Lord David Alton is a former Liberal Party and later Liberal Democrat member of Parliament who has sat as a crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer.
The story of Kurdish Christians and all other religious minorities in the Middle East is one of great suffering, but it is also a story of survival and great resilience. Fortunately, there is time to save northeast Syria as a refuge for these communities, but only if the international community offers immediate support.
Nadine Maenza & David AltonOctober 12, 2020
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