Hungary Soccer Club And Government Support Persecuted Christians
Hungary's leading soccer club Ferencváros (FTC) and the conservative government have agreed to support persecuted Christians worldwide.
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Egypt: 100 arrested in riot over Facebook comments “insulting” to Islam
A hundred people were arrested for assault and rioting Wednesday evening after a large group of Islamists attacked Coptic Christian houses and a church in the village of Deir El-Bersha in the Minya governorate, Agenzia Fides reports. The rioting was triggered by Facebook comments made by a young Coptic man that were considered insulting to Islam and the prophet Muhammed.
...continue reading this storyEgypt Christian Faces Prison Over Facebook comments
A young Christian faces a lengthy prison term in Egypt for blasphemy after he was released on bail, Christians say.
...continue reading this storyChristian teacher in Egypt charged with insulting Islam after posting comments on Facebook
A Christian teacher in Egypt reportedly faces charges of defaming Islam because of comments he made in response to a Facebook post earlier this month, Morning Star News reports. Youssef Hany from the city of Ismailia is understood to have been arrested on November 11 and charged under Article 98(f) of Egypt’s penal code, which prohibits insulting Islam, Christianity, or Judaism - religions described by the law as “heavenly.”
...continue reading this storyChristian watchdog says abduction of Coptic Christian women and girls in Egypt is a “bane”
A Christian watchdog group has published a report describing the widespread trafficking and abduction of Coptic Christian women and girls in Egypt as a “bane”, CBN News reports. Coptic Solidarity released its report "Jihad of the Womb: Trafficking of Coptic Women & Girls in Egypt" last Thursday. The report will be submitted to United Nations agencies and the US Office for Trafficking in Persons.
...continue reading this storyIslamic Militants Kill Injured Pastor in Nigeria
Islamic Fulani militants have killed a Nigerian pastor after he was already wounded in the same attack, Christian rights investigators confirmed.
...continue reading this storyEgypt’s Legislation of 70 Churches Clouded By Attacks
Egypt’s government has recognized an additional 70 churches, but minority Christians fear more violence and threats in this mainly Muslim nation.
...continue reading this storyNigerian church leader kidnapped, hostage video released
Islamic extremists kidnapped a leader of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria on January 2, a video appearing a few days later of the pastor expressing his faith in God and asking for release.
...continue reading this storyFires at three churches in Egypt are 'not coincidence'
Church leaders in Egypt are sounding the alarm after three Coptic churches were hit by fires in the last few weeks.
...continue reading this storyEgyptian Churches Encounter Administrative Hurdles on Path to Legal Status
As Egypt continues to go through the process of becoming more officially inclusive of Coptic Christianity, many Christian leaders complained on August 5th that fewer churches had been granted legal status this time around by the presidential committee appointed for the task by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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