In October 2010, more than 50 Iraqi Christians were killed in the massacre of the Saydat al Nejat church in Baghdad. On New Year’s Eve 2010, 21 Egyptian Copts were killed by a carbomb during a religious function. These outrages received wide coverage in the Middle Eastern and Western media. But in face of such and other similar events, how can journalists go beyond their religious convictions and the interests of those for whom they work? How can the political-ideological propaganda to which journalism occasionally lends itself be softened? How can those who wish to incite public opinion into demanding holy wars or just wars be stopped?
Lamis Andoni journalist and writer – Christian from Bethlehem
Laura Silvia Battaglia Avvenire – Christian (Catholic) from Rome
Laith Mushtaq Al Jazeera – Muslim from Baghdad