Sudan Court Fines Christian Woman
A Sudanese court fined a Christian woman last week for wearing what it ruled was an "indecent dress."
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Two Churches Attacked in Jos
Last week, Muslims attacked the Winning All Good News Church and St. Michael's Parish of the First African Church Mission, both in Jos, Nigeria.
...continue reading this storyIndonesia: Churches Protest Wrongful Closings
Two churches in Indonesia have been protesting the wrongful closing of their buildings by holding joint services just outside of the presidential palace in Jakarta.
...continue reading this storyPakistan: Islamic Cleric Arrested in Mob Attack on Christians
An Islamist cleric was taken into custody Friday by Pakistani police for inciting a Muslim mob to harm a Christian couple for desecrating the Quran.
...continue reading this storyVietnam: Persecution of Christian Montagnards is 'state policy'
The persecution of religious minorities is now official Vietnamese state policy after Human Rights Watch released a June report revealing that government's intentions to persecute any ethnic Montagnards who follow "unauthorized" Christianity.
...continue reading this storySudan: Pastors Can be Charged with Crimes Punishable by Death
A judge in Sudan ruled yesterday that there was enough evidence to charge two South Sudanese pastors with crimes that carry the death penalty.
...continue reading this storyJihadists vow to Attack Christians during Ramadan
The al-Shabaab terror group has vowed to attack non-believers throughout Islam's "holy" month of Ramadan.
...continue reading this storyArmenian Turks Convert back to Christianity
Twelve Armenians who were baptized last month in Istanbul were among the many former Muslims who are now openly embracing Christ after their ancestors were forced to follow Islam during the Armenian and Assyrian genocides that killed millions of Christians one century ago.
...continue reading this storyZanzibar: Islamists Take Church's Hall
Islamists on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar off Tanzania's coast have driven a local pastor into hiding after taking over his church's rented hall.
...continue reading this storyMosul Cathedral to become 'Mosque of the Mujahedeen'
The Islamic State has announced that the Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Church of St. Ephrem in Mosul will become known as the "Mosque of the Mujahedeen" in honor of the "holy warriors" of Islam who wage jihad in Allah's name.
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