JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Authorities suspected Islamic extremist group Boko Haram was responsible for an attack on a Catholic church service in Adamawa state on Sunday (Jan. 26) that reportedly left 45 people dead. Sources told Morning Star News that 22 bodies were recovered from the church building in Waga Chakawa village, other […]
Boko Haram Suspected in Bomb Attack on Catholic Church Service in Nigeria
At least 22 worshippers killed.
January 28, 2014 By -
Islamic Extremists in Nigeria Attack Christians at Sunday Worship
Fulani herdsmen raid villages in broad daylight; Boko Haram continues onslaught.
January 21, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists have attacked villages in three states in Nigeria every Sunday this month, killing at least 15 Christians. Christian leaders in the Agatu Local Government Area of central Nigeria’s Benue state said ethnic Fulani herdsmen were responsible for raids on two villages that left seven Christians dead on Sunday […]
Once Widowed Christian in Nigeria Loses Second Husband to Muslim Extremists
Mother of six, 14-year-old girl also killed.
January 7, 2014 By -
BOKKOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists had once prior widowed Faith Kore Usman, a 29-year-old mother of five children, before Fulani herdsmen killed her second husband on New Year’s Eve. As 34-year-old Kore Usman and other Christians were praising God in a field near their church building in Maihakorin Gold village, near Bokkos in […]
Pastors in West Java, Indonesia Struggle with Church Closures
A quiet Christmas for two congregations.
December 29, 2013 By -
WEST JAVA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Two days before Christmas, the Rev. Titus, a pastor in Cimahi, West Java who goes by a single name, was initially too upset to discuss the events that led to the closure of his church. The usually jovial and open pastor of Isa Almasih Church (Gereja Isa Almasih, […]
Colombian Guerrilla Group Bans Worship Services, Threatens Pastors
An estimated 150 churches closed since July.
December 18, 2013 By -
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Morning Star News) – Christians in southern Colombia are living in constant danger from a guerrilla army that has banned worship services in rural areas under its control. An estimated 150 churches have been forced to close since July, when the 32nd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP in Spanish) […]
Noted Convert in Egypt Arrested, Likely Tortured
Mohammed Hegazy, now with new name, jailed for allegedly inciting ‘sectarian strife.’
December 6, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Egyptian authorities this week arrested a Christian who is arguably the nation’s most well-known convert from Islam and are investigating him for several activities, including allegedly inciting “sectarian strife.” Bishoy Armia Boulous, 31, formally known by his Muslim name, Mohammed Hegazy, was arrested Wednesday morning (Dec. 4) at a cafe […]
After Retaking of Delga, Christians Terrorized in Other Towns in Egypt
Islamic extremists, criminals reappear after lull.
November 25, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Three months after the Egyptian Army liberated Delga from militant Muslims, Islamists and criminals are terrorizing Christians in other towns across Egypt, human rights activists said. Islamists in the towns are again charging Jizya, a Koranic fine on non-Muslims also known as the “submission” or “humiliation” tax, after a lull […]
Convert from Islam Flees Iranian Authorities’ Torture, Threats
Christian goes into hiding after secret police learn of his activities.
November 22, 2013 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – The young woman in Tehran, Iran who introduced her boyfriend to Jesus hasn’t seen him since he fled the city, but his dreams give her hope that he is well. The Iranian woman has heard that since Armin Davoodi fled authorities who threatened him with death for proclaiming Christ earlier this […]
Christian Shot Dead in Mogadishu, Somalia
Muslim neighbor says gunmen sought him for spreading ‘wrong religion.’
November 14, 2013 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Gunmen who said they intended to kill a Christian in Mogadishu, Somalia for spreading his faith shot him to death last month, the victim’s neighbor said. Two men armed with pistols shot Abdikhani Hassan seven times as he approached his home after closing his pharmacy in Dharkenley District on Oct. […]
Traumatized Survivors of Wedding Attack in Egypt Look to God
Wounded relatives mourn horrific loss of loved ones.
October 27, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – The wounded mother of a 12-year-old girl killed at a church wedding on Oct. 20 in suburban Cairo lay in a hospital bed on Thursday (Oct. 24), lost in anguish. Howida Refaat Azer, 30, had spent days slipping in and out of consciousness following operations on her right leg, and […]