Nigeria Militants Attack Church And Other Targets; Dozens Killed
At least hundreds of residents began fleeing northeastern Nigeria Sunday, October 21, after three days of Islamic attacks against churches and other targets left dozens dead.
Christian Persecution – Africa
No Justice on Anniversary of Maspero Massacre
One year ago this week, Christians who protested in Maspero, Cairo, still can’t forget the events of that dark and deadly night.
Egypt Frees Christian Boys Accused of Blasphemy
Egyptian authorities on released two Coptic Christian children who were accused of “insulting Islam” by allegedly urinating on a paper with verses of the Koran, prosecutors and other officials said.
Coptic Christian children charged with desecrating Qu’ran
Two Coptic Christian children from Ezbet Marco in the southern Nile Delta province of Beni Suef, Egypt, were arrested this week for blasphemy after they were accused of desecrating a Qu’ran.
Kenya Church Attack Kills 1 Child, Injures 9
A grenade attack by suspected Islamist militants rocked an Anglican church in Kenya’s capital Nairobi killing a nine-year-old boy and injuring several others, the church and police said Sunday, September 30.
Nigerian official arrested after Christians attacked
Nigerian police have arrested a government official after Islamic militants killed 19 Christian worshipers during a church service in the town of Otite, Kogi State, on August 6.
Muslim Group Demands Christian Prez Convert, or Resign
In an online video released last week, the militant Muslim group Boko Haram demanded that Nigeria’s Christian president either convert to Islam, or resign.
Lawyer Wants Copts Removed from Egyptian Constitutional Committee
A lawyer from Alexandria has submitted a report to the public prosecutor requesting that Egypt’s Copts be excluded from the committee forming the nation’s new constitution.
Gunmen Kill 19 At Bible Study; Evangelist Also Dies
Suspected Islamic militants opened fire at an evangelical church in central Nigeria killing at least 19 people before Bible study began and, in a separate attack, shot and killed a colleague of a Nigerian evangelist and Worthy News stringer, several sources confirmed early Wednesday, August 8.
Christians Protest Egypt’s ‘Islamic Constitution’
Hundreds of Christians were preparing Monday, July 30, for a massive protest outside Egypt’s Constitutional court to demand the dissolution of what they view as an Islamist-dominated assembly tasked with writing the country’s new constitution, rights activists said.
Obama Administration refuses to call Terrorist Group a Terrorist Group
As the number of murders by a militant Islamic group in Nigeria continue to grow, some Congressmen are questioning the Obama administration’s refusal to officially designate it as a terrorist organization.
Hudud: Islam’s Barbaric Penal Code; Crucifixion for Leaving Islam
Hudud, a category of punishment within the penal code of shar’ia, is partcularly barbaric as practiced in Sudan, whose National Islamic Front is committed to both a strict interpretation and imposition of Islamic law.
Update: Nigeria Violence Kills Over 100 Christians
Nigerian authorities said Sunday, July 8, that at least 63 people were killed when suspected Muslim herdsmen armed with guns and machetes stormed Christian villages, while missionaries claimed over 50 pastors and missionary leaders died in separate violence.
Nigeria Violence Kills Scores of Christians
Nigerian authorities said Sunday, July 8 that dozens of people have been killed after suspected Muslim herdsmen armed with guns and machetes stormed Christian villages, while missionaries claimed at least 50 pastors and missionary leaders were killed in separate violence.
Islamist groups join together to further threaten African Christians
Three violent African Islamist groups are now networking together to further their attacks against that continent’s Christians.
Boko Haram terrorizes northern Nigeria
As the Islamists of Boko Haram continue to terrorize northern Nigeria, local residents are still reeling from the bombing of three of Kaduna’s churches weeks ago.
Egypt Christians ‘Killed’ After Election Morsi
Native Christian missionaries in Egypt remained concerned saying at least two fellow believers were killed by suspected Islamists since Mohammed Morsi was declared the country’s president.
Kenya: 17 Killed as Churches Attacked by Islamists
Suspected members of the Islamist Al-Shabaab killed 17 worshipers in coordinated attacks on churches in Garissa, Kenya, according to International Christian Concern.
Boko Harem Declares War on Christians
The militant Islamist group Boko Haram recently declared war on the Nigerian state and its Christians, vowing to attack them both until it establishes an Islamic state in place of the current secular government.
Nigerian Missionaries Trapped As Militants Embrace Christ
A group of Nigerian missionaries and Christian converts have managed to escape a battle field in northern Nigeria where some militants embraced Christianity, but elsewhere Christians faced Islamic attacks, a key mission leader told Worthy News.