Christians Deported from Morocco Fight to be Reunited with Orphans

Court rules against Village of Hope, reversing ruling that it was a legal entity.

The Dickinsons long to be reunited with the two boys they raised at the orphanage. (Morning Star News photo courtesy of Colin Dickinson)

CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Expatriate Christians who ran an orphanage in Morocco until they were deported on charges of proselytism said yesterday they will take their fight to be reunited with the children to the Supreme Court if necessary. An appellate court earlier this month delivered a verbal ruling in favor of the Moroccan [...]

Christians in Morocco Fear Fatwa Portends Harsher Treatment

Converts unsettled by call for execution of those who leave Islam.

Mosque tower in Marrakech, Morocco. (Wikimedia)

CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A Moroccan fatwa calling for the execution of those who leave Islam has left many Christian converts in turmoil. There is still much debate over how the fatwa, which only recently came to light after the government’s top authority on Islam issued it last year, could change laws in Morocco. [...]