(Morning Star News) – Victoria Jayaseele Martin yesterday lost her appeal to represent clients in Malaysia’s sharia (Islamic law) courts. Why would a Christian lawyer want to practice in an Islamic court? In Malaysia all ethnic Malays are Muslim, according to the constitution. Because of a number of affirmative action privileges for Malays, any ethnic […]
Christian Lawyer in Malaysia Loses Appeal to Practice in Sharia Courts
Muslims who wish to change their religion must use Muslim attorneys.
March 25, 2016 By -
Authorities in Khartoum, Sudan Arrest Another Church Leader
Pastor required to report to NISS office daily for interrogation.
March 25, 2016 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Sudan are requiring a church leader in the Khartoum area to report to security officials daily until midnight after arresting and releasing him on Monday (March 21), sources said. Pastor Ayoub Tilian, moderator of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) was arrested at his office in Omdurman, […]
Pastors Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Armed assailants release one church leader, demand $500,000 for two others.
March 25, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Unidentified assailants on Monday (March 21) kidnapped three church leaders at gunpoint in northern Nigeria, Christian leaders said. The armed men stormed a church prayer camp site in the city of Kaduna, where the pastors were supervising work in preparation for an Easter retreat for their church, the Haddiyar Ekklesiya […]
Christian Widow, Children in Uganda Flee after Threats, Rape
Islamists threaten to kill family.
March 22, 2016 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Threats from hard-line Muslims and the rape of her 13-year-old daughter forced a Christian mother and her five children to flee their village in eastern Uganda last week, sources said. Amina Napiya, a 42-year-old widow, fled her home in Nakajete village, Budaka Town Council, on Wednesday (March 16). Budaka Town […]
Pastor in North Khartoum, Sudan Arrested without Charges
Baptist church leader latest victim of campaign to rid country of Christianity.
March 16, 2016 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Sudanese authorities detained another church leader in the Khartoum area without charges on Monday (March 14), releasing him that night before arresting him again the next day, according to an area source. The whereabouts of pastor Philemon Hassan of Baptist Church Hai El Esbah-Khartoum North were unknown after personnel […]
Suicide Bombings in Two Towns in Nigeria Leave 26 Dead, Dozens Injured
Attacks hit Christian communities of Chibok, Borno state, and Gombi, Adamawa.
January 29, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suicide attacks on two predominantly Christian communities in northeast Nigeria today and on Wednesday (Jan. 27) left at least 26 persons dead and dozens of others injured, sources said. At noon today a suicide bomber suspected to have been sent by the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group detonated explosives in a […]
Turkish Court Rules Government Failed to Protect Christians Killed in Malatya
Civil suit results in order to pay damages to relatives of victims.
January 27, 2016 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday (Jan. 26) that the government was negligent in its duty to protect three Christians who were tortured and killed in 2007 and ordered it to pay damages to the victims’ families. The Malatya Administrative Court ruled that, nearly nine years ago, the Interior Ministry […]
Police in Pakistan Torture Christian to Death, Family Says
Muslim employers order mistreatment after filing false theft charge, they say.
January 18, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Pakistani police last week tortured a devout Catholic to death in Punjab Province after the victim’s employer singled him out for a theft charge because of his faith, family members said. Riasat Masih of Kalaskey village, Purana Kot in Gujranwala District, told Morning Star News that police killed his brother, […]
Iran Releases U.S.-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini in Prisoner Swap
Wife, children excited to see him after more than three years of imprisonment.
January 16, 2016 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Iran released U.S.-Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini today, more than three years after authorities arrested him on charges of “threatening national security” by planting churches, according to several sources. Abedini was released along with four other prisoners, including Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, in a prisoner swap, Iran’s official Islamic Republic […]
Muslims in Pakistan Disrupt Christians’ Worship, Storm Homes
Police decline to arrest Muslims after attacks, seizure of church building.
January 14, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Muslims in a town in Pakistan’s Punjab Province who seized a church property have disrupted a prayer meeting at a private residence, sources said. After police arranged a reconciliation meeting between the Muslims and members of the congregation in Sialkot District on Jan. 4, the Muslims instead armed themselves with […]