com/north-east-c...

North East Christian University organises workshop on human rights research and policy

North East Christian University organises international workshop on human rights research and policy.

www.easternmirrornagaland.com

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 9d

Looking forward to the Global Religious Freedom Gathering in a couple weeks!
Signup here: www.dbu.edu/center-for-g...

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 10d

"For more than 700 days, children in #Gaza have been killed, maimed, & displaced in a devastating war that is an affront to our shared humanity. Israeli strikes on [Gaza Strip] continue. The world cannot, & must not, allow this to go on." - UNICEF www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Two years of hellish war have devastated Gaza’s children

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

www.unicef.org

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 12d

Infanticide in the Name of Proportionality: Gaza as a World Order Problem, September 26, 2025 gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/09/26/i...

Infanticide in the Name of Proportionality: Gaza as a World Order Problem - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

gjia.georgetown.edu

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 13d

Grateful for the opportunity to share a message from Acts 9 this morning at First Baptist Church Woodville, Texas, and to reflect on the church response to religious persecution.

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 16d

#Syria - What does pastoral ministry look like when your city is defined by checkpoints, explosions, and fear? Fares Abraham interviews Damascus pastor Edward Awabdeh and discuss Syria’s post-September 2024 crisis and the ensuing surge of violence www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlOP...

Pastoring in Syria: Edward Awabdeh on Bombings, Martyrdom, and the Church That Stayed.

YouTube video by Fares Abraham

www.youtube.com

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 16d

#Syria - Three Christians killed, presumably by General Security Service, in Wadi al-Nasara (Valley of Christians) sparks outrage and general strike, "part of a pattern of targeted attacks aimed at pressuring Christians to abandon homes, villages & lands" syriacpress.com/blog/2025/10...

SYRIA: Three Christians killed by General Security in Wadi al-Nasara sparks outrage and general strike - SyriacPress

ANAZ, Syria — Grief, anxiety, and tension have become a daily reality for the Christian residents of Wadi al-Nasara (Valley of Christians) in the countryside of Syrian governorates of Hemto (Hama) and...

syriacpress.com

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 18d

A public declaration of Christians gathered earlier this month at the 2025 Church at the Crossroads conference in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, responding to public calls from Christians in Palestine and the Middle East - Open for signature
churchatthecrossroads.com/declaration/

Declaration – Church at the Crossroads

churchatthecrossroads.com

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 18d

"The reason Christians and many others too are leaving Bethlehem is Israeli occupation and its policies of closures, permits, exclusionary residency rights, etc., and not the policies of the Palestinian Authority." Christians leaders from Jerusalem. Full letter & signatories cmep.org/prayers4peac...

Prayers4Peace: A Jerusalem Voice for Justice: Occupation not PA harms Christians in Palestine – Churches for Middle East Peace

cmep.org

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 20d

Grateful for the lively worship at First Baptist Church Garki, and for the fellowship with brothers and sisters in Abuja, Nigeria.

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 26d

I felt led to preach yesterday Sunday from 1 Kings 21 at an Evangelical church in Abuja. As I delved into the Biblical text, I realized how relevant it is to Nigeria today. Here is my reflection. 21wilberforce.org/nigerias-sur...

Nigeria’s Surprising Echoes of Naboth’s Vineyard - 21Wilberforce

In September, our team had just concluded a week of conversations and two consultations with churches in Abuja, Nigeria about religious freedom advocacy when I was given the opportunity to preach at E...

21wilberforce.org

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 26d

Enjoyed this post by my friend Bruce Barron: "An international worker describes a narrow escape—and big steps forward for Christian unity, integrity, and women’s participation" brucebarron.substack.com/p/redemption...

Redemption amidst the riots in Nepal

An international worker describes a narrow escape—and big steps forward for Christian unity, integrity, and women’s participation

brucebarron.substack.com

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · 27d

Grateful for the opportunity to preach today at ECWA Grace church in Abuja, Nigeria. The worship was certainly lively! I shared on Christian engagement in politics as a calling, and as a voice for justice. Biblical passage 1 Kings 21 at 17:30; sermon starts at 1:57:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUVd...

SUNDAY SERVICE 21ST SEPTEMBER 2025

YouTube video by ECWA GRACE GWARINPA MEDIA

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · Sep 12

cmep.org/let-children...

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · Sep 5

Defining #Genocide - podcast interview with Melanie O'Brien, President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars; international law, definition, evidence, #Israel and #Gaza
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Episode 141 – Defining Genocide with Melanie O’Brien

Experts are saying Israel’s action in Gaza are genocide. How do they come to this conclusion? Melanie O’Brien guides us through the elements they consider. Do like, subscribe and leave …

www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bring the Fire, Sing in the Smoke: Lessons on Suffering and Forgiveness from the Church in Sudan
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Bring the Fire, Sing in the Smoke: Lessons on Suffering and Forgiveness from the Church in Sudan

Only in the context of slander and hatred can the ministry of reconciliation fully mature.

substack.com

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · Sep 5

International Crisis Group: Israel’s Gaza campaign has entered an even more nightmarish phase. The world must press Israel harder to stop the war regardless of “day after” questions – lest its offensive destroy Palestinian life in the strip beyond hope of recovery www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

The World’s Shame in Gaza | International Crisis Group

Israel’s Gaza campaign has entered an even more nightmarish phase. The world must press Israel harder to stop the war regardless of “day after” questions – lest its offensive destroy Palestinian life ...

www.crisisgroup.org

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · Sep 2

Recommended podcast!

Jesus, the Poor, and Poverty

Episode #1 determinetruth.podbean.com/e/jesus-the-...

Episode #2 determinetruth.podbean.com/e/jesus-the-...

Jesus, the Poor, and Poverty #1 | The determinetruth Podcast

THIS EPISODE In this episode, Rob and Vinnie initiate a discussion on Jesus, poverty, and the poor. In light of the use of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians to justify neglecting the poor, they begin the disc...

determinetruth.podbean.com

Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · Sep 1

86% of those who voted among the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars backed the resolution declaring #Israel "policies and actions in #Gaza" had met the legal definition set out in Article II of the 1948 UN convention on genocide
www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.

www.reuters.com

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · Sep 1

Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza flip.it/INOe9s

Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide says that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

flip.it

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Wissam al-Saliby @walsaliby.bsky.social · Aug 30

My one-year old learning about his dad's country ♥️