Islamist Agenda Enforced in Nigerian States

Although nine of Nigeria’s 37 states are now under Islamic law, its penalties are enforced to different degrees of strictness, according to BarnabasAid.

CAR Descends into Chaos

Violent and unrestrained Islamist militants have caused the Central African Republic to descend into chaos, according to BarnabasAid.

Tunisia: Islamist gov’t to step down

Tunisia’s Islamist government is about to resign after the assassinations of two secular opposition leaders led to months of protests, according to BarnabasAid.

Nigeria: Muslim herdsmen kill 15 Christians

Herdsmen killed 15 Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna state early Saturday morning when Fulani Muslims assaulted the Christian village of Zangang.

Somalia: Scholars issue fatwa against al-Shabaab

An Islamic conference of 160 Somali scholars recently issued a fatwa declaring that al-Shabaab doesn’t represent Islam and Muslims shouldn’t support this militant Islamist group, according to Voice of the Martyrs.

Zanzibar: Extremists Throw Acid on Priest

Claiming Christians don’t belong in Zanzibar, extremists threw acid on a 60-year-old Catholic priest Friday, according to Morning Star News.

Nigeria: Demolition of Church Buildings

In Nigeria’s Borno state, Christian leaders last week decried the government’s plan to demolish 25 Christian buildings in order to make room for a housing project, according to Morning Star News.

Christians in CAR threatened by Islamists

central-africa-republicMore than four months after Islamic rebels seized control of the Christian-majority Central African Republic (CAR), many non-Muslims are now faced with the prospect of being forced to live under Islamic law, according to Morning Star News.

Shame on Obama if He’s a Christian

An Egyptian Christian cleric has chastised President Barack Obama and his administration for not speaking out against the Muslim Brotherhood’s persecution of the Church, according to the Christian Broadcasting Network News.

Genocide of Christians in Nigeria

Instead of sectarian strife, Islamic terrorism sanctioned by state-sponsored discrimination against Christians in northern Nigeria has led to outright genocide, the general secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria told Morning Star News.

Egypt Vows to Rebuild Churches

Defense Minister Gen. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ordered the repair of all churches that were damaged during the Muslim Brotherhood’s violent protests after Egypt’s military removed President Mohamed Morsi from office, according to a report by the Mid-East Christian News.

Muslim Brotherhood Burns Churches, Scapegoats Christians

Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi took out their frustrations on church property and Christian-owned homes and businesses in response to Wednesday’s destruction of two Muslim Brotherhood encampments in Cairo after negotiations had broken down between the Brotherhood and Egypt’s interim government.

‘Voice of the Copts’ speaks to EU High Rep

The following are excerpts of an open letter published Sunday by the Pakistan Christian Post from Ashraf Ramelah, founder and president of “Voice of the Copts,” to the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton.

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