For God so loved the world…. 20 years ago evangelist Michael Cassidy got on a plane in Entebbe, Uganda and sat next to a stranger; a lovely but desperately sad looking young woman from Rwanda. It was just after the genocide in Rwanda when about 75% of the Tutsi minority […]
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SA Govt to face contempt of court charges over Bashir?
Originally published in allAfrica.com A South African legal NGO is “strongly considering” bringing contempt of court charges against government officials for allowing President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country on Monday. The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC), the group which secured a court order for Bashir’s arrest, said in a […]
Genocide then and now — commemorating the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide
[notice]By Elizabeth Kendal, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate. She is Adjunctnct Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at the Melbourne School of Theology. She is Director of Advocacy for Christian Faith and Freedom based in Canberra, Australia. [/notice] On the night of 24 April 1915 the […]
Rwanda genocide 20th anniversary: woman forgives murderous attacker
Originally published in the Gospel Herald In an incredible display of grace, Alice Mukarurinda not only forgave, but befriended Emmanuel Ndayisaba, the man who killed her 9 month old baby and severed one of her hands with a machete during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Over two decades later, the former […]
New movie on Armenian genocide to feature Hollywood stars
The Genex — due for release in 2015 Plans for a new movie dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide have been revealed, with a number of Hollywood stars expected to be involved in the production. Armenian director Artak Sevada reportedly plans the screening of the movie on April […]
The Obama Administration’s denial of genocide in Nigeria
Originally published in Aina Suppose that there was a country where Muslims were being massacred every month and mosques and imams were being targeted and destroyed. Could anyone imagine the Obama Administration choosing to remain silent in the face of such atrocities? A mob attack on Muslims in Burma immediately […]
Turkey threatens to retaliate against France over Armenian genocide bill
Originally published in The Telegraph On Monday night the Paris Senate approved the bill, which acknowledges that some 1.5 million Armenian Christians were slaughtered by Ottoman Turks during the First World War. Anybody who says otherwise will face a year in prison or a fine of up to 45,000 euros […]