LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Friday (Oct. 25) returned custody of a 16-year-old Christian girl to her parents after a Muslim had kidnapped and forcibly converted/married her, sources said. Diya Iftikhar was abducted from her home in village Chak No. 126-GB Sheroana in Jaranwala, Faisalabad District, Punjab Province, […]
Christian Parents Regain Custody of Forcibly Converted/Married Girl
Judge recognizes 16-year-old made misleading statement under duress.
October 25, 2024 By -
Rare Bail Granted to Christian Woman Accused of Blasphemy
Lives of two falsely accused sisters remain in danger.
October 23, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A trial court in Pakistan has granted rare bail to a Christian arrested on blasphemy charges, her attorney said. Additional Sessions Judge Gojra Waseem Mubarak granted post-arrest bail to Saima Masih, widow of Farhad Masih, on Sept. 10, though for security reasons it was not revealed until this […]
Christian Arrested on Blasphemy Charge in Indonesia
Muslim mob besieges apologist’s home.
October 22, 2024 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Police on Thursday (Oct. 17) arrested a Christian for comments he made about Islam on social media that had led hundreds of angry Muslims to besiege his home, according to local reports. The Muslim mob surrounded the home of florist Rudi Simamora in Sunggal, near Medan city, Deli Serdang Regency, […]
Christian Convert in Somalia Suffers Third Attack
Muslim relatives suspect him of leading Christian worship.
October 21, 2024 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A convert from Islam in Somalia who was attacked in May and July was again assaulted on Oct. 5 after Muslim relatives suspected him of leading Christian prayer meetings, he said. Mohammad Abdul was leading worship behind locked doors at his home in an undisclosed town in Lower Juba Region […]
Christians Caught between Warring Islamist Factions in Sudan
Militants force some to convert to Islam.
October 16, 2024 By -
(Christian Daily International) – Christians in Sudan are caught between two fighting factions, with each military group accusing them of siding with the other, an advocacy group said. In Gezira state southeast of Khartoum, where rebel militants of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are forcing Christians in Al Thora Mobe village to convert to Islam, […]
Four Christians Killed in Benue State, Central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen strike in two different areas.
October 11, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state on Wednesday (Oct. 9) and two others in another part of the state on Oct. 3, local sources said. In northeastern Benue state’s Logo County, herdsmen on Wednesday attacked the village of Ayilamo, killing university student Solomon Kwanta […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Central Nigeria
Area residents decry lack of government action.
October 7, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday (Oct. 1), attacked a predominantly Christian village in central Nigeria, killing seven people, area residents said. The herdsmen raided Egwuma village, Agatu County, Benue state at about 5 p.m., said Philip Ebenyakwu, chairman of the Agatu Local Government Council in a press statement. “They […]
Herdsmen Kill Christians in Northern and Central Nigeria
Two slain in Kaduna state, three in Nasarawa state.
October 3, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Sept. 29) ambushed and killed two Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria, area residents said. Brothers Raymond Timothy and James Timothy were shot to death as they went to check crops on their farm in Bakin Kogi, a predominantly Christian community in Kauru County. “The […]
Muslim Employers Force Christian, 17, to Convert, Mother Says
Boy held in their illegal custody.
October 3, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim employers of a 17-year-old Christian who works at their gas company in Pakistan have forcibly converted him to Islam and are holding him in illegal custody, his mother said. Samina Javed, a brick kiln worker in Bhadru Minara village in Sheikhupura District, Punjab Province, said her son, […]
Christian Woman in Iran Suffering in Custody, Relatives Say
Convert from Islam held without charges.
October 1, 2024 By -
LONDON (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman held without charges in Iran since Sept. 9 wept uncontrollably during the five minutes her mother was allowed to visit her on Monday (Sept. 30), a relative said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested Mojdeh Falahi, 36, a convert from Islam, when she went to the prosecutor’s […]