Election irregularities cited in election that ushered in Islamist majority By Wayne King — Compass Direct News Christians in Egypt welcomed yesterday’s court decision to dissolve the Islamist-controlled parliament due to election irregularities. The decision offered hope for Christians, many of whom were convinced the country was about […]
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“Terror” campaign to intimidate Christian voters in Egyptian elections
Originally published in barnabasaid Egyptian Christians are said to be victims of a “terror and intimidation” campaign intended to prevent them from voting for the Muslim Brotherhood’s rival in the presidential run-off. Many Christians voted for the secular former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in the first round of the country’s […]
Islamists in Egypt blame Christians for voting for old-regime candidate
Originally published in AINA The official results of the first round of the Egyptian presidential elections were announced today, the run-off will be between Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and Air Marshal Ahmad Shafik, Mubarak’s last PM, who served for less than one month during the revolution and before […]
Israel blasts South African proposal to label goods produced in Jewish settlements
Originally published in Fox News The Palestinian campaign to boycott goods produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank has received a boost from abroad with an unprecedented South African proposal to have the name of Israel dropped from labels on merchandise made in the settlements. The South African government […]
Death penalty for blasphemy in Kuwait
Originaly published in Barnabas Aid Kuwait’s Islamist-dominated parliament has passed a bill that would make insulting key Islamic figures and the Quran punishable by death. The amendment, intended to strengthen the country’s existing blasphemy legislation, gained overwhelming support in the second – and final – vote on 3 May. It […]
Jailed Iranian pastor Nadarkhani writes letter to supporters
Originally published in Fox News The Christian pastor on death row in Iran has reportedly written a letter thanking his supporters and blasting those who he said use “insulting words” against Islam in what he considers a misguided effort to help his cause. Washington-based human rights group American Center for […]
Egyptian judge frees attackers who knifed Christian
By Wayne King — Compass Direct News ISTANBUL — A judge in Upper Egypt has dismissed all charges against a group of Salafi Muslims who cut off the ear of a Christian in a knife attack and tried to force him to convert. The Salafists, who say they base their […]
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s attorney to be jailed
Originally published in Worthy News Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Iranian attorney has been convicted of defending the rights of religious prisoners in the Islamic state and may soon begin serving a lengthy sentence. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah was sentenced to nine years in prison and banned from practicing law for another 10. […]
Christians in Syria in danger, misunderstood
[notice]Christians in Syria are under attack by Islamists and many have fled as the complex and bloody conflict between rebels and the Assad regime continues. In this special report by the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA-RLC) , researcher Fernando Perez sheds some light on the difficulties faced by […]
Israel honours holocaust victims, likens Nazi genocide to Iran threat
Originally published in the Globe and Mail Israelis flocked to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial Thursday to read the names of loved ones who perished at the hands of the Nazis during World War II, a rite that has become a centerpiece of the country’s annual commemoration for the 6 […]