WORLDWIDE – Secularism and Islam are cooperating to attack the Church
LifeSite | Jan. 7, 2020 January 7, 2019 (Turning Point Project) — Jesus assured us that the gates of hell will not prevail against his Church. But we're not told…
WORLDWIDE – Pope Francis doesn’t understand Islam
Life Site | William Kilpatrick | October 4, 2019 October 4, 2019 (Turning Point Project) — "Is the pope Catholic?" used to be a punch line. Now, sometimes, you almost have to…
PAKISTAN – Ex-Muslim who planned to kill Christians and faced death for becoming one tells her story
A Pakistani convert to Christianity who nearly blew herself up in the name of Allah says a spiritual journey that began with a dream transformed her from being a jihadi-minded teen…
EGYPT – Islamic Celebration Spirals into Anti-Christian Violence in Egypt
Christians Targeted in Upper Egyptian Village Following Conversion Case 06/06/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on June 5, 2019, anti-Christian mob violence sparked in…
INDONESIA – Extremism ‘still strong’ in Indonesian colleges
Extremism 'still strong' in Indonesian colleges Muslims from hard-line groups stage a rally in Jakarta in this Nov. 2, 2018 file photo. Islamic groups are still trying to spread intolerance…
WORLDWIDE – Cardinal Sarah says defending migrants is a ‘false exegesis’ of the Gospels
The Tablet U.K. | Apr. 1, 2019 The Church should not support “this new form of slavery” because the West, with its low birth rate, risked disappearing, he argued. “If…
PAKISTAN – 13 Years Christian Girl Forcibly Converted To Islam And Deceptively Wedded
Christian Times PK | Feb. 23, 2019 GRV, Wichra Bangla (Pakistan Christian times) A Christian family’s 13 years old daughter Sadaf Masih was abducted on 6th Feb – 2019 by some…
QATAR – Church Grows in Qatar Despite Challenges
International Christian Concern | Jan. 10, 2019 A church complex in Doha (Qatar) has become an area of Christian diversity in a country where nearly two decades ago Christians were…
IRAN – Disappeared Iranian Christian Found in Prison
International Christian Concern | Dec. 18, 2018 The fate of an Iranian Christian who disappeared during a massive crackdown by the authorities on the church has finally been revealed after…
MALAYSIA – Interfaith Christmas Dinner in Malaysia Calls for Tolerance and Understanding
International Christian Concern | Dec. 14, 2018 At an interfaith Christmas dinner on December 13, the Federal Territories (FT) Mufti, an Islamic scholar who interprets and expounds Islamic law said, “peaceful…
EGYPT – Discrimination against Christians in Egypt Reflects Deeper Issues
Morning Star News | Dec. 3, 2018 A wan effort to do away with the religious designation on ID cards in Egypt reflects the enormity of the discrimination Christians face…
UGANDA – Muslim Mob Incites Police to Arrest Six Pastors in Uganda
Morning Star News | Nov. 30, 2018 Officers arrested six pastors in eastern Uganda on Saturday (Nov. 24) after hundreds of Muslims, furious over a public talk comparing Christianity with…
ETHIOPIA – Young Ethiopian Christians ‘Bribed’ to Convert to Islam, says Charity
World Watch Monitor | Nov. 19, 2018 Young Ethiopian Christians are bribed with jobs and education prospects if they convert to Islam, according to the UK-based charity Aid to the Church…
EGYPT – Will Egypt Remove Religion from ID Cards?
International Christian Concern | Nov. 17, 2018 An Egyptian Member of Parliament is drafting a bill which would remove religion from the national ID cards, according to al-Bawaba News. While…
JORDAN – Jordan’s King Receives Templeton Prize
International Christian Concern | Nov. 15, 2018 King Abdullah II of Jordan traveled to the US to officially receive the 2018 Templeton Prize for his efforts at achieving interfaith harmony…
SUDAN – Sudan Christians Released after Arrest, Torture for Converting from Islam
Catholic News Agency | Nov. 15, 2018 A group of 13 Christian converts in Darfur, Sudan was arrested and tortured last month for their faith, World Watch Monitor and several…
KYRGYZSTAN – Young Kyrgyz Christian Hospitalised, While his Attackers Go Free
World Watch Monitor | Nov. 14, 2018 A young Protestant in Kyrgyzstan has been left with a fractured jaw after being attacked by three men, Forum 18 reports. Eldos Sattar uuly,…
IRAN – Iranian Clerics Single Out Evangelical Christianity
International Christian Concern | Nov. 12, 2018 Mohabat News reports, that inside Iran, fresh media attacks singling out evangelical Christianity have been on the rise. This latest wave is because…
SUDAN – Christian converts from Islam arrested and tortured in Darfur, Sudan
Barnabas Fund | Nov. 6, 2018 Sudanese officials raided a house church in South Darfur, Sudan on 13 October, arresting 13 Christians and subjected the converts from Islam in the…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Teenager Severely Tortured After Confronting Islamic Radicals
International Christian Concern | Oct. 31, 2018 The persecution of Christians living in Pakistan is severe. With oppression and persecution from radical Islamic groups, fueled by the support of political…
UGANDA – Former Imam Turns into Advocate for Muslim-Background Believers in Uganda
International Christian Concern | Oct. 31, 2018 Hassan Muwanguzi is a former imam who converted to Christianity in 2003 after attending an interfaith debate. At the event, he was convicted…
TURKEY – Turkey’s Educational Reforms Put Christians at Disadvantage
International Christian Concern | Oct. 29, 2018 Turkey continues to make rapid progress at incorporating Islam into the educational structure, further complicating the challenges faced by Christian students. In just…
IRAN – Save Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani From an Iranian Prison
ACLJ | Oct 29. 2018 Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been arrested yet again for being a Christian. Iranian authorities brutally beat him as his terrified family watched. His young son…
PAKISTAN – Asia Bibi Appeal Complainant not even Present at Time of her Alleged ‘Blasphemy’
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 19, 2018 Asia Bibi’s final appeal against her execution in the Supreme Court of Pakistan went on for more than two hours. Below, World Watch Monitor…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Woman Thrown from Roof for Unwavering Faith
International Christian Concern | Sept. 25, 2018 A Pakistani Christian woman was thrown off a roof last month for refusing to embrace the religion of Islam. Binish Paul, 18, fell…
CHAD – Catholics face fear as Chad prioritizes Islam
Catholic Philly | Aug. 28, 2018 OXFORD, England (CNS) — Christians in Chad are being intimidated and forced from public life, under new rules prioritizing Islam in violation of the…
PHILIPPINES – Ideas that divide the nation [OPINION]
Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio | 062318 Second divisive idea: Indigenous people The second Idea that Divides the Nation is the legal concept of indigenous people under the Indigenous…
BURMA – Rohingya Muslim militants massacred 99 Hindu men, women and children who refused to convert to Islam
Creeping Sharia | Persecution of other religious groups | 052718 The Rohingya military group Arsa carried out deadly massacres and abductions of the Hindu community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state last…
TURKEY – Urgent push to criminalize criticism of Islam
WND | 043018 Turkey, a member of NATO along with the United States, for years was regarded as a moderate Muslim nation with Western leanings. But it recently has taken a…