The speaker expresses appreciation for the work of the Syriac League in Lebanon in advocating for indigenous people in the Middle East who have faced persecution. The speaker discusses how Demand for Action (ADFA) started as a social media campaign to raise awareness of persecution of religious minorities by ISIS and other jihadist groups. ADFA has since been invited to speak with government leaders around the world and has issued reports while cooperating with the Syriac League. The speaker recalls visiting a displaced Syrian family in Lebanon who expressed gratitude to the Syriac League for providing support and hope. Both ADFA and the Syriac League continue their work defending Christians and other persecuted minorities in the Middle East with limited resources.
The speaker expresses appreciation for the work of the Syriac League in Lebanon in advocating for indigenous people in the Middle East who have faced persecution. The speaker discusses how Demand for Action (ADFA) started as a social media campaign to raise awareness of persecution of religious minorities by ISIS and other jihadist groups. ADFA has since been invited to speak with government leaders around the world and has issued reports while cooperating with the Syriac League. The speaker recalls visiting a displaced Syrian family in Lebanon who expressed gratitude to the Syriac League for providing support and hope. Both ADFA and the Syriac League continue their work defending Christians and other persecuted minorities in the Middle East with limited resources.
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ADFA’s voluntary work awarded in Lebanon, founder and president Nuri Kino gave a speech
The speaker expresses appreciation for the work of the Syriac League in Lebanon in advocating for indigenous people in the Middle East who have faced persecution. The speaker discusses how Demand for Action (ADFA) started as a social media campaign to raise awareness of persecution of religious minorities by ISIS and other jihadist groups. ADFA has since been invited to speak with government leaders around the world and has issued reports while cooperating with the Syriac League. The speaker recalls visiting a displaced Syrian family in Lebanon who expressed gratitude to the Syriac League for providing support and hope. Both ADFA and the Syriac League continue their work defending Christians and other persecuted minorities in the Middle East with limited resources.
The speaker expresses appreciation for the work of the Syriac League in Lebanon in advocating for indigenous people in the Middle East who have faced persecution. The speaker discusses how Demand for Action (ADFA) started as a social media campaign to raise awareness of persecution of religious minorities by ISIS and other jihadist groups. ADFA has since been invited to speak with government leaders around the world and has issued reports while cooperating with the Syriac League. The speaker recalls visiting a displaced Syrian family in Lebanon who expressed gratitude to the Syriac League for providing support and hope. Both ADFA and the Syriac League continue their work defending Christians and other persecuted minorities in the Middle East with limited resources.
excellences, your eminence. Mr Jibran Bassil, minister of foreign affairs
representing the president of the Republic of Lebanon. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.
It is an absolute honor for me to be standing in front of you. I'd like to take a moment to express my organizations and my personal appreciation of the work that Syriac League does here in Lebanon. As a charity and advocacy organization Malfono Habib Aframs international lobby operations for the indigenous people of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran.
A Demand For Action (ADFA) started as a worldwide social media campaign, to raise awareness about (ISIS) Daesh and other jihadist groups persecution and ethnoreligious cleansing of Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs, Armenians, other Christians, Yezidis and other non-Muslims groups.
Just before Mosul in north Iraq was invaded, we, volunteers from all over the world, predicted that genocide was imminent. On the 2nd of July 2014 we sent thousands of emails that contained reports, other files, facts and contact information of people on the ground in Iraq and Syria.
The emails were sent to lawmakers, world leaders, NGO:s, UN and media editions in many countries. There was a void; the most vulnerable groups needed an international voice. Within just a couple of months ADFA was invited to the White House, the U.S. Congress, Brussels and capitals all over the world.
Today we have been quoted more than 3000 times in international media, we have been giving speeches in many parliaments, we have issued reports and we have conducted charity operations.
Throughout all this work we have been co-operating with Syriac League.
And Malfono Habib Afram made it possible for me personally, (as a journalist) to get the first interview with His Excellency Michel Aoun, a couple of days before he was formally announced the president of Lebanon.
Just hours after the meeting with him I changed my clothes and joined Syriac Leagues and ADFAs volunteers here in Lebanon.
I will never forget the first family we visited that day. A young couple and their two children from Syria that were kidnapped by Daesh and recently released and who now lived in a dump in one of the suburbs of Beirut.
The young mother cried as she told me: We thank God for Syriac League for, the organization and its people give us hope back. They always ask for our needs, supporting us with health care, food on the table, roof above our heads and moral support, they show us that we are not forgotten.
Syriac League and ADFA are fighting for the same cause - with very minimal resources and with only the help of our very few private sponsors - we will continue to defend Christians and other persecuted minorities of the Middle East.
I have been given nice awards earlier in my life, but this is by far, the one that is closest to my heart. On behalf of all the volunteers of ADFA, our board and our sponsors: Taudi. Shukran. Merci. Thank you. I love you all.