{"id":26,"date":"2016-10-11T03:28:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T01:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janfigel.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2025-12-05T01:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:12:16","slug":"syrian-religious-leaders-in-brussels-we-want-to-live-in-our-land-we-dont-want-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/sk\/2016\/10\/11\/syrian-religious-leaders-in-brussels-we-want-to-live-in-our-land-we-dont-want-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian religious leaders in Brussels: \u201cWe want to live in our land, we don\u2019t want to leave\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-lcx09\">Jan Figel, the EU Special Envoy for Religious Freedom and Belief outside the EU, met with Syrian religious leaders in Brussels, led by H.E. Patriarch Gregorios III Laham, Spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, H.E. Georges Abou Zakhem, Most Reverend Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Homs and H.E. Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh, Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Homs and Hama, who visited the European Commission this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/image-4.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/janfigel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/image-4-300x197.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-v6fr1\">They brought a petition for peace, signed by over one million Syrian children, as well as drawings and letters from more than 2,000 Syrian schools. This appeal for peace is a joint campaign being carried out by Catholic and Orthodox Christians in Syria, Muslims and religious communities from Aleppo, Damascus, Homs and other cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-s4r1r\">During the meeting, H.E. Patriarch Gregorios III Laham stressed the importance of the children since \u201cthey will be the ones to build the new Syria after the war.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-xfqry\">\u201cThe petition signed by children means two things: a request for peace and a request for education,\u201d H.E. Georges Abou Zakhem underlined. He also called for the EU \u201cnot to consider Christians a minority in Syria.\u201d \u201cWe are a very strong and ancient component. Moderate muslims also recognize our ancient aspects,\u201d the Patriarch concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-ay9q5\">\u201cWe want to live in our land, we don\u2019t want to leave,\u201d H.E. Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh said. \u201cThere, Church is strong and it can give humanitarian aid . We need the EU to make pressure on the countries involved in the war in Syria to reach peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-s4rn9\">J\u00e1n Figel highlighted that: \u201cIn the midst of the ongoing Middle East crisis and violent atrocities that are affecting the whole region, this unified message manifests a strong human appeal to act. Since the earliest days of the European integration, faith communities across our continent have illustrated how a willingness to believe and a dedication to care for others can enrich our lives and our societies. 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