Police, Extremists Use Clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir, India to Thwart Christians
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Heavy-handed revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy and statehood by the government of India three months ago has led to measures used against Christians, sources said. The government on Aug. 5 revoked the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir state in 1949 that allowed it to have its […]
Christian Begins Sentence of Exile in Remote, Islamist Area of Iran
(Morning Star News) – A Christian in Iran convicted of conducting evangelistic activities began a mandated two years in exile this month in a remote area on the border with Pakistan, sources said. As part of a larger prison sentence delivered in 2013, Ebrahim Firoozi, 33, was sentenced to two years in exile in Sarbaz, […]
Al-Baghdadi Is Dead, but the Fight Goes On
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The death Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (IS), did not come as a surprise to many across the world – many terrorists brandishing a gun in one hand and the Koran in the other have gone the same way. Boko Haram, the terrorist group now allied […]
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Coptic Christian Family Attacked in Upper Egypt; Adult Son in Intensive Care
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A Coptic Christian is in critical condition after he, his mother and brother were stabbed in Egypt on Sunday night (Nov. 17), according to media reports. The Muslim assailant in a village in Upper Egypt’s Minya Governorate first told them that Christians must not sit outside before attacking them, […]
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Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill Two Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in north-central … [Read More...]
Priest from Northeastern Syria Killed as Christians Suffer in Turkish Offensive
(Morning Star News) – Islamic State (IS) militants claimed responsibility … [Read More...]
Girls, Staff Members Kidnapped from Christian-Run High School Released
(Morning Star News) – Six girls and two staff members from a Christian-run … [Read More...]
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Al-Baghdadi Is Dead, but the Fight Goes On
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The death Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (IS), did not come as a surprise to many across the world – many terrorists brandishing a gun in one hand and the Koran in the other have gone the same way. Boko Haram, the terrorist group now allied […]