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IDC would like to recognize Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for his leadership in ushering the bi-partisan Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act (H.R. 5273) through committee. The…

IDC Chapter Activities Throughout the months of July and August, IDC’s chapters have been meeting with their Members of Congress and Senators to advocate for their support of IDC’s Advocacy Agenda. In August, IDC’s South Carolina…

IDC Advocacy and Government Relations On June 6, IDC President met with Representative Marsha Blackburn and discussed how Congress can aid persecuted Christians in the Middle East of whom she has been passionately committed to helping. On June…

IDC Advocacy and Government Relations On May 16, IDC hosted a Congressional Briefing on the current state of religious freedom and human rights in Turkey, in partnership with the Senate Human Rights Caucus, Freedom House,…

TOUFIC JOSEPH BAAKLINI Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Toufic Baaklini was born in Dhour El Choueir, a mountain town in Lebanon with views of Beirut and the Mediterranean Sea. Now an American citizen, he cofounded…

IDC in the News Providence Israel-Lebanon War Would Only Help Hezbollah, Op-Ed by IDC Government Relations and policy Associate Peter Burns Son Rise Morning Show IDC Executive Director Discusses Syria’s Bombing Armenian Weekly Federal Legislators at U.S. Capitol…

IDC Government Relations 2018 has really been very busy for IDC as we have continued to champion the needs of Christian communities in the Middle East at every level of the Federal Government. See some…

IDC in the News Christianity Today, January 18th UK should follow Trump and give aid directly to Middle Eastern churches, says former cabinet minister CBN News, January 15th Promise Kept: U.S. Aid Bypassing UN to Help Christian…

IDC News National Catholic Register, November 25, Saudis Target Lebanon, the Hope of Middle-Eastern Christians Catholic Vote Radio, November 20, IDC Executive Director Philippe Nassif discussed the American leadership on Christians’ persecution in the Middle…

Advocates from across the country gathered to protect and preserve Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East. Last week, IDC concluded its Fourth Annual 3-day Summit on Thursday, October 26, 2017. The Summit which was…