Originally Published in Christian Telegraph Government bombing of ethnic Nuba civilians in a predominantly Christian town of Sudan last month – killing a mother of seven children – is further evidence that officials are trying to rid the country of Christians, area Christian leaders said, reports Dan Wooding, Founder of […]
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Nigerian massacre targeted Christian students
Originally published in Baptist Press / Open Doors News New details from Open Doors News reconfirm earlier reports that Christians were the focus of an Oct. 1 massacre of 29 students in Mubi, Nigeria. Jerry Dykstra, media relations director for Open Doors, said post-massacre follow-up by Open Doors workers at […]
Islamist who burned Bible to stand trial under Egypt’s blasphemy law
Originally published in barnabasaid A high-profile Islamist cleric who destroyed a Bible during a protest against the anti-Islam film is to stand trial under Egypt’s blasphemy law. Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah, also known as Abu Islam, was filmed tearing up and burning a Bible during a demonstration in front of the […]
Kiyiapi aims to become Kenya’s first born-again Christian president
Kenya could have its first professing born-again Christian president next year, say supporters of Professor James Ole Kiyiapi, 51, a candidate in the 2013 election. Kenya goes to the polls on March 4 to choose a successor to President Mwai Kibaki, to become the fourth president in the nation’s 50 […]
Blast in Kenya church kills child, injures 7 others
Originally published in Christian Post A 9-year-old boy was killed and several others were hurt in a grenade attack on a children’s Sunday school class in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Sunday morning. Two of the injured are said to be critical. The children were attending a Sunday school class at […]
Suicide bomb in Nigeria church kills five, injures dozens
In yet another bombing targeting Christians in Nigeria, four people and the suicide bomber were killed and more than 48 people were injured outside a Catholic church in the northern city of Bauchi on Sunday. The suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of the Islamist terror outfit Boko Haram, […]
Major rescue effort for Christians in Sudan
Originally published in barnabasaid Barnabas Fund is launching a major rescue operation to airlift 2,000 of the neediest, most vulnerable Christians stranded and endangered in Sudan to safety and a new life in South Sudan. The first of 12 chartered flights are due to leave Khartoum for Juba on 7 […]
Namibia mulls relaunch of Bible classes in schools to counter ‘moral decay’
Originally published in Christian Post Namibia is considering reintroducing Bible studies in public classrooms in order to combat the rising problem of alcohol and drug abuse that some say is eroding the country’s moral values. The Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) in Namibia said that it is time for the […]
Tanzanian Christian teenager sentenced to two years in prison
Originally published in Persecution Blog A teenager in Tanzania was sentenced to two years in prison last month after being accused of desecrating the Quran. Eva Abdullah, 17, converted from Islam to Christianity three years ago. After her conversion, her parents disowned her and a group of radicals in her […]
Egyptian Islamists consolidate power, threathen Christians
By INcontext: A World In Motion In less than a week, the Muslim Brotherhood has made great strides towards consolidating its power in Egypt. Last Wednesday, newly elected president Mohammed Morsi fired his intelligence chief and other top security officials, using the killing of 16 soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula […]