Tag: Islamic extremism

Mariam Ibrahim: ‘Sharia causing many to suffer’

November 22, 2016 Sudan Apostasy, Islamic extremism, Mariam Ibrahim, Sharia, Sudan

Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman , says her story represents the ordeals of “many” Christians in Islamic countries forced to live under Sharia. In a rare public appearance since she was helped to travel to the US two years ago, she told a congregation in Washington DC last Saturday: “My . . . Read More

‘Worship in the woods’ a year after Islamic extremists destroy Aceh churches

November 10, 2016 Indonesia Aceh, Churches, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, Sharia

Churches destroyed a year ago by Islamic extremists and police in Aceh Singkil – a rural ‘regency’ in Indonesia’s only Sharia-ruled province – have still not been rebuilt because of discrimination against Christians by local authorities, say church leaders. However, despite the troubles, church membership is climbing. Hardliners started destroying . . . Read More

Libyan Christian arrested for proselytising

November 8, 2016 Libya Benghazi, Blasphemy, Converts, Islamic extremism, Libya, Sharia

A Libyan man who converted to Christianity has been arrested in the eastern city of Benghazi, local sources have confirmed to World Watch Monitor. The man is accused of “proselytising on social media and denigrating Islam”. His arrest was announced on the Facebook page of a branch of Libya’s General . . . Read More

Morocco Christian survives assassination attempt

November 8, 2016 Morocco Casablanca, Greek Orthodox, Islamic extremism, King Mohammed VI, Morocco

A prominent Christian activist has survived an assassination attempt on Friday (4 Nov.), in Morocco’s northern city of Casablanca, reports Middle East Concern, which works on freedom of religion for Christians. It reports Mohammed Saeed Zao is well-known because of his promotion of the rights of Christians, and has featured . . . Read More

Anglicans raise ‘religious freedom’ with Muslims

November 7, 2016 Global News -- No Particular Country Abu Dhabi, Islamic extremism, Justin Welby, Pakistan, UK, United Arab Emirates

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has led a delegation of Anglican leaders to the “Muslim Council of Elders” at a meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to discuss integration and religious freedom. According to Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS), a letter by Anglican Communion Secretary General Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon stressed . . . Read More

Two Pakistani Christian families escape blasphemy accusations

November 3, 2016 Pakistan Balochistan, Blasphemy, Bonded labourers, Islamic extremism, Pakistan, Quetta, Sheikhupura, Sweepers

Two blasphemy cases lodged against Pakistani Christians accused of desecrating Islamic scriptures have been dropped in the past week. The cases related to alleged offences under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws and were registered in separate incidents, hundreds of miles apart. In both cases Christians were initially suspected of the crime . . . Read More

Christian convert in French refugee camp told: ‘We will kill you’

November 2, 2016 Austria, Calais, Croatia, Dunkirk, Grande-Synthe, Greece, Iraq, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Jacques Hamel, Kurds, Migrants, Refugees

A Kurdish church leader smuggled to Britain says he received death threats – for having left Islam for Christianity – while living in makeshift camps in northern France. The church leader, who did not wish to be identified, spent nine months living in camps outside the French cities of Calais . . . Read More

Christian children ‘singled out for bullying’ in Egyptian classrooms

November 1, 2016 Egypt Copts, Hijab, Islamic extremism, Samalut, Sharqia

A girl shows ‘unacceptable’ (left) vs. ‘acceptable’ school dress code.Watani When 12-year-old Rahma Salem refused to wear a hijab to school in the Delta in northern Egypt, teachers ordered her to leave lesson after lesson and would not let her take part in any activity. “I was made to . . . Read More

UK Foreign Office hosts global summit on freedom of religion or belief

October 27, 2016 Global News -- No Particular Country Bangladesh, China, Eritrea, Iran, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Kazakhstan, London, Lord Alton, Myanmar, North Korea, Religious freedom, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates

“Religious freedom can counter violent extremism” was the key message at a two-day global conference held at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) last week. The conference explored ways to build resilience against extremism and identified opportunities for collaboration. More than 50 expert speakers and over 170 participants from . . . Read More

12 killed in attack ‘by Al-Shabaab gunmen targeting Kenyan Christians’

October 25, 2016 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Islamic extremism, Mandera, Somalia

Six people were killed during this Al-Shabaab attack on the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in July. Twelve people have been killed in an attack in north-east Kenya believed to have been carried out by the Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab. Media outlets sympathetic to the group reported that the latest incident . . . Read More

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