14 Year Old Christian Girl Abducted in EgyptNovember 5, 2012 — Coptic Christian Girl, 14, Abducted By Muslim in Egypt ICC Note: Sarah Ishaq Abdelmalek, a 14-year-old Christian girl, disappeared at a bookshop on September 30 in what was believed to...
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Says new Constitution Must be Based on Islamic Shariah LawNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: It is becoming increasingly clear that the Muslim Brotherhood is committed to enshrining Islamic Sharia law as the main source of legislation in Egypt. Among other concerns is...
Egypt’s Coptic Christian Church Chooses new Pope for Uncertain Times as Islamists Gain PowerNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: Coptic Christians in Egypt named a new pope Sunday to “spiritually guide the community through a time when many fear for their future with the rise of Islamists...
Christian Woman Jailed for Blasphemy Released on BailNovember 5, 2012 — Pakistani Christian woman in jail for blasphemy released on bail ICC Note: Shamim Bibi, a Pakistani Christian arrested for blasphemy, was released on bail in Bahawalpur yesterday. Aneeqa Maria, an...
al-Shabab Uses Converts from Christianity to Attack ChurchesNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: Somali terrorist group al-Shabab is using converts with Christian backgrounds to carry out attacks on churches. These converts are harder to identify making easier for the group to...
Nigerian Christians Ask the World for PrayerNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: Christians in Nigeria are asking Christians around the world to pray for an end to the violence in Nigeria. The situation for Christians in Nigeria has continued to...
Congressman Asks Why Major American Churches are Silent on PersecutionNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia, a career advocate for international religious freedom and one of its most vocal supporters, is asking why so many churches in America seem...
Muslim Pressure Closes Church in IndonesiaNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: The forced closure of churches in Indonesia, especially in Aceh province and the island of West Java, has become a rampant issue over the past several years. On...
Malaysia: Singer Boycotted for Singing Christian MusicNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: Tension between Malaysia's Muslim majority and Christian minority have taken a sharp turn for the worse in recent years. Although reports of outright persecution are rare, there is...
Religious Extremism Threatens Indonesia’s ChristiansNovember 5, 2012 — ICC Note: Although the Indonesian government has been cracking down on terrorist groups around the country for the past ten years, extremist religious groups still threaten the freedoms of religious...
Christian and Muslim Leaders Call for Solidarity in NigeriaNovember 4, 2012 — ICC Note: Leaders of both Christian and Muslim communities in Nigeria have condemned the suicide attack on St. Rita's Catholic Church last Sunday. Both groups of leaders are calling for solidarity between the...
Increase in Persecution Across “10/40 Window”November 4, 2012 — ICC Note: This article sheds light on the state of the persecuted church in the 10/40 window. This region of the world sees the highest amount of persecution and is...
Pakistani Muslim Turns to ChristNovember 4, 2012 — Pakistani Muslim airforceman turns to Christ ICC Note: The Bible Society tells the encouraging testimony of Siddique Paul, a former Muslim who came to faith in Jesus despite great opposition,...
Arab Spring Threatens the Existence of Ancient Christian Communities in the Middle EastNovember 4, 2012 — LOOK ALIVE TO STAY ALIVE, CHRISTIANS TOLD ICC Note: Christians in Iraq, Syria, and throughout the Middle East have been the killed, kidnapped, and driven from their homeland “by the...
Egypt’s Christians Complain of Persecution and DiscriminationNovember 4, 2012 — AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church complains of persecution and discrimination ICC Note: While several Christians have been jailed in Egypt in recent weeks for allegedly ‘insulting Islam’, no action has...
Pakistan Fails to Protect Religious Freedoms, Human RightsNovember 4, 2012 — Pakistan says protects rights, West disagrees ICC Note: While Pakistani officials told the United Nations on Tuesday that it is working to protect human rights, the US disagrees. "We have...
