Asim Rafiqui

Between the Cross and the Kalashnikov

tena, northern iraq, january 2005: the christian settlement of tena, where a few christian families have returned to resettle and rebuild a village that had been destroyed here at in the 1950s. these are the remains of a church destroyed by Saddam Hussien. the assyrian christians are determined to ensure their place in iraq and reclaim their right to be here

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tena, northern iraq, january 2005: the christian settlement of tena, where a few christian families have returned to resettle and rebuild a village that had been destroyed here at in the 1950s. these are the remains of a church destroyed by Saddam Hussien. the assyrian christians are determined to ensure their place in iraq and reclaim their right to be here<br />