Richard Ghazal

Richard Ghazal is Executive Director at In Defense of Christians. He is a retired U.S. Air Force judge advocate and intelligence officer.

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Episode 92 | Is America Betraying Middle East Christians?

The Provcast team interview Rich Ghazal, Executive Director of In Defense of Christians, to discuss the question of Christian persecution as it relates to US foreign policy

Maximum Pressure Is Necessary to Counter Iran’s Proxy War

The US must return to a policy of maximum pressure to disrupt Iran’s revenue streams, curtail its proxies, and protect Middle Eastern Christians.

IDC and the Syriac Patriarch Mobilize in Washington for Syria

Despite HTS’s “moderate” rhetoric, Christians have experienced increased harassment and violence in Syria

A Coherent U.S. Policy on Iran is Needed Now

The United States has not had a consistent approach to Iran in years

Season 1, Episode 10: A Christian’s View from the Cabinet

IDC’s Richard Ghazal sat down with Mr. Ano Abdulmaseeh Abdoka, Minister of Transportation and Communication in the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq.

Season 1 Episode 9: Looking Back at a Century of the Mid-East Christian Diaspora in the USA

Richard Ghazal sat down with Bishop Gregory Mansour of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron in Brooklyn, NY, Dr….

Season 1 Episode 8: Looking Beyond “Sayfo”

Richard Ghazal sat down with Dr. Michael Wingert of Agora University, and Dr. Sofia Mutlu-Numansen of the University of Twente…

Season 1 Episode 7: What’s an “Arab Christian?”

Richard Ghazal sat down with Dr. Franck Salameh, Professor of Middle East history, culture, and political thought at Boston College…

Season 1 Episode 6: Copts & The Suffering of the Saints

Richard Ghazal sat down with Dr. Samuel Tadros of the Hudson Institute and Mariam Wahba of The Foundation for Defense…

Season 1 Episode 5: Lebanon’s Message

Richard Ghazal sat down with Bishop Gregory Mansour of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron in Brooklyn, NY, and…