Emigration Depletes the Christian Presence in Iraq: Security, Economy, and Government Representation at the Core of the Issues – NIRIJ

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Emigration Depletes the Christian Presence in Iraq: Security, Economy, and Government Representation at the Core of the Issues – NIRIJ

Ihab, 37, a Christian displaced person in Dohuk, didn’t need much time to realize the reality awaiting him when he returned to his hometown of Tel esqof in the Nineveh Plain in the summer of 2017, after it was liberated from ISIS. His house, which he had completed building just two years before his displacement in 2014, had been reduced to rubble. His town was surrounded by destruction, lacking infrastructure, job opportunities, and a capable ad…