andy spyra – exodus

Andy Spyra – Exodus

Andy Spyra Exodus [ EPF 2013 SHORTLIST ] Christianity is on the edge of extinction in its birthplace, the Middle East. Escaping sectarian violence, kidnappings, religious fatwas, economic hardship …

via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/11/andy-spyra-exodus/

Christians have always been part of the intellectual and economic elite of Middle Eastern societies and their migration leads to a brain-drain, sided with the withdrew of financial assets and, equally important, cultural and intellectual force. This lack of resources will only accelerate the problems Middle East as a whole is facing and fuel the vicious circle of poverty, ill-education and extremist violence in the Region.