A new website, new-neighbour-bible.org, was launched in May to support refugees in Europe.
Sponsored by Wycliffe Bible Translators and overseen by Wycliff Germany, it highlights many languages spoken by refugees of different countries. It also provides links to Scripture resources, such as online text Bibles, audio Bibles, and powerful Bible-based films. Initially focussed on the languages of Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, over time the site will be expanded to cover a wider area and other languages spoken by people coming to Europe as students, workers or refugees.
The main languages in Syria and Iraq can be divided up into Arabic, Kurdish, Aramaic and Turkmen, but each of these is a group of languages, made up of several distinct languages, with many of those having further dialects and variations.
