(From Foxnews.com) – “Convert. Submit to Islam. Or face the sword.” In recent days, the besieged Christian community in Raqqa, a city in northern Syria, has faced those three stark alternatives. The terrorist group known as ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) made their demands after seizing control of the region. They required […]
Syria’s Christians Face New Threat – ‘Convert, Submit to Islam or Face Sword’
Followers in Raqqa face threat familiar to Christians in the Muslim world.
March 6, 2014 By -
Woman in Sweden Denied Work as Midwife for Refusing to Perform Abortions
Christian files discrimination complaint.
March 6, 2014 By -
(Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in Sweden has been unable to find work as a midwife since a hospital where she interned last year let her go for refusing to help perform abortions. Hospital officials in the southern town of Eksjö had promised to extend Ellinor Grimmark’s contract until she refused to participate […]
Churches Targeted in Bomb Attacks in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Separatist Islamic extremists suspected.
March 3, 2014 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Suspected Islamic extremists bombed three church buildings on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar in February, with one of the blasts injuring several Christians, sources said. A bomb exploded near the door of the Evangelistic Assemblies of God Zanzibar (EAGZ) church building on Feb. 23 in Kijito Upele-Fuoni, outside Zanzibar City, […]
Sudan Arrests Pastor During Sermon, Threatens Him
Authorities try to intimidate preacher into resigning.
February 28, 2014 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Sudanese authorities arrested a pastor in Omdurman as he was preaching on Sunday (Feb. 23) and threatened that he would “face justice” unless he resigned his position, sources said. Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department entered the compound of Omdurman Evangelical Church and arrested the Rev. Yahya Abdelrahim Nalu […]
Boko Haram Islamists Massacre Christian Villagers in Borno State, Nigeria
Islamic extremists shoot some, slit throats of others.
February 17, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A large contingent of Islamic extremist rebels from Boko Haram invaded a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria Saturday night (Feb. 15) and reportedly slaughtered at least 121 people. Dressed in military fatigues, the Boko Haram rebels, who seek to impose sharia (Islamic law) throughout Nigeria, reportedly shot some people […]
Christians Killed in Sudan Bombings
Government ramps up bombardment of civilians in rebel-supported areas.
February 13, 2014 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The Sudanese Air Force bombed more civilians in South Kordofan state this week, killing a Christian man and injuring a 13-year-old girl, an area source said. As part of what area Christians believe is President Omar al-Bashir’s campaign to rid the country of Christianity and the ethnic Nuba people, […]
Iran’s Mix of ‘Token Gestures’ and Arrests May Indicate Internal Disputes
Crackdown continues even as other Christian prisoners are released.
February 3, 2014 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Iran’s goodwill gestures and the release from prison of some Christians even as authorities make new arrests could indicate infighting between the new president and Islamist hard-liners, analysts said. Hassan Rouhani began duties as president of Iran last August on a platform of pragmatic moderation. At Christmas, frequently a season […]
Muslim Extremists Attack Visiting Preacher on Tanzania’s Zanzibar Island
Members of nearby mosque threaten to burn down church building.
January 24, 2014 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – More than 100 Muslim extremists on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar stormed a church following an evening worship service on Jan. 11 and beat a visiting preacher, sources said. The mob, including suspected members of Islamic extremist groups, meant to attack the Pentecostal Evangelism Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) congregation’s senior […]
Convert in Algeria Risks Losing Wife, Daughter
Judge in divorce case suggests he recant in order to reconcile.
January 23, 2014 By -
TIZI OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A Muslim woman in this northern Algerian city seeks to divorce a convert from Islam because of his new faith, while her brother and lawyer suggest he should be killed for apostasy. At a session for the purpose of reconciling the couple yesterday, the judge suggested the first option […]
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 […]