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THOUSANDS CELEBRATE AKITU, CHALDEAN NEW YEAR TRADITION, IN EL CAJON
By Miriam RafteryApril 8, 2013 (El Cajon ) – In Babylon 7,313 years ago, Chaldea became the first nation to celebrate Akitu, a New Year Festival heralding the arrival of spring and the renewal of...
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EL CAJON'S MAYOR LEWIS RESIGNS
October 25, 2013 (El Cajon) – El Cajon Mayor Mark Lewis has resigned, effective immediately. In his resignation letter, the Mayor cited health reasons, including cancer, a dislocated shoulder and a...
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REP. HUNTER BACKS USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IF AIR STRIKE IS LAUNCHED AGAINST IRAN
East County Rep also calls Middle Easterners liars, draws fire for remarksBy Miriam RafteryDecember 8, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) Updated 8:40 p.m.– Congressman Duncan D. Hunter (R-El Cajon), a...
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IRAQI ELECTIONS APRIL 30; LOCAL VOTING APRIL 27 & 28 IN EL CAJON
By Miriam RafteryApril 25, 2014 (El Cajon) – Iraq will hold elections for parliamentary offices including Prime Minister on April 30. All Iraqi-born people living in the U.S. are eligible to vote,...
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MARK ARABO DISCUSSES GENOCIDE IN IRAQ, INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO CREATE A MORE...
July 1, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--This week, the extremist group ISIS declared an Islamic caliphate stretching from Syria across Iraq following weeks of mounting violence. On June 25, prior to...
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RALLY TO SAVE IRAQI CHRISTIANS: FRIDAY, JULY 18
July 18, 2014 (El Cajon) – East County is home to an estimated 40,000 Iraqi Chaldean Christians as well as many Assyrians and Syriacs. Local Iraqis including the Chaldean-American Chamber of...
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CHRISTIAN HOMES MARKED, FAMILIES KILLED: EAST COUNTY RESIDENTS RALLY FOR HELP...
Hear our radio special report on the Save Iraq Christians rally, plus our interview with East County Chaldean-American Chamber of Commerce president Ben Kalasho on the worsening crisis in...
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THOUSANDS EXPECTED AT PRAYER VIGIL FOR IRAQI CHRISTIANS TONIGHT
East County News ServiceJuly 25, 2014 (El Cajon) -- The recent persecution of Iraqi Christians has outraged people all over the world. Over 40,000 Chaldeans and other Iraqi Christians live in the San...
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RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS OFFER HOPE AMID DESPAIR TO PERSECUTED IRAQI...
By Miriam RafteryUpdate: Hear our audio highlights from the vigil, as reported on KNSJ 89.1. Click here to listen now: http://kiwi6.com/file/31hofx5nbgJuly 26, 2014 (El Cajon)--Local political and...
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WORLDWIDE PROTEST AUGUST 2 OVER VIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ & SYRIA
August 1, 2014 (El Cajon) – Tomorrow, nearly 12,000 people worldwide will be staging protests over the violence against Christians in Iraq and Syria. In San Diego's East County, Ben and Jessica...
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PEACE WALK TO END GENOCIDE IN IRAQ:AUGUST 19 IN EL CAJON
By Miriam RafteryAugust 18, 2014 (El Cajon)—Mark Arabo, a national leader among Chaldean Christians in the U.S., has announced plans to lead a “massive” group of Iraqi Christians in a “peace walk to...
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PEACE MARCHERS IN EL CAJON ASK U.S. & UNITED NATIONS FOR AIRLIFTS, ASYLUM TO...
United Nations passes resolution for sanctions against ISIS backers; local Iraqis ask for airlifts to save livesHear our exclusive interview with Mark Arabo on progress at the United Nations to save...
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CALLS NEEDED TO LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO SAVE IRAQI CHRISTIANS, REVIVE...
By Miriam RafteryAugust 22, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – The California Assembly Rules Committee has stalled an emergency measure, SJR 17, by Senator Joel Anderson (R-El Cajon) that calls for...
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FUNDRAISER TONIGHT IN EL CAJON TO HELP IRAQI CHRISTIANS
East County Chaldean Bishop Jammo to personally deliver donations from Iraqi Christian Relief Fund fundraiser to persecuted Christians in IraqEast County News ServiceAugust 27, 2014 (El Cajon)...
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OVER A HALF MILLION DOLLARS RAISED LOCALLY TO HELP IRAQI CHRISTIANS
By Miriam RafteryPhoto, left: Noori Barka speaks as slideshow depicts Iraqi Christian refugees forced to walk across the desert, fleeing their homeland to escape ISIS terrorists with nothing but...
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