Nigerian Islamists force Christian Women to Convert
Boko Haram has begun a vicious campaign of forced enslavement and conversion to Islam against Nigeria’s Christians.
Christian Persecution – Africa
Nigeria: Muslim Herdsmen Slaughter Christians
Muslim herdsmen are suspected to have slaughtered Christians like cattle in coordinated attacks on four Plateau state villages in central Nigeria early Tuesday morning, according to Morning Star News.
Nigerian Islamist Groups Finally Designated Terrorist Organizations
The violent Islamist group Boko Haram and its splinter cell, Ansaru, have finally been designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United States.
CAR Clerics call for help to prevent sectarian civil war
Christian clerics of the Central African Republic have asked for help to disarm a murderous Muslim insurgency and prevent a genocidal sectarian civil war, according to the Christian Post.
New Constitution to remove restrictions on churches in Egypt
A 50-member committee tasked with revamping Egypt’s current constitution has removed the document’s repressive restrictions on church construction, according to Barnabas Aid.
Eritrean Government Imprisons 150 Christians for Praying Together
Eritrean security forces recently raided yet another prayer meeting, arresting about 150 Christians in a suburb of Asmara, the African nation’s capital, according to Religion Today.
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.
Moroccan Christian Jailed for ‘Shaking the Faith of a Muslim’
A Moroccan Christian has been fined and jailed for “shaking the faith of a Muslim.”
Christians in CAR threatened by Islamists
More 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.
Egypt: Churches, Schools Razed to Erase Any Christian Presence
After the ouster of Egypt’s Muhammad Morsi, many of his followers took out their frustrations against the Christian houses of worship, schools and orphanages of Minya Governorate, according to AsiaNews.
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.
Nigeria: Muslim Mob Injures Church Leaders, Choir
Recently a mob of Muslims injured members of an Anglican church in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, all because of a minor dispute, according to Morning Star 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.
Bishop: Egyptian Christians Live in Fear as Brotherhood Attacks Continue
Bishop Joannes Zakaria said that although Christians in Egypt are running out of food, they’re afraid to leave their homes because of the incessant attacks by the Muslim Brotherhood, according to the Catholic News Agency.