{"id":61530,"date":"2025-10-08T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=61530"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:25:44","slug":"iraqi-christians-face-political-challenges-as-election-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/iraqi-christians-face-political-challenges-as-election-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u064a\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0646 \u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0642\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062a\u062e\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The streets of Qaraqosh \u2014 also known as Baghdeda \u2014 in Iraq are filled with joy as residents celebrating Palm Sunday carry olive branches and palm fronds in a grand procession of nearly 20,000 Christians on April 13, 2025. \/ Credit: Ismael Adnan\/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Aug 23, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). As Iraq\u2019s Independent High Electoral Commission announces the final lists of political coalitions, parties, and individual candidates ahead of November\u2019s parliamentary elections, a critical question hangs over\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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As Iraq\u2019s Independent High Electoral Commission announces the final lists of political coalitions, parties, and individual candidates ahead of November\u2019s parliamentary elections, a critical question hangs over\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":104287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1064],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-61530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75954,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/kidnapped-priest-in-nigeria-regains-freedom-after-2-months-in-captivity\/","url_meta":{"origin":61530,"position":0},"title":"Kidnapped priest in Nigeria regains freedom after 2 months in captivity","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0641\u0628\u0631\u0627\u064a\u0631 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Bobbo Paschal from St. Stephen Parish in the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has been released after being abducted on Nov. 17, 2025, when gunmen attacked the parish. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese Jan 24, 2026 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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