Today we’re talking about “Not in Christ’s Name,” a summit taking place November 14th in Washington, DC that brings Orthodox Christians together to reflect on the violence and suffering in Palestine. The event features Keynote speaker John Kiriakou alongside various Orthodox and other Christian speakers.
Our guests from Orthodox Christians for Palestine Albert Mokhiber, Salim W. Abboud, and Dr. Anna Sophia Habib talk about the upcoming summit in DC, the missing Orthodox Christian voice in discussions about Palestine, OCPs ongoing speaker series, and how to get involved.
Join the conversation on YouTube, and see links below to take action on the events and initiatives discussed.
Key Links
Learn about OCP and join the movement: https://orthodoxchristiansforpalestine.info/
Learn about the “Not in Christ’s Name” Nov. 14 Summit: https://orthodoxchristiansforpalestine.info/events
Watch OCP’s speakers on the “Faith is Action: Conversations on Palestine” speaker series: https://orthodoxchristiansforpalestine.info/speakerseries
Learn about the Gaza Children Shroud DC events: https://www.gazachildrenshroud.com/dc-events
Contact OCP at: orthodoxchristiansforpalestine@gmail.com
Find OCP on social media: https://linktr.ee/OrthodoxChristiansPalestine
Guest Bios
Albert Mokhiber is an attorney in the Washington DC area with an extensive background in immigration, government affairs, political consulting, and public relations. A partner in the law firm, Mokhiber & Moretti, PLLC, Mr. Mokhiber has an international practice dealing with individual and corporate clients concentrating in areas of administrative, corporate, international and immigration law. Mr. Mokhiber holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and History from the State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton and a Juris Doctorate from the SUNY Buffalo Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence. He is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court and in the states of New York, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Mr. Mokhiber is the fourth generation of Lebanese-Americans in his family, who emigrated at the beginning of the last century, and is a parishioner at Sts Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church, in Potomac, MD.
Salim W. Abboud has over 40 years of experience in financing, investments, and commercial real estate. He is currently a real estate agent covering Washington, D.C., and Virginia. He also serves as a Board Member of UNRWA USA and is on their Finance Committee. Salim has a B.Sc. in Engineering Science from Warwick University, United Kingdom, and an MBA from the University of Virginia. He is a CFA charterholder. He is a former Director of the Arab Bankers Association, New York. Salim is a parishioner of Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Washington, D.C. and a member of Orthodox Christians For Palestine.
Dr. Anna Sophia Habib, Born in Lebanon and raised in Cyprus, is a Professor of English at a public university in Virginia, where she has held several leadership positions in university writing programs. She edits an academic book series and co-hosts an academic podcast. The daughter of the late Gabriel Habib, founding Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches and co-founder and Secretary General of the World Conference on Christians for Palestine, she seeks to honor her father’s legacy through her work with Orthodox Christians for Palestine (OCP). A mother of four and a parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Potomac, Maryland, she serves on OCP’s steering group, co-hosts its monthly “Faith is Action” speaker series on Zoom, and chairs the planning committee for its upcoming summit, “Not in Christ’s Name,” on November 14 in Washington, DC.
