[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the At the Crossroads conference in Jerusalem.[/notice] After yet another failure of Middle East talks, it would be perfectly understandable if claims of a successful peace process were met by gross scepticism. But such a claim is being made, and it is very credible, […]
Middle East
Muslim goes to Mecca – and finds Jesus!
[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the At the Crossroads conference in Jerusalem[/notice] Now Ali wants to help re-unite the sons of Abraham A Turkish Muslim who made a pilgrimage to Mecca in a desperate attempt to get his life back on track returned as a Christian to […]
City of David said to be found by Israeli archaelogist
Originally published in Christian Today. An Israeli archaeologist claims that an excavated fortress in Jerusalem was conquered by King David thousands of years ago. Eli Shukron, who has been digging in the area for nearly twenty years, says that the massive site is where David overtook Jerusalem. “This is the […]
Sudan: Pregnant Christian woman faces execution for apostasy
Originally published in Barnabus Fund A pregnant Christian woman could face the death penalty for apostasy, leaving Islam, in Sudan, because she was born to a Muslim father. She has also been charged with adultery for marrying a Christian man. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim (27), who is due to give birth […]
Christian leaders call for end to silence on persecution of Middle East Christians
Article originally posted in the Washington Post. Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox leaders joined forces on Wednesday (May 7) to call for an end to the silence over persecuted Christian communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria. “What we are seeing here is ecumenical cleansing,” said Leith Anderson, president of the National […]
Saudi editor gets 10 years in jail and 1 000 lashes for criticising religious figures
Originally published in Yahoo News A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced the editor of an Internet forum he founded to discuss the role of religion in the conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, Saudi media reported on Wednesday. Raif Badawi, who started the “Free […]
Egypt sentences 863 to death in mass trial
Originally published in WND An Egyptian court in the southern city of Minya sentenced 683 people to death Monday in the most recent of a series of mass trials that have alarmed the international community, nine months after a military coup ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president. The ruling came […]
Palestinian Christian woman threatened over opinion on Israel
“…I got threatened to be killed for sharing my beliefs and views.” Originally published in The Blaze A Palestinian Christian woman says she fled her hometown of Bethlehem and was granted political asylum in Britain due to threats on her life after she criticized Palestinian terrorism and expressed support […]
Christian TV Network influences Muslim viewers with Farsi dialect
Originally published in The Christian Post. His brother was executed by firing squad in Iran when he was only 16 for a minor political offense. But instead of taking revenge, Dr Hormoz Shariat decided to share the Gospel with Muslims and love them into the Kingdom of God. Dr Shariat […]
Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal Jeopardizes Peace Talks
Originally published in CBN On Wednesday (April 24, 2014), Fatah and Hamas, the two main Palestinian factions, announced a reconciliation deal and pledged to form a unity government within weeks. The announcement shocked Washington, angered Israel and left the U.S.-sponsored talks in limbo after Israel cancelled a meeting with the Palestinian […]