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Egypt votes for religious freedom

October 29, 2013 Egypt Egypt, Islamic extremism, Mohamed Morsi, Prophet Muhammad, Religious freedom, Sunni

The Committee drafting a revised Egyptian Constitution has voted to revise Article 47, which guarantees the free exercise of religion for all citizens – not just the three Abrahamic faiths, as a draft in August had proposed. The draft will now be amended to include all religious minorities, including Shia . . . Read More

Kidnapped bishops ‘still alive’

October 29, 2013 Syria Boulos Yazigi, Kidnapping, Syria, Turkey, Yohanna Ibrahim

The two Syrian bishops kidnapped in April are believed to be alive, according to Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, which says it is continuing to petition for their release. Bishops Yohanna Ibrahim and Boulos Yazigi were kidnapped on April 22 after returning from the Turkish border town, Hatay. “Our efforts to rescue . . . Read More

Bae ‘in better health’

October 28, 2013 North Korea Kenneth Bae, North Korea

The mother of imprisoned Korean-American Christian Kenneth Bae has told the BBC his health has improved after two months of medical treatment. However, she said she fears his health will suffer if he is returned to a labour camp. Last November, Bae was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour, convicted . . . Read More

Police tell Mexicans not to evangelise

October 21, 2013

A Mexican pastor and 30 members of his congregation have been released after a 72-hour detention for evangelism. The group from Galiléa Church in the southern city of Ocosingo were warned that they would be sent back to prison if they continued to evangelise.

CAR ‘could be next failed state’

October 21, 2013 Central African Republic Central African Republic

The Central African Republic is in danger of becoming the world’s latest failed state, according to Médecins Sans Frontières’ director Arjan Hehenkamp. In a report published by The Guardian, Hehenkamp wrote that religion has become part of the conflict in a country “gripped by violence since the coup d’etat in . . . Read More

Coptic wedding party attacked in Cairo

October 21, 2013 Egypt Cairo, Copts, Egypt

Four people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been killed in an attack outside a Coptic church after a wedding in Cairo. At least nine others were injured, some seriously, after the attack by gunmen on motorbikes. Egypt’s Prime Minister has condemned the attack, saying that the perpetrators will not succeed in . . . Read More

Court hearing for Moroccan delayed

October 17, 2013 Morocco Mohamed el Baldi, Morocco, Proselytism

A court hearing for Mohamed el Baldi, a Moroccan Christian accused of ‘shaking the faith of a Muslim’, has been postponed to Dec. 31. Arrested Aug. 28, Mohamed was sentenced shortly thereafter to 30 months. He was conditionally released following a Sept. 26 court appearance, and an appeal hearing initially . . . Read More

Judges to newspaper: Stop saying ‘Allah’

October 14, 2013 Malaysia 'Allah', Catholics, Islamic extremism, Lawrence Andrew, Malaysia, The Herald

A Catholic newspaper may not use the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God, a Malaysian appeals court ruled on Monday. The all-Muslim, three-judge panel reversed a 2009 finding by a trial court that allowed the Malay-language newspaper, The Herald, to print the word. Chief judge Mohamed Apandi Ali said in . . . Read More

EU Parliament pleads for Christian safety

October 12, 2013 Global News -- No Particular Country All Saints Church, Blasphemy, Churches, Iran, Pakistan, Peshawar, Religious freedom, Saeed Abedini, Syria

The European Parliament has gone on record condemning violence against Christians in several countries. In a resolution passed on Thursday, Oct. 10, the parliament: Condemned militant attacks on Christians in Syria, and called for protection of monasteries and humanitarian support for nuns and orphans; Condemned the Sept. 22 bombing attack . . . Read More

Another boatful of migrants capsizes

October 11, 2013 Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Europe, Lampedusa, Migrants, Refugees

One week after a shipwreck killed more than 300 African migrants seeking asylum in Europe, another boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, Oct. 11, killing several more. The boat, carrying more than 200 migrants, capsized about 105 kilometres southeast of Lampedusa, an island that itself is about 130 . . . Read More

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Catching Our Eye

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Egypt votes for religious freedom

Kidnapped bishops ‘still alive’

Bae ‘in better health’

Police tell Mexicans not to evangelise

CAR ‘could be next failed state’

Coptic wedding party attacked in Cairo

Court hearing for Moroccan delayed

Judges to newspaper: Stop saying ‘Allah’

EU Parliament pleads for Christian safety

Another boatful of migrants capsizes

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