Religious Police Force for Egypt?
News of a religious police force to uphold Muslim morals in a nation now controlled by Islam’s Muslim Brotherhood is the latest harbinger of Egypt’s transformation into an intolerant Islamic state.
Christian Persecution – Africa
Eritrea Jails 125 Christians In Campaign Against ‘Illegal’ Worship
There was uncertainty Tuesday, March 5, about the situation of 125 Eritrean Christians who were “beaten and detained” in western Eritrea as part of a new government campaign against Christians worshiping outside the state-backed churches, rights investigators said.
Muslims Siege Church in Search for Convert
A mob threw firebombs and rocks at police Friday as dozens of Muslims attacked a church in southern Egypt that was suspected of harboring a woman convert to Christianity.
Nigeria Christians Mourn Their Dead After Massacre, Attacks
Christians in central Nigeria could mourn their dead Sunday, February 24, after the massacre of a Christian family while sectarian clashes killed one person and left churches, homes and mosques burnt, officials said.
Sudan Detains Dozens Of Christians; Violence Kills 60
Dozens of Sudanese Christians were thought to be trapped in a Sudanese prison as violence raged in renewed fighting between two Arab tribes, killing scores of people.
Muslim mob stones Copts, tries to set church ablaze
Over the weekend, a Muslim mob in Egypt’s Fayoum Province threw stones at Copts and then tried to set their church ablaze, according to Morning Star News.
Christian heavily fined by Algerian court
An Algerian Christian was heavily fine by an appellate court in Tindouf Wednesday for proselytizing.
Suspected Militants Kill Somali Pastors In Kenya
Christians in Kenya were mourning the death of two Somali pastors who were reportedly murdered by suspected Islamic militants.
Nigeria Militants Kill 23 For Disobeying Islamic Law; Christians Tense
Minority Christians in northern Nigeria were on edge Thursday, January 24, after militants killed at least 23 people for disobeying Islamic religious law, known as Sharia, residents said.
Muslims rush from Mosques to destroy Coptic Building
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims shouting “Allahu Akbar” left their mosques Wednesday to destroy a social services building owned by the Coptic Church.
Sudan Army Kills 11 Christians In Airstrikes; Priests Detained
Christians in Islamist-run Sudan have ushered in the New Year amid ongoing airstrikes by Sudanese government forces that killed at least 11 believers before and after Christmas, while two priests remained detained for converting a Muslim.
13 Crushed To Death At Evangelism Vigil In Angola
Up to 13 people were crushed to death and some 120 injured as they tried to enter an overcrowded stadium for an evangelism gathering of a Pentecostal church in Angola’s capital Luanda, officials confirmed late Tuesday, January 1.
Bomb kills two in Libyan church
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry reported that an explosion at a Coptic church in Misrata, Libya, killed two Egyptian citizens and wounded two others Sunday during preparations for New Year’s Eve mass.
Gunmen attack Nigerian Christians at Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the state, not a Christian was stirring, because those who dared attend services in Nigeria that night risked their very lives.
At least twelve Christians were killed by gunmen in separate attacks; the assailants are suspected to be militant members of Boko Haram, an Islamist group that has already killed nearly 100 Christians around Christmas in Nigeria over the past three years.
Will Boko Haram rate an FTO designation?
Christian groups have petitioned the U.S. government to designate the African Islamist group Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, but that designation is opposed by Nigeria’s own government.
Coptic Christian Convicted by Cairo Court
A Cairo court sentenced a Coptic Christian to three years in prison Wednesday for posting portions of an American-made film about Islam that was blamed for widespread unrest in the Middle East.
Eritrea, Africa’s ‘North Korea’
Because of its repressive policies, Eritrea has been dubbed the “North Korea of Africa”: currently more than 2,000 Christians are believed to be imprisoned there for their faith.
Nigeria Militants Kill 10 Christians, Burn Churches
Suspected Islamic militants have killed at least ten Christians, including a pastor, and torched several churches in the latest anti-Christian violence to hit Nigeria, a well-informed human rights group confirmed.
Egypt Christians Sentenced To Death Over Anti-Islam Film
The European Union was under pressure Wednesday, November 27, to freeze 500 million euro ($647 million) in annual financial aid to Egypt after a court in the capital Cairo sentenced seven Christians to death for their involvement in an anti-Islam film that prompted deadly riots throughout the world.
Nigeria Gunmen Free Boko Haram Fighters; Two Police Killed
Gunmen have attacked a police station near Nigeria’s capital Abuja that holds members of the feared Islamic group ‘Boko Haram’, freeing prisoners and killing two police officers, officials said.