On Monday night,  Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the head of Sunni Islam’s highest seat of learning — Al-Azhar University in Egypt, urged the Middle East’s Muslims to “embrace” local Christians when he and Pope Francis addressed a gathering of religious representatives after signing a “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together“. The document calls on leaders […]

Important Questions and Answers about the Syrian Refugee Crisis for Educators Migrants in Bregana, Croatia, near the border with Slovenia. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times. Sept 20, 2015. What led to the crisis? In 2011, Syrian security forces began responding to peaceful protests against the repressive Bashar Al-Assad regime with violence and [...]