Boko Haram, the Islamic State, and a “Super Caliphate?”August 31, 2014 — ICC Note: The following is an analysis of the relationship between Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency in Nigeria that recently declared towns it controls in the country's north as part of the...
Boko Haram Occupies Madagali Parish After Declaring Islamic CaliphateAugust 31, 2014 — ICC Note: Following its declaration that several towns under its control are now part of the Islamic caliphate, Boko Haram has reportedly targeted Christians. According to the Catholic Diocese of...
Boko Haram Beheading, Raping, Enslaving Christians in Newly Declared Islamic CaliphateAugust 30, 2014 — ICC Note: Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency, has taken over several towns in Nigeria's Borno and Adamawa States, declaring them part of the Islamic caliphate August 24. In a...
Despite Growing Persecution, the Global Church is Growing, and Not just in AmericaAugust 30, 2014 — ICC Note: Christians all across the world are facing persecution for the faith; but, the church is growing. For example, 63% of Africans are professed Christians, despite the fact that...
Religious Liberty in ChinaAugust 30, 2014 — More Christians Than Party Members The (sometimes) good, the (unfortunate) bad, and the (too often) ugly. ICC Note: The writer sums up the current situation of religious liberty in China...
ICC Staff Returns from Iraq, Answers Your QuestionsAugust 29, 2014 — ICC's team is back from Iraq and met with Christians who escaped ISIS. You sent in your questions about the crisis in Iraq and our staff will be answering your...
Cameroonian Military Forces Conduct Second Attack on Boko HaramAugust 29, 2014 — ICC Note: Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency that declared several towns in northern Nigeria currently under its control as part of the Islamic state, reportedly suffered heavy casualties following...
“Bring Back Our Girls” Campaign in Nigeria Claims Boko Haram Boasts 50,000 MembersAugust 29, 2014 — ICC Note: Bring Back Our Girls, a grassroots campaign in Nigeria that grew in response to Boko Haram's mass-abduction of more than 270 schoolgirls in mid-April, claims the terrorist organization...
Iraq Situation: ‘There will be no Christians in Iraq in ten years’August 29, 2014 — ICC Note: A house church gathering in Tehran, Iran was raided by security forces and at least two Christians were arrested in a raid that took place earlier this month....
Iranian Authorities Raid a House Church in Tehran; Arrest Two Christian ConvertsAugust 29, 2014 — ICC Note: A house church gathering in Tehran, Iran was raided by security forces and at least two Christians were arrested in a raid that took place earlier this month....
Woman in Yemen Burned to Death for Her FaithAugust 29, 2014 — ICC Note: A Yemeni woman who was a Christian convert received fatal burns at the hands of family members. Nazeera’s husband recounted the story of the sabotage that led to...
Florida: High School Football Team Prays for Injured Player, Sparks Atheist OutrageAugust 29, 2014 — ICC Note: A high school in Florida has received a threatening letter from the atheist Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) after students on the school's football team decided to pray...
ICC Staff Answers Your QuestionsAugust 28, 2014 — ICC's team is back from Iraq and met with Christians who escaped ISIS. You sent in your questions about their experience in Iraq and our staff will be answering your...
Iraqi Christian Village: From Sanctuary To Ghost Town In 2 MonthsAugust 28, 2014 — ICC Note: “Believe me, there is nowhere in Iraq that is safe for us.” This is the feeling for tens of thousands of Iraq’s Christians who have been forced from...
Christian Leaders Urge Malaysians to Save Country From ExtremismAugust 28, 2014 — ICC Note: The article reports that there was an escalation in ethnic and religious extremism “fuled by lies and inflammatory speeches that was ripping apart the social fabric of the...
Indonesia: Activists Demand Jokowi-Kalla End Religious ViolenceAugust 28, 2014 — ICC Note: Indonesia has seen a rising religious intolerance and violence toward religious minorities with impunity for the past decade. Human rights activists in the country called for the newly-elected...
