On Wednesday, December 6, 2017, the fourth session was held during the 3rd Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom on the topic “Sacred Sites and Property Rights.” Experts from religious and practitioner communities were brought together to discuss the impacts of property rights regimes and protection of religious sites on the survival and vitality of Christian communities across the Middle East. The panel analyzed differences between punitive versus inclusive property rights regimes for the sustainability of Christians in their lands of origin, and explored the legal frameworks for recovery of stolen and trafficked Christian religious artifacts, as well as the security and assistance approaches to reconstruction and use of Christian religious sites in post-conflict situations. The focus on property rights and sacred sites for Christians introduced the broader significance for a religiously plural and stable Middle East. The moderator was Elizabeth Prodromou, Tufts University Fletcher School for Law & Diplomacy Visiting Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution. Panelists included: His Eminence Archbishop Vicken AykazianPresident of the National Council of Churches / Director of the Ecumenical Office of the Armenian Church of America; Ambassador Patrick TherosU.S. Ambassador (Ret.) to Qatar; Kate Nahapetian, Executive Director, Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights; and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Founder, Appeal of Conscience Foundation. (Photos by J. Mindala)