Deborah Haynes

Baghdad Correspondent, Times of London

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In 1987 an Iraqi census counted one million Christians. Now there might be half a million or so in a country of 25 million. What's it like for them at Christmas time?

Christmas Returns to a Hopeful Baghdad

In 1987 an Iraqi census counted one million Christians. Now there might be half a million or so in a country of 25 million. What's it like for them at Christmas time?

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