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.
Christian Persecution – Africa
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.
Somalia: Islamists Abduct Christian Mother of Two
Islamists suspected to be al-Shabaab militants who had kidnapped a Christian mother of two in Somalia have now threatened her husband.
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.
Algeria: Apostate faces prison for defaming Islam
For nearly nine months, an Algerian Christian convert from Islam still waits for a ruling on his appeal to the severe sentence handed him for allegedly proselytizing and defaming Islam and its prophet, according to Morning Star News.
Nigeria: Pastor’s Daughter Allegedly Kidnapped, Forced to Convert
A pastor’s daughter in Nigeria has been abducted by a Muslim leader who forced her to convert to Islam in a sharia court.
Eritrea Punishes Christians for their Faith
Eritrean authorities are punishing 39 Christian high school students by subjecting them to beatings and hard labor, according to Open Doors.
Egypt: Security Forces Abandon Coptic Christians During Deadly Attack
Egyptian security forces failed to intervene during a sectarian attack in Luxor that left four Copts dead and four others seriously injured, according to Amnesty International.