JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Amid reports of more Christians killed by Muslim Fulani herdsmen, a clergyman here told protestors that in the past 15 years he has conducted more funerals than weddings. After leading hundreds of Christian demonstrators to the Plateau House of Assembly on Aug. 31, the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Kwashi, Anglican archbishop […]
Clergyman in Nigeria Has Conducted More Funerals than Weddings
Islamist aims to take over region evident in Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram attacks.
September 10, 2015 By -
Christian in Egypt Kept in Prison on False Charge of ‘Blasphemy,’ Attorney Says
Second arrest in one month of a Christian for ‘evangelism.’
August 25, 2015 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – An Egyptian Christian who was arrested earlier this month for alleged evangelizing of Muslims in suburban Cairo could be held indefinitely in prison on a false accusation of blasphemy, his lawyer said. Medhat Ishak, a 35-year-old Christian from Ebid village in Minya Governorate, was arrested on Aug. 7 while handing […]
Muslim Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria’s Middle Belt Show Jihadist Aims, Sources Say
In 2014 alone, 23,890 people displaced from Christian areas in southern Kaduna state, agency reports.
August 24, 2015 By -
KADUNA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The killing of Christians by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s middle belt, including two slayings on Saturday (Aug. 22) in Taraba state, is part of a jihadist drive to take over resources and displace the historically Christian population, sources said. The killing of brothers Ushahemba Kumashenge and Sughter Kumashenge in […]
Muslim Relatives Attack Mother, Sons in Uganda for Turning to Christ
Husband who beat, strangled wife leaves her and son for dead.
August 14, 2015 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in eastern Uganda beat and left for dead his wife and 18-year-old son on Tuesday (Aug. 11) after learning they had converted to Christianity, area sources said. Issa Kasoono beat and strangled his wife, Jafalan Kadondi, in Nsinze village, Namutumba District, but she survived, said a source who requested […]
Two South Sudanese Pastors on Trial in Sudan Released; Serious Charges Dropped
Church leaders convicted of lesser charges.
August 5, 2015 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Two South Sudanese pastors on trial in Sudan for crimes calling for the death penalty were convicted on lesser counts today and released on time served, sources said. The Rev. Yat Michael, 49, was convicted under Article 69 of “disturbing public peace,” a defense attorney said, for delivering a […]
Police Complicit in Attack on Christians in West Delhi, India, Sources Say
Officers intervene only after Christians ‘beaten enough,’ pastor says.
July 29, 2015 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – After watching idly as a mob of Hindu extremists dragged Christians from a prayer meeting in West Delhi and beat them, police questioned those who were attacked as if they were guilty of fraudulent conversion, sources said. A mob said to be members of the Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh […]
Christian Family Awaits Word on Copt Kidnapped in Libya by Islamic State Affiliate
Militants also seize Christians from Nigeria, Ghana.
July 23, 2015 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – As unconfirmed reports and rumors about the status of three Christians kidnapped in Libya by the Islamic State (IS) continue to spread in Egyptian media, a Coptic family waits in fear over the fate of their loved one. On Friday (July 17), an IS affiliate in Libya known as Islamic State, […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan Agrees to Hear Appeal of Christian Mother on Death Row
Execution of Asia Bibi suspended until final ruling.
July 22, 2015 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court today agreed to review the case of a Christian mother sentenced to death on a blasphemy charge, temporarily suspending her execution. Aasiya Noreen, commonly known as Asia Bibi, is the first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan. The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court […]
Two Young Christian Women in Sudan Fined for ‘Indecent’ Dress
Remaining eight await verdict.
July 21, 2015 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Two of 10 young Christian women charged with wearing indecent clothing in North Khartoum, Sudan were fined 500 Sudanese pounds (US$85) on Wednesday (July 15), a Christian leader said. Ferdoos Eltoum, 19, and 18-year-old Rehab Omer Kalkom were arrested on June 25 along with 10 other women; two of […]
Three Christians in Egypt Arrested for Allegedly Showing Contempt for Islam
Angry Muslim forcibly detains evangelist in Alexandria.
July 16, 2015 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Three Christians in Egypt have been accused of showing disdain or contempt for Islam after an evangelism outreach to Muslims over the weekend in the port city of Alexandria, sources said. The three Christians were arrested on Saturday (July 11) after at least one was stopped for handing out small […]