The News section includes links to the pieces of news that Theodora Issa's name was mentioned in: 

1. Christianity Today  

1. • Christians Say Sayfo Martyrs Should Get Genocide Status, Syriac-Aramean Christians, fewer in number than similarly suffering Armenians, assert their Ottoman-era plight deserves separate recognition.  By Jayson Casper, 21st October 2022 09: 00 A.M.  https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/october/sayfo-genocide-christian-syriac-aramaic-armenian-martyrs.html 

2. Council of Churches of Western Australia, Australia 

2. • Christmas messages across the world bring light and hope  (Dr Theodora Issa, from the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, and member of the WCC central committee, prays...) https://www.oikoumene.org/news/christmas-messages-across-the-world-bring-light-and-hope 9th January 2025

   • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024 - Day 4 is presented by Dr Theodora Issa from St Ephraim Syriac Orthodox Church, Perth, Western Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHYhVBxXkdI or through Facebook facebook.com/1569015457003575 

   • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023 - Day 8 is presented by Dr Theodora Issa from St Ephraim Syriac Orthodox Church Perth Western Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FKMk-elv6U  or through Facebook https://www.facebook.com/councilofchurcheswa/videos/208871315343367/ 

   • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 - Day 4 is presented by Dr Theodora Issa from St Ephraim Syriac Orthodox Church Perth Western Australia. https://www.facebook.com/councilofchurcheswa/videos/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-2022-day-4-is-presented-by-dr-theodora-issa-f/432550984925009/ 

   • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020 Day 4 reflection for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020 'They showed us unusual kindness" - presented by Dr Theodora Issa   https://www.churcheswa.org.au/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag9FXWj7Pmw 

3. National Council of Churches, Australia 

3. • February 2023 - Prayers for Türkiye and Syria 8 February 2023  https://www.ncca.org.au/prayer/prayer-for-our-troubled-world/item/3010-prayers-for-tuerkiye-and-syria-202302

   • September 2022 - Message of the WCC 11th Assembly 2022 - Published: September 2022  https://www.ncca.org.au/ncca-newsletter/september-2022-1/item/2900-message-of-the-wcc-11th-assembly-2022091 

   • June 2018 - Australian members of the WCC Central Committee at 70 year celebrations at Chateau Bossey - 17 June 2018 - https://www.ncca.org.au/ncca-newsletter/june-2018-2/item/1388-ecumenical-news

4. John Paul II Centre, Interreligious Dialogue 

4. • The World Council of Churches (WCC) is the biggest ecumenical body in the world with 352 member churches in over 120 countries representing over 580 million Christians worldwide.  Published 26th October 2022  https://jp2center.org/category/news/page/2/ 

5. World Council of Churches (Also, please see under blogs by Theodora Issa) 

5. • July 2025 - WCC published an obituary on the eternal sleep of the Thrice Blessed Saliba Shamoun (2025+) to which Dr Theodora Issa contributed under the title "Syriac Orthodox Church mourns the passing of Archbishop Mor Gregorios Saliba Shamoun: Archbishop Mor Gregorios Saliba Shamoun was a senior hierarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, notable for decades of leadership and pastoral service.  https://www.oikoumene.org/news/syriac-orthodox-church-mourns-the-passing-of-archbishop-mor-gregorios-saliba-shamoun 

   • June 2025 - WCC women’s meeting creates space for open sharing - published 25 June 2025 (Dr Theodora Issa attended this meeting) https://www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-womens-meeting-creates-space-for-open-sharing

   • June 2025 - WCC women’s meeting creates space for open sharing - published 25 June 2025 (Dr Theodora Issa attended this meeting) https://www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-womens-meeting-creates-space-for-open-sharing

   • June 2025 - WCC central committee elects executive committee, assembly planners, and midterm evaluators - published 24th June 2025 (Dr Theodora Issa elected to the Executive Committee) https://www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-central-committee-elects-executive-committee-assembly-planners-and-midterm-evaluators

   • January 2025 - Christmas messages across the world bring light and hope - published 9th January 2025 https://www.oikoumene.org/news/christmas-messages-across-the-world-bring-light-and-hope

   • June 2023 - Peace Pilgrim Agnes Abuom dies at 73 1st June 2023 https://www.oikoumene.org/news/peace-pilgrim-agnes-abuom-dies-at-73 

   • May 2023 - Closing the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, southern hemisphere reflects on “justice that restores communion” https://www.oikoumene.org/news/closing-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-southern-hemisphere-reflects-on-justice-that-restores-communion 

   • April2023 - The World Council of Churches (WCC) Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration  (PCCC) in which Dr Theodora Issa is a member convened at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 27-30 April. This was the final meeting of the PCCC for this term. A new PCCC will be appointed at the next meeting of the Central Committee in June. https://www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-permanent-committee-on-consensus-and-collaboration-convenes-0

   • June2022 WCC deeply mourns loss of leader Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima 2nd June 2022 https://www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-deeply-mourns-loss-of-leader-metropolitan-gennadios-of-sassima 

   • February 2022 Rootedness and witness at the heart, as Middle East churches look towards WCC assembly 17th February 2022  https://www.oikoumene.org/news/rootedness-and-witness-at-the-heart-as-middle-east-churches-look-towards-wcc-assembly

   • February 2022 Conversations on the Pilgrim Way - A Resource for Reflection and Action Received by WCC Central Committee at a meeting held 9-15 February 2022 by video conference. 

   • June2021 Middle East region reflects on ‘continued holy witness’ and the road towards upcoming WCC assembly, 25th June 2021  https://www.oikoumene.org/news/middle-east-region-reflects-on-continued-holy-witness-and-the-road-towards-upcoming-wcc-assembly 

   • January2021 Global ecumenical prayer for Christian Unity 25th January 2021 https://www.oikoumene.org/resources/documents/global-ecumenical-prayer-for-christian-unity 

   • April2020 #StayAtHome #PrayTogether  Today we pray with WCC Central Committee member  @IssaTheodora with words from the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, also holding in prayer the Syriac and Greek Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo kidnapped on 22 April 2013: https://oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/covid-19/pray #WCC

   • June2018 Work for church unity includes breaking down barriers that divide humanity 16th June 2018 https://www.oikoumene.org/news/work-for-church-unity-includes-breaking-down-barriers-that-divide-humanity 

6. Pro Oriente PRO ORIENTE Commission for Ecumenical Encounter between the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches

6. • Achievements and Pending Tasks The Reception of the Official Theological Dialogue between the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church.  Communiqué.  2nd International Ecumenical Conference 16th - 19th May 2022.  https://www.pro-oriente.at/media/publikationen/CEE-Communique-Final-Version-2022-05-31.pdf 

7. The Sydney Morning Herald

7. • Business students: time for a compulsory ethics major? by Erica Cervini 24th April 2016 https://www.smh.com.au/education/business-students-time-for-a-compulsory-ethics-major-20160421-gobtw6.html 

8. Corporate Accountability Project  

8. • Business Students: Time for Compulsory Ethics Major? by Katharine Haywood, 27th April 2016 

https://corporateaccountabilityproject.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2016/04/27/business-students-time-for-a-compulsory-ethics-major/ 

9. Ecumenical News 

9. • Work for church unity includes breaking down barriers that divide humanity, says WCC director

https://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/work-for-church-unity-includes-breaking-down-barriers-that-divide-humanity-says-wcc-director/60562.htm 

10. Anglican Communion News Services 

10. • June 2023 - 2nd June 2023 Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit amongst church leaders paying further tribute to Dr Agnes Abuom https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2023/06/archbishop-jackson-ole-sapit-amongst-church-leaders-paying-further-tribute-to-dr-agnes-abuom.aspx 

11. Abouna News 

11. • Middle East region reflects on ‘continued holy witness’,  “We are in need of prayers, for the people, and for the Church. People in the Middle East are suffering not only from COVID-19, lack of vaccine, the financial situation, many are really struggling to live.” 28th June 2021 

https://en.abouna.org/content/middle-east-region-reflects-%E2%80%98continued-holy-witness%E2%80%99 

12.  Syriac Press  

July 2021 - The Universal Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch marks 1500 Jubilee Year of Mor Jacob de Serugh (St. Jacob of Serugh). In 2021, the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, known of her venerated saints, the like of Ephraim the Syrian (373+), St and Martyr Fabronia (304+), is marking the 1500 Jubilee Year of Mor Jacob de Serugh (St. Jacob of Serugh). Published 3rd October 2021 - Originally published on July 20, 2021, by Oikoumene.  

https://syriacpress.com/blog/2021/10/03/the-universal-syriac-orthodox-church-of-antioch-marks-1500-jubilee-year-of-mor-jacob-de-serugh-st-jacob-of-serugh/ 

13. EKS-EERS

13. • March 2020 Colloquium: The WCC Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration and the leadership of the Protestant Church of Switzerland - March 2020  https://www.flickr.com/photos/sekfeps/49622536607 

14. Bartleh Forum for Culture and Arts 

14. • May 2022 Historic Apostolic Visit to Bartleh, Nineveh Plains, in May 2022 - One year on. Sharing this on the 9th anniversary of H.H. enthronement (in Arabic with a link to the original English article that was published on LinkedIn. https://www.facebook.com/groups/215511341964282/?locale=ar_AR 

15. Anglican Focus The news site of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland: nourishing and connecting our faith community 

15. • 6th June 2023 https://anglicanfocus.org.au/2023/06/06/peace-pilgrim-agnes-abuom-dies-at-73/ 

16. Middle East Council of Churches 

16. • 23rd February 2023 - republishing the blog that was published on WCC website Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch concludes celebrations on 15th centennial jubilee of Mor Philoxenus of Maboug (523-2023) https://www.mecc.org/news-en/2024/2/23/syrian-orthodox-church-of-antioch-concludes-celebrations-on-15th-centennial-jubilee-of-mor-philoxenus-of-maboug-523-2023

    • 15th June 2023 - republishing Theodora Issa's LinkedIn article on the 108th anniversary of SAYFO1915. https://twitter.com/MECChurches/status/1669320813953130496?s=20   and https://www.mecc.org/news-en/2023/6/15/-on-the-eve-of-15th-june-2023-the-108th-anniversary-of-the-syriac-genocide-sayfo1915-1915

    • 22nd February 2023 - An article translated by Theodora Issa that was published on H.H. facebook on his visit under the title  "His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Visits the City of Antioch Following the Earthquake that Hit the Region" https://www.mecc.org/news-en/2023/2/22/hjchxfs6y5l2ge7n7svvc6yy30wdax?rq=Theodora%20

    • 8th December 2021 - republishing Theodora Issa's blog titled "The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch: History in the making" https://www.mecc.org/forum/2021/12/8/the-syriac-orthodox-church-of-antioch-history-in-the-making

17. Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies - USA 

• June 2018 - Forty years of Syriac Computing by George Kiraz, 28 June 2018 https://hugoye.bethmardutho.org/article/hv10n1kiraz

18. June 2018 Internet Archive 

18. • Full text of "Minutes of the Sixty-Fourth Meeting. Central Committee of the World Council of Churches" 15 - 21 June 2018 https://archive.org/stream/wcccmextras2/For%20printer_Minutes%20of%20the%20WCC%20Central%20Committee%20Meeting%2C%20June%202018_djvu.txt

19. 2015 - University of Calgary, Werklund School of Education -

19. • Research Team 

https://werklund.ucalgary.ca/research-centres-and-projects/isldhe/meet-our-team/profiles 

https://werklund.ucalgary.ca/research/research-centres-and-projects/isldhe/meet-our-team

20. 2020 - August 2020 The Ecumenical Centre for Pilgrims and Biblical Studies 

• (Theodora Issa is a Member of the Board by invitation) http://www.ecpbs.org/about/advisory.html

21. 2023 - 8th July 2023 - SAGE announcing the forthcoming publication of a textbook 

• co-authored with Dr Tomayess Issa and other academics in January 2023 under the title Management Information Systems - Harnessing Technologies for Business & Society 

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/author/theodora-issa

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/management-information-systems/book278989#description

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/node/1588959/download.pdf

22. March - 2017 A Conference Theodora and co-authors presented a paper.

• The Ninth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-Line learing, eLML 2017 - March - 2017 - Nice - France https://www.iaria.org/conferences2017/fileseLmL17/AlqahtaniIssaIssaIsaias_SocialNetworking.pdf

23. April 2016 - A Newspaper article mentioning Theodora Issa's name. 

• Business Students: Time for a Compulsory Ethics Major? Published 27th April 2016 by Katherine Haywood. 

https://corporateaccountabilityproject.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2016/04/27/business-students-time-for-a-compulsory-ethics-major/

24. ANZAM - Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, Australia 

24. • July 2023 - ANZAM Newsletter announcing work completed by Theodora Issa. Textbook: Management Information Systems 10th July 2023 - https://www.anzam.org/2023/07/news/textbook-management-information-systems/

24. • 4th April 2017 - SST 2017 Chairs’ Welcome - half a day workshop is co-organised with the 26th International World Wide Web Conference WWW2017, and will be conducted in Perth, Western Australia on the 4th April, 2017, Tomayess Issa, S Zaung Nau, Janya Chanchaichuijt, and Theodora Issa  (Co-Chairs for the workshop). http://papers.www2017.com.au.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/companion/p1527.pdf

24. • December 2007 - Paper presented at ANZAM conference - An exploratory study of aesthetic judgment, spirituality and ethical mind-sets Theodora Issa and David Pick https://www.anzam.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf-manager/1875_ISSATHEODORA_377.PDF

25. Murdoch University 

25. • Winter 2019 - Murdoch University - Murmur https://www.murdoch.edu.au/_document/Alumni/Murmur-Magazines/Murmur-Winter-2019.pdf

• 2012 - 2012 Alumni distinguished finalists https://www.murdoch.edu.au/_document/Alumni/In-Touch-Magazines/Intouch_Spring2012.pdf and https://www.slideshare.net/MurdochUniversity/2012-distinguished-alumni-awards-finalists

26. 2009 - WA Historical Encyclopedia 

• Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia  https://mrdhs.com.au/documents/HEWA.pdf

27. 2016 - Nova Publishers 

 Encyclopedia of Ethics (5 Volume Set) - Ethical Issues in the 21st Century, Ethics, Humanities and Philosophy - Chapter 1  The Influence of Christianity on Society and Ethical Practice: A Syriac (Aramaic) Viewpoint (V. Rev. Fr. Boutros Touma Issa, St. Ephraim Syriac Orthodox Church, Theodora Issa, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia) - 1370 pages -  ISBN: 978-1-63483-479-7 

28. 2008 - Finance Capital Markets 

Standby Letters of Credit - A Comprehensive Guide (Finance and Capital Markets) (PDFDrive) https://www.scribd.com/document/489874355/Standby-Letters-of-Credit-A-Comprehensive-Guide-Finance-and-Capital-Markets-PDFDrive#

29. 2015 - In Jens Mueller Global Governance.

The mention is in relation to the the Case Study authored by Theodora Issa and David Pick under the title: The Influence of an Australian CEO’s Philosophy and Personality on Shaping Culture http://www.muellerjens.com/WarrickMueller3New.pdf#page=177

30. The University of Western Australia, Australia 

• 2021 - 28th January 2021 - Virtual Teaching and Learning Forum 2021 - Presentation on Reflective Journal Assessment role in teaching and learning 

https://api.research-repository.uwa.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/114988389/Virtual_TLF2021_PROGRAM_2021.pdf

• 2008 - 21st November 2008 - SymboiticA 2008 Seminars  - Seminar under the title "Ethics in business and management matters"  https://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/activities/seminars/2008

31. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

31. • Staff Profile - Theodora Issa  https://research.curtin.edu.au/businesslaw/staff-profile-theodora-issa/

31. • 30 March 2020 - Curtin University - Campus and global community - Curtin COVID-19 Expert Index - Dr Theodora Issa School of Management - Ethical mindsets during COVID-19 (not panic buying or ignoring restrictions); ethics, business ethics and customer relations during difficult times https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/curtin-covid-19-expert-index/

32. Academy of Management, USA 

32. • May 2024 - 2024 MSR Election Candidates - https://apps.aom.org/divelection/div_candidates.asp?div_code=D23&div_name=MSR&cn_id=0

    • 21st April 2017 - Online Survey - Ethical Mindsets - Dr Theodora Issa  

33. RMIT - Melbourne - Australia 

33. • 2012 - A typology of corruption resistance for public sector organizations  authored by David, Pick, Theodora Issa, Vincent Hughes, Anna Sawyer and Stephen Teo, in Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM 2012), pp.1-14 ANZAM 2012 (Perth, Australia, 05/12/2012 - 07/12/2012)  

34. Cengage - Melbourne - Australia 

34. • 2021/2020  - Moral Issues in Business - 4th Asia Pacific Edition - William Shaw, Vincent Barry, Donata Muntean, Theodora Issa, Gerard Ilott, Bevan Catley Copyright 2021Published December 2020  https://au.cengage.com/c/moral-issues-in-business-4e-shaw-barry-muntean-issa-ilott-catley/9780170441025/?filterBy=Higher-Education

35. John Curtin Institute of Public Policy - Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia - Australia 

35. • 24 April 2015 Curtin Corner Presentations - Dr Theodora Issa presented on "Ethical Mindsets: A Comparative Study" https://s37430.pcdn.co/businesslaw/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/06/2015-jcipp-curtin-corner-schedule.pdf

36. Promaco Events Company

• July - 2017 - 4th International Conference on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance 26 – 28 July 2017 Perth, Western Australia - Dr Theodora Issa and Dr Tomayess Issa presented a paper under the title CSR, Sustainability and Green IT in Higher Education: An Australian Perspective

       http://www.promaco.com.au/events/csr2017/CSR_2017-Book_of_Full_Paper_Submissions.pdf

37. Life on Earth Pictures 

37. • 26 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: Dr Theodora Issa of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East pictured during morning prayer observed in the Ecumenical Centre chapel as the World Council of Churches central committee gathers in Geneva on 21-27 June 2023, for its first full meeting following the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe in 2022. 

    • 27 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland: Dr Theodora Issa of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East pictured during morning prayer observed as the World Council of Churches central committee gathers in Geneva on 21-27 June 2023 for its first full meeting following the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe in 2022.

38. Sustainability, Technology and Education 

38. • 2021 - 9th International Conference  - Conference and Program Co-Chairs - Tomayess Issa, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, Pedro Isaías, Information Systems & Technology Management School, The University of New South Wales, Australia and Theodora Issa, Curtin University, Perth, Australia 

     https://sustainability-conf.org/oldconferences/2021/commitees/

39. Blog-Portal: Religionen & Dialog - Religions & Dialogue 

• 2021 - Theodora Issa: The Universal Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch marks 1500 Jubilee Year of Mor Jacob de Serugh (St. Jacob of Serugh) --- (WCC Blog Post, 21.07.2021) 

      https://religiositaet.blogspot.com/2016/07/christentum-des-ostens-orthodoxe-und.html

40. INTERNET ARCHIVE: 

40. • Through an invitation from the editor, in 2005 and on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of HH Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Theodora Issa translated an article under the title "The mysteries of incarnation and redemption: appropriate testimony and confirmation." that became part of the Festschrift in Honour of His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas / ܟܬܝܒ̈ܬ ܚܓܐ by Kuriakose Moolayil (Editor)

https://archive.org/details/festschriftinhon0000kuri/page/100/mode/2up

40. • A Collection of Articles by His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas by His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Other authors: Kuriakose Corepiscopa Moolayil (ed) published in India 2013 - included the article translated by Theodora Issa under the title: "The mysteries of incarnation and redemption: appropriate testimony and confirmation." 

https://archive.org/details/collectionofarti0000hish/page/24/mode/2up

41. Assyrian International News Agency 

    • July 2025 - This agency published an item that was published on the World Council of Churches website being an obituary on the eternal sleep of the Thrice Blessed Saliba Shamoun (2025+) to which Dr Theodora Issa contributed under the title "Syriac Orthodox Church mourns the passing of Archbishop Mor Gregorios Saliba Shamoun: Archbishop Mor Gregorios Saliba Shamoun was a senior hierarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, notable for decades of leadership and pastoral service.  http://www.aina.org/news/20250729145341.htm

    • April 2025 - Under the Syndicated News, this agency published a copy of my blog that was published on the World Council of Churches blog site, under the title Approaching the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (16 June 2025): a reflection by an Orthodox non-theologian" - This agency published the same article under the title: The 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea By Dr Theodora Issa http://www.aina.org/news/20250408133924.htm

42. Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, USA 

42. • September 2022 - Syriac Orthodox Delegation to the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th General Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany (Theodora was a member of the delegation, and Theodora appears in three of the images accompanying the topic)  https://syrianorthodoxchurch.org/2022/09/syriac-orthodox-delegation-to-the-world-council-of-churches-wcc-11th-general-assembly-in-karlsruhe-germany/

42. • February 2022 - World Council of Churches Central Committee’s Meeting 16th February 2022 

https://syrianorthodoxchurch.org/2022/02/world-council-of-churches-central-committees-meeting/ 

42. • June 2018 - Our Syriac Orthodox Church Participates in the World Council of Churches Central Committee’s Meeting in Switzerland (14th – 21st June 2018)

https://syrianorthodoxchurch.org/2018/06/our-syriac-orthodox-church-participates-in-the-world-council-of-churches-central-committees-meeting-in-switzerland-14th-21st-june-2018/

The following images were taken during one of the seminars that Theodora led at Curtin University, the visitors were from different universities in Europe.  the images and the piece of news were published on the site relating to the European Fund awarded to the team of scholars, I was member in from Europe and Australia.