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Is ISIS real Islam? Debate continues

Author Graeme Wood comes under attack for his recent article in The Atlantic, which argued that ISIS is “more than a collection of psychopaths,” but a group with a clear set of [Islamic] beliefs. In a new article in The Atlantic, Caner K. Dagli takes issue with Wood’s implication that . . . Read More

Copts aid Egyptians’ evacuation from Libya

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The Coptic Church has set up a “crisis unit” in order to facilitate rapid evacuation and repatriation of Egyptians still present in Libya – starting with those most affected by the fighting. Families of the expatriates have been urged to provide information to the Crisis Committee before Feb. 28. According . . . Read More

Shea: Copt massacre may unite Egypt

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The mass beheadings of 21 Coptic Egyptians in Libya may have the surprising effect of bringing Egypt’s Muslims and Christians closer together. So says Nina Shea, director of the . “The killers may have aimed to exploit sectarian hostilities – as they have in Iraq and Syria – and splinter Egyptian society. . . . Read More

158 held by Boko Haram reunited with families

Nigerian women and children abducted by Boko Haram in Dec. 2014 have been reunited with their families a month after they were released into a rehab camp. The group of 62 married women and 96 children, some as young as 6mths old, were kidnapped from Kartarko village in Yobe State. . . . Read More

New tactics needed for religious violence

Violence perpetrated in the name of religion has been highlighted as “a defining issue of our generation” by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Director of Reconciliation. Speaking to a group at the World Council of Churches, Canon David Porter said that religiously sanctified violence is a global challenge, and not just . . . Read More

Plight of Christians in Myanmar under-reported

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The Huffington Post reports that, while persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in the majority Buddhist country has attracted much international attention, in Chin State – along Myanmar’s northwest border – a predominantly Christian population faces its own challenges and restrictions. “There is no improvement with regard to religious freedom . . . Read More