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Muslims in Egypt speak out against Palm Sunday attacks

April 12, 2017 Egypt Copts, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Tanta

More than 20 people lost their lives in the Palm Sunday attack on the St George Cathedral in Tanta, Egypt.

As Egypt’s Coptic Church lays to rest the victims of the Palm Sunday bomb attacks on two churches, voices from the Muslim community in the country have condemned the attacks and Muslim citizens have lined up to donate blood for the injured. Writing a blog for the website Patheos, Khwaia . . . Read More

Turkish court halts expropriation of Armenian cathedral

April 11, 2017 Turkey Churches, Diyarbakir, Kurds, Middle East, PKK, Surp Giragos, Turkey

The Turkish government’s expropriation a year ago of the largest Armenian cathedral in the Middle East has been halted by a Council of State court decision, the Armenian weekly Agos reports. Located in the historic heart of Diyarbakir, the largest city in southeast Turkey, the Surp (Saint) Giragos Apostolic Armenian . . . Read More

22 girls and women kidnapped as Boko Haram strikes again in north-east Nigeria

April 6, 2017 Nigeria Boko Haram, Cameroon, Chibok girls, Islamic State, Lake Chad, Nigeria

Boko Haram has abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in north-east Nigeria, residents and vigilantes say. In the first attack on 30 March, the jihadists raided the village of Pulka near the border with Cameroon, where they kidnapped 18 girls. In the second incident, outside the village . . . Read More

Islamist extremism: a growing phenomenon in East Africa

April 5, 2017 Al-Shabaab, East Africa, Islamic extremism, Salafism, Somalia

Islamist extremism in East Africa frequently centres on Somalia and the violent actions of Al-Shabaab, yet local adherents to extremist versions of Islam can now be found throughout East Africa, reveals the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies, in a new report. The growth of the Salafist ideology in the region has . . . Read More

Croatian government urged not to expel Iranian Christians

April 5, 2017 Asylum seekers, Calais, Converts, Croatia, Europe, Iran, Islamic extremism, Youcef Nadarkhani

Iran is not a safe place for those who have converted to Christianity. Photo: Open Doors Netherlands

Activists and representatives of the Croatian Baptist Church are urging the state not to deport Christian asylum-seekers to Iran, saying they could face serious consequences because of their faith, reports Balkan Insight. Iran is known to be a country where living as a Christian is difficult, especially for those who . . . Read More

No solution for Vietnam’s persecuted Montagnard-people

April 5, 2017 Vietnam Asylum seekers, Cambodia, Montagnards, Refugees, Religious freedom, Thailand, UN, Vietnam

The Montagnard-people are persecuted because of their faith but getting asylum in neighbouring countries is difficult. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

The number of Montagnard-people fleeing their native Vietnam, because of persecution of their Christian faith, is growing, reports Al Jazeera. They initially end up in surrounding nations like Cambodia and Thailand, where they face a stateless future as their refugee status is not recognized. Thailand and Cambodia are not signatories . . . Read More

At least 15 killed as Fulani herdsmen strike again in central Nigeria

April 4, 2017 Nigeria Benue, Fulani herdsmen, Middle Belt, Nigeria

A fresh attack carried out by Fulani herdsmen has left at least 15 dead in Nigeria’s central Benue State. Many are reported missing, while several houses, huts and farmland have also been razed, as assailants targeted the predominantly Christian and farming communities, in Kwande Local Government Area, on Sunday (April 2, 2017), in . . . Read More

Bomb near Egyptian church defused amidst growing insecurity

April 4, 2017 Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Copts, Egypt, Gharbia, Islamic State, Muslim Brotherhood, Tanta

Egyptian security forces in the western province of Gharbia dismantled a bomb outside the Mary Girgis church in Tanta last week. Three days later, a group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood bombed a police training camp in the same city, killing one and injured 16. It was in Tanta, Egypt’s . . . Read More

Hungary gives 3.2 million euros to help Middle East Christians

April 3, 2017 Hungary, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East

The Hungarian government will donate 1.2 billion forints (3.2 million euros) to help Middle East Christians, reports the news site, About Hungary. Almost half the money (580 million forints) will be used to rebuild homes in Iraq. The rest will go towards supporting humanitarian work carried out by Catholic and . . . Read More

Chief Minister of India’s most populous state bans ‘illegal’ abattoirs

March 30, 2017 India Beef, BJP, Converts, Ghar Wapsi, Hindu nationalism, India, Maharashtra, Minorities, Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh

Butchers in Uttar Pradesh face difficult times as state government bans 'illegal' slaughter houses.

India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party on 19 March appointed a highly controversial Hindu cleric to lead the country’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. The choice for Yogi Adityanath – a controversial Hindu monk who has been repeatedly accused of stirring anti-Muslim sentiments – is a shocking rebuke to . . . Read More

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Catching Our Eye

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Muslims in Egypt speak out against Palm Sunday attacks

Turkish court halts expropriation of Armenian cathedral

22 girls and women kidnapped as Boko Haram strikes again in north-east Nigeria

Islamist extremism: a growing phenomenon in East Africa

Croatian government urged not to expel Iranian Christians

No solution for Vietnam’s persecuted Montagnard-people

At least 15 killed as Fulani herdsmen strike again in central Nigeria

Bomb near Egyptian church defused amidst growing insecurity

Hungary gives 3.2 million euros to help Middle East Christians

Chief Minister of India’s most populous state bans ‘illegal’ abattoirs

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