NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists from Somalia’s rebel Al-Shabaab militants on Friday (Nov. 16) killed a Christian in Somalia’s coastal city of Barawa, accusing him of being a spy and leaving Islam, Christian and Muslim witnesses said. The extremists beheaded 25-year-old Farhan Haji Mose after monitoring his movements for six months, […]
Christian Convert from Islam Beheaded in Somalia
Islamic extremists accuse young man of being spy, embracing ‘foreign religion.’
November 17, 2012 By -
View from the Altar – Bomb Blast at Church in Nigeria
Priest relates experience; two blinded in suicide attack by suspected Islamic extremist.
November 9, 2012 By -
KADUNA CITY, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – With one eye still working, the Rev. Michael Boni Bazza was able to see his parishioners charging helter-skelter after the Oct. 28 suicide blast that claimed at least seven lives. Burned on his head and mouth, the priest of St. Rita’s Catholic Church in the Malali area of […]
Suicide Bombing at Church Takes More Lives in Nigeria
Within two days of inter-faith peace effort, suspected Islamic extremist attacks.
November 2, 2012 By -
KADUNA CITY, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A suicide bomb explosion that killed seven people at a Catholic church here on Sunday (Oct. 28) was the fourth such attack in Kaduna state in four months. Less than two days after a festival aimed at reconciling Muslims and Christians in this northern Nigeria city, the […]
Sudanese Bible School Re-opens amid Islamist Intimidation
Burned and ransacked in April, Christian compound faces further threats.
October 29, 2012 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Amid threats of further losses, classes resumed this month at a Khartoum Bible school and church compound that Muslim extremists set ablaze in April, an area Christian source said. Students and administrators at Gerif West Bible School in Sudan have yet to fully recover their losses from the […]
Father Fights Islamic Bias in Sudan to Visit Children
After his wife divorced him, court prohibited Christian from seeing boys.
October 23, 2012 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – After his wife’s family in Sudan urged her to become a Muslim and divorce him earlier this year, Sudanese Christian Mohammed Khidir Khalil was not allowed to see his sons, ages 3 and 5. Unless there is further opposition, however, this Saturday (Oct. 27) will be the first time the […]
Pastor Beaten Unconscious in New Delhi, India
Police slow to respond to Hindu extremist attack.
October 20, 2012 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists attacked a pastor and his family at their home in North West Delhi on Sunday morning (Oct. 14), continuing to beat him even after he fell unconscious, according to area Christians. Samuel Prasad said about 10 extremists began by hurling stones and woodblocksat the house of his […]
Church Buildings Attacked across Tanzania
Muslims incited to destruction after children’s argument leads to alleged defiling of Koran.
October 19, 2012 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamists burned several church buildings in various parts of Tanzania this week after two children’s argument about the Koran resulted in a Christian boy allegedly defiling Islam’s sacred book. The attacks took place in the normally peaceful country from its western border to its semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar. In Kigoma, […]
Authorities Close Down Churches in Aceh, Indonesia
Provincial official issues veiled threat to congregations that do not comply.
October 18, 2012 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – At the behest of Islamist extremists, authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh Province have forbidden nine churches to worship, saying they are “illegal.” Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal, deputy mayor of Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh Province, called pastors of nine churches and five Buddhist monasteries for a meeting on Monday (Oct. 15), said […]
Pakistani Imam Charged in Christian Girl’s Case Wins Bail
Cleric accused of producing false evidence against Rimsha Masih, who is charged with ‘blasphemy.’
October 15, 2012 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Muslim cleric charged with fabricating evidence to make it appear that a Christian girl desecrated the Koran – thus incurring charges of desecrating the Koran himself – has been granted bail. While Christians accused of blaspheming Islam in Pakistan routinely spend years languishing in jails, Islamabad Session Judge […]
Sudanese Military Kills Christian Mother in Bombing
Non-Arab Nuba Christians targeted in town in South Kordofan.
October 12, 2012 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Government bombing of ethnic Nuba civilians in a predominantly Christian town of Sudan last month – killing a mother of seven children – is further evidence that officials are trying to rid the country of Christians, area Christian leaders said. Sudanese government forces bombarded Heiban in war-torn South Kordofan […]