Une statue de Jésus en Irak, message de paix et de coexistence à tous les Irakiens
Les chrétiens du nord de l'Irak ont choisi de défier les menaces des extrémistes en érigeant à Hamdaniya une grande statue du Christ rédempteur sur le modèle de celui qui se dresse sur le mont du Corcovado à Rio de Janeiro.
L'initiative et la réalisation sont le fait de deux gardes de sécurité de la ville qui ont aussi des talents d'artiste. "Avec l'aide de 20 volontaires, nous l'avons construite en moins d'un mois. Nous avons déboursé environ 150.000 dinars (128 dollars)", confie l'un d'eux, Alaa Naser Matti, 41 ans.
" Quand je passe ici, je me signe et demande de tout mon coeur à Jésus de nous sortir de nos difficultés, nous sauver des voitures piégées et de tous ceux qui nous tuent sans pitié", explique Badriah Jedi, une femme de 72 ans, en allumant un cierge devant la statue.
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Family members of Hadi Saleh, 22, mourn during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 25, 2010.
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Relatives and friends of Hadi Saleh, 22, load his coffin onto a vehicle during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 25, 2010.
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An antique dealer Mazen Shaalan- Safar works at his shop in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Antique dealer Ali Hussein- Safar, right, and his brother Raad, left, work in their antique shop in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Iraqi men read newspapers with front page news on their country's general election results, in Baghdad, in March 2010.
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Al-Gharafa's Younes Mahmmoud of Iraq celebrates with the trophy after winning the Crown Prince Cup soccer tournament against Al-Arabi in Doha April 24, 2010.
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Iraqi national team player Yunes Mahmud, poses after the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Draw, at the Aspire Dome, in the Qatari capital Doha on April 23, 2010.
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A student of Mustansiriyah University wears a costume as she celebrates her graduation in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 26, 2010
Christian Iraqis pray in front of the four-meter high Jesus Christ statue in the predominantly Christian town of Hamdaniya, 30 kms east of Mosul, on April 15. The Christians of northern Iraq have chosen to defy mounting attacks by extremists by erecting a statue of Jesus modelled on the giant Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
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