MILE BAKWAI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Hosea Mashaf was resting in his village of Chirang Mangor, Nigeria, when area Christian youths told him that armed, Muslim Fulani herdsmen were attacking the Christian village of Mile Bakwai. The 45-year-old farmer and other Christians rushed to Mile Bakwai, three kilometers away in the Bokkos Local Council Area […]
Attack in Nigeria that Killed 18 Christians Caps Two Years of Islamic Aggression
Muslim Fulani herdsmen suspected in another deadly assault in area.
April 24, 2013 By -
Christian Widow in Somalia Killed Four Months after Husband Slain
Islamic extremists shoot her to death; five children orphaned.
April 22, 2013 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamist militants in Somalia have killed the widow of a Christian who was slain for his faith in December, leaving the couple’s five children orphaned, sources said. Islamic extremist Al Shabaab rebels shot 42-year-old Fartun Omar to death on April 13 in Buulodbarde, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Beledweyne, according […]
Pregnant Mother in Tanzania Forced Out of Home for Putting Faith in Christ
Unable to pay school fees and supplies, her children stop attending classes.
April 20, 2013 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – By the time Lukia Khalid, mother of three and nearly seven months pregnant, was baptized on March 30, her Muslim husband had already forced her out of their home in western Tanzania for becoming a Christian. That was a week after the 38-year-old Khalid and her husband, Kassim Khalid, received […]
Beyond Boko Haram: The Lethal Persecution of Nigeria’s Christians
The history of hostility goes deep into the social fabric.
April 16, 2013 By -
(Morning Star News) – The publicly reported Christian casualties in Nigeria last year were greater than the Christian casualties of Pakistan, Syria, Kenya and Egypt combined. In fact, Nigeria alone accounted for almost 70 percent of Christians killed globally. This makes Nigeria the most lethal country for Christians by a huge margin. While media reports […]
Muslim Extremists in Somalia Seize, Torture Convert from Islam
Al Shabaab rebels monitor movement of Somali Christian returning from Kenya for visit.
April 16, 2013 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim militants still controlling part of the Lower Shebelle Region of Somalia have jailed and tortured a Christian for converting from Islam, sources said. Al Shabaab rebels seized Hassan Gulled, 25, on March 23 in Bulo Marer near Qoryoley District, they said. Gulled, who had fled to Kenya in 2007 […]
Church Closures, Demolition Spark Protest in Indonesia
Pressured by Islamists, officials crack down on Christians in West Java.
April 12, 2013 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hundreds of Christians hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital this week to urge government action after local officials demolished a church building and threatened to close others at the behest of Islamist forces. Christian protestors, joined by minority Ahmadiyya and Shia Muslims, held a shared prayer service and sang the […]
Turkish Church’s Faith Shines after Foiled Assassination Plot
Pastor, congregation undaunted after harrowing reminder of religio-political realities in Turkey.
April 10, 2013 By -
IZMIT, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Pastor Emre Karaali beams as he discusses the number of first-time visitors at his church’s Easter service – less than three months after a foiled plot to assassinate him that involved two visitors who pretended to be church members for a year. Police have released all but one of the […]
Officials in Vietnam Claim Christian Who Died in Police Custody Committed Suicide
Stunned family refutes declaration, citing signs of savage beating.
April 9, 2013 By -
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – Vietnamese officials are calling the death of a Christian in police custody a suicide – a claim family members of the severely beaten Christian strongly refute. Hoang Van Ngai, previously identified by his Hmong name of Vam Ngaij Vaj, died on March 17 in custody in Gia Nghia, Dak Nong […]
Islamic Horde Attacks Christian Area of Gujranwala, Pakistan
At least five Christians injured, two seriously, in Muslim aggression following dispute among youths.
April 3, 2013 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Incited by calls from mosque loudspeakers after a dispute between Muslim and Christian youths, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighborhood in Gujranwala today, injuring at least five Christians and damaging a church and dozens of shops and vehicles. Only a few hours after Pakistan’s Supreme Court rebuked Punjab Police […]
Pakistani Court Overturns Younis Masih’s ‘Blasphemy’ Conviction, Death Sentence
Beaten, tortured Christian spent 7.5 years in jail.
April 3, 2013 By -
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan today overturned the death sentence of a Christian convicted under Pakistan’s “blasphemy” laws and ordered him released, according to an advocacy group. Younis Masih, who has languished in jail since his arrest on Sept. 10, 2005, was declared innocent by Lahore High Court justices Khaja Amtiaz […]