Originally published in Morning Star News As Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, sentenced to death for leaving Islam, gave birth early yesterday morning (Tuesday, May 27, 2014) in prison, another Christian woman in Sudan has been jailed for “apostasy,” sources said. Ibrahim’s second child was born at about 3:30 a.m. in the […]
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US deploys troops in hunt for missing Nigerian girls
Oringinally published in CBN The United States is deploying an unarmed Predator drone, along with about 80 military personnel, to Chad to help search for the Nigerian school girls kidnapped by the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram. The mostly Air Force personnel will fly and monitor reconnaissance aircraft and also […]
Sudanese Christian shackled while awaiting death sentence, husband says
Originally published in Fox News The pregnant Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith has been spending her days shackled in prison, according to her husband. Meriam Ibrahim, 27, who is eight months pregnant, was sentenced to death last Thursday after being convicted […]
Uganda churches warned of Al Shabab ‘threats’
Originally published by World Watch Monitor Uganda and Kenya authorities have scaled up security in recent days in response to warnings from Western countries that a jihadist group is planning to attack churches in Uganda. The US embassy in Uganda warned that churches there may face “specific threats” from Al […]
More than 120 dead in Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram blamed
Call for prayer for Christian community in Nigeria Compiled by reports from Fox News , Worthy News/Reuters, Open Doors SA At least 118 people were killed and dozens more were injured in back-to-back car bomb blasts in the crowded business district of the central Nigerian city of Jos on Tuesday afternoon […]
Boko Haram video of kidnapped girls ‘a fake’
Originally published in God Reports A video purporting to show many of the 200 Christian girls kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram is a clever ruse designed to mislead, according to a story released by Baptist Press. “They are not the same. They are not the girls abducted,” said […]
Pregnant Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death for her faith
Urgent prayer call Compiled from reports in Christianity Today, CNN.com, and World Watch Monitor An 8-months pregnant, 27-year-old Christian doctor has been sentenced to death and 100 lashes by a Sudanese court for marrying a Christian. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, has been imprisoned, along with her 20-month-old son, in Khartoum since […]
World powers join search for Nigerian schoolgirls
Originally published in Fox News.com Western powers, including the US, UK and France, said on Wednesday they would join the search for hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic terrorists, as parents’ frustration grew over the government’s response. A small team of US military personnel is expected to arrive in […]
West ignored Islamist attack on CAR Christians until chaos reigned — analyst
Peacemakers desperately needed By Elizabeth Kendal, Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — Originally published in Assist News In early 2013 the Central African Republic (CAR) government desperately appealed for help as bands of local and international Islamic jihadis backed by Sudan and Iran advanced on the capital, Bangui. But President Bozize […]
Kenya legalises polygamy
Originally published in LifesiteNews.com Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed Marriage Bill 2014 on Tuesday, legalizing polygamous “marriages” between one man and multiple women. “Parties to a marriage have equal rights and obligations at the time of marriage, during the marriage and at the dissolution of the marriage. All marriages registered […]