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ISBN 978-0-9929814-2-6 Copyright © Mikael Oez, London, 2016 First Published in 2016 by Modern Aramaic Press p^for the imminent (Release cfoifcr paregorics QjPchanna Ibrahim, ( the Abducted Qbbpriac (Strthcdcx ^Metropolitan of Aleppo and its GLnvircns (With Aleve and gratitude Table of Contents Acknowledgements I Key and Glossary III Foreword V The Syriac Orthodox Church VII Resume of Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim XIII Vision of Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim XV Introduction XVII Aziz Abdul-Nour An Early Start in Mosul’s Intellectual Milieu [EN] 1 Sami Abilmona Our Message to Christians [AR] Addai II Patriarchate of the Ancient Church of the East [AR] 9 Habib Afram Who is the Abducted? [ AR] 10 Mahmoud Akkam Human, Faithful, Patriotic, Wise [AR] 12 Nedal Al-Chaar Our Father Yohanna [EN] 15 Afram Al-Qass A Glowing Star in the Church [ AR] 18 Assad AJ-Sahmarani Man of Dialogue and National Commitment [ AR] 22 Mohammad Al-Sammak My Relationship with the Metropolitan [AR] 25 Suhaib Al-Shami A Very Human Metropolitan [AR] 27 Antiochean Patriarchates Common Declaration [AR] 31 Aram I Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia [EN] 34 Adnan Asfar Paragon of Courage [EN] 35 Hanna Attallah We Demand the Immediate Release of the Abducted | AR] 37 Augin Aydin The Seer and Interpreter of Signs of his Time [SY] 39 Mathias Bahoo Faithful Friend and Companion [AR] 41 Anthony Ball Recollections of My Time in Aleppo [EN] 42 Bartholomew I Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople [EN] 45 Karekin Bekdjian Hope Dies Last [DE] 46 El-Hassan Bin Talab Second Anniversary of the Abduction [AR] 47 Daniyel Brahm The Pearl of the Syriac Orthodox Church [DEI 48 Sebastian Brock The Drive Behind the Syriac Dialogue [EN] 51 Christine Chaillot Theological Dialogue with the Eastern Orthodox Churches [EN] 53 William Dalrymplc In Aleppo Once |EN| 55 Danho Daoud Absent and Present Metropolitan |AR] 61 Sebasticn de Courtois Meeting Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim [EN J 63 Kbaled Dinno The Warm and Inclusive Man I Know [EN| 65 Sara Doghramji The Last Episcopal Duties [AR| 68 Safwat El-Bayadi Missive to the Beloved Abducted in Syria |AR) 70 Saliba Er Mentorship and Leadership in his Personality [SY| 71 Focolare I he Message of the Focolare Movement [EN] 74 Elizabeth Fowden Prince of the Church [EN] 75 Raymond Gergi The Heroic Metropolitan of Aleppo (AR] 78 George Glor Poems | AR| 81 Gregorios III Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch [FR] 83 Samuel Giimiis Pax of Conscience (AR] 84 Abbas HaJabi A Model of Dialogue and a Symbol of Moderation [ EN ] 88 Robert Elalcf My Political Advocacy |EN] 91 Riadh Hallaq Four Poems | AR | 93 Hans-Adam II Prince of Liechtenstein [EN] 96 Garth Hewitt Come Home Mar Gregorios |EN| 97 John Hind Witness to Unity, Solidarity and Peace [EN] 99 Behnam Igzecr My Dear Maltono [AR] 101 The Ibrahim Family I he I lead of the Family (EN] 103 Nouri Iskandar I he Harp of Love, Courage, Sincerity, and Truth [AR] 106 Karekin II Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin [ARM] 110 Asmaa Kftarou Present in Absentia (AR] 1 11 Kirill I Moscow Patriarchate [EN| 114 Daniel Kourieh Factorem Ecclesiastis (EN] 117 Muhamad Kujjah My Metropolitan Friend: Yohanna Ibrahim [AR] 121 Emma Loosley Personal Recollections of Life in Aleppo [EN) 125 John Mansour A Prayer for Metropolitan Mor Gregorios [EN] 129 Boutros Marayati Easter Message: We are Still Waiting |AR| 130 Shamoun Matti Interview with Ishtar | AR] 132 Heinrich Mussinghoff A Fighter for and a Friend of Freedom [EN] 135 O’Mahony Anthony A Father of the Church: Mor Gregorios and Ecumenism [EN] 140