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Originally published in CBN.com This week over 250 Muslim leaders met in Morocco to release the Marrakesh Declaration, a groundbreaking document calling for Muslim nations to defend Christians against persecution. Open Doors reported that violent Islamic extremism will be the “lead generator of persecution for 35 out of 50 nations” […]
Orginally published in Mail Online A Christian girl who is an internet sensation after her spellbinding performance on ‘The Voice Kids’ has revealed how she fled Iraq when ISIS vowed to kidnap and kill her. Dubbed ‘the Babylon Princess’, baby-faced Mirna Hana, 11, wowed the judges in Beirut when she […]
Originally published in CBN News Pastor Saeed Abedini is returning home to the United States Thursday, marking a big milestone in the conclusion of his three and a half years of being held captive by the Islamic regime of Iran. His wife Naghmeh gave the latest update on her Facebook […]
Originally published in God Reports After coming to Christ through Leading The Way’s television broadcasts and on-the-ground follow-up, Muslim convert Shahid has started a significant church-planting network across North Africa and Europe. Shahid has even baptized several new believers on the same shores where the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group, […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Israeli archaeologists have deciphered a seal impression bearing the name of Old Testament King Hezekiah, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest kings of ancient Judah. According to The Times of Israel, the tiny oval piece of clay, which was found during […]
Originally posted in The Christian Post Lebanese security forces have arrested 11 people, most of them Syrians, in connection with the last week’s double suicide bomb attack in Beirut, which killed at least 43 people and wounded more than 239 others, targeting Shiite Muslims. Lebanon’s Interior Minister Nuhad Mashnuq announced […]
Originally published in Christian Post Hundreds of Christian fighters from across Syria have united to defend a biblical Syrian Christian town from being conquered by the Islamic State terrorist organisation, the head of the Syriac Orthodox church has said. As IS militants continue to push west toward the Syrian capital […]
Originally published in Charisma News Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack on a Russian airliner that killed 224 people in the Sinai Peninsula. Russia said such theories were speculation at this stage and only the official investigation can […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald More and more Kurdish Muslims living in Iraq are turning to Christ after witnessing the brutality of extremist groups like ISIS, who carry out horrific acts in the name of Allah, Christian aid workers have revealed. A ministry leader in the Kurdish Region of […]
Originally published in Christian Today As violence continues to rage throughout Israel, authorities are urging citizens to remain vigilant at all times and to carry weapons, if they have the licence, for their own safety. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier warned that flames of radical Islam burning throughout the Middle […]