Imprisoned Beijing Pastor Describes Her Experiences in Standing Up for the Shouwang ChurchAugust 31, 2011 — 8/29/11 China (BeliefNet) - Miss Wang Shuanyan is the pastor of Beijing’s Xinshu (New Tree) Church, one of the hundreds of thousands of illegal “house churches” throughout China. Although she...
Pakistani Christian Groups Condemn the Kidnapping of Son of Slain GovernorAugust 31, 2011 — Kidnapping May Influence Trial Outcome ICC Note Pakistani Christians are concerned about the fate of Shahbaz Taseer, son of slain governor Salman Tasser, who was abducted by suspected Islamic radicals....
Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Al-Qaeda’s New Friend in Africa?August 31, 2011 — Nigeria's Boko Haram: Al-Qaeda's New Friend in Africa? ICC Note Nigeria's Islamic radical group, Boko Haram, is responsible for killing of Christians, security officials and carrying out several terrorist activities.Now...
Fearing Growth of Christianity, Iran Burns BiblesAugust 31, 2011 — ICC Note: “A Shi’ite cleric affiliated with the Iranian regime has warned about the “danger” of Christianity spreading in the Islamic republic,” Catholic News Service reports. By Patrick Goodenough 8/26/2011...
Liberating Libya for JihadistsAugust 31, 2011 — ICC Note: Front Page Mag reports that Libya may be heading in the same anti-Western direction as post-revolution Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood is gaining power and attacks on Christians...
Nepali Terrorist Experiences Love of Christ in PrisonAugust 30, 2011 — 8/29/11 Nepal (Christian Post) - Ram Prasad Mainali, 39, spearheaded the Nepal Defense Army (NDA), a faction with the interest of re-establishing Nepal as a Hindu nation. The group was...
Church Leaders in Bangladesh Beaten at Police StationAugust 30, 2011 — 8/29/11 Bangladesh (CDN) — Hundreds of Christians this month protested the hitting of two church leaders at a police station in southern Bangladesh after a Christian reported a local ruling...
Muslim Asylum Seekers in Norway Attack a Christian Convert with Boiling WaterAugust 30, 2011 — Christian Convert Attacked With Boiling Water by Muslim Asylum Seekers in Norway ICC Note "Two of the Muslim residents asked why I had not fasted during Ramadan. When I would...
Karnataka: Indian Police Arrest Four Christians Over “Forced Conversions”August 30, 2011 — Karnataka, 4 Christians Arrested Over "door to door" Forced Conversions According to the police they were proselytizing among the Dalits and poor Hindus. Sajan K George, president of the Global...
Religious freedom for Turkey?August 30, 2011 — ICC Note: “[Prime Minister Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan and his AK Party have faced an uphill battle to deepen Turkey's democratic institutions and culture. Their moves to bolster civilian rule have...
Egyptian Islamic Jihad Official: If We Come To Power We Will Launch Islamic Conquest To Instate Sharia and “Exterminate” Christians If They Cause Problems…August 30, 2011 — Senior Official in Egyptian Islamic Jihad: If We Come to Power, We will Launch a Campaign of Islamic Conquests to Instate Shari'a Worldwide: 'The Christian is Free to Worship His...
Answering the Call in KyrgyzstanAugust 29, 2011 — ICC is supporting native pastors and missionaries throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. Here is one encouraging testimony from a partner doing an incredible work in Kyrgyzstan. The minister...
Christian Family Forced to Flee Their Home in PakistanAugust 29, 2011 — In the Faisalabad District of Pakistan, Muslim families on their way to and from mosque routinely pass by the home of Skeena Bibbi, an elderly Christian woman who hosted weekly...
Seeking Amharic Speakers for Translation WorkAugust 29, 2011 — Any Amharic speakers out there? We have an excellent volunteer opportunity for you! ICC is receiving a lot of reports of Christian persecution from Ethiopia, and most of those are...
Fear Grows as Nepal Church Escapes Bomb AttackAugust 29, 2011 — 8/29/11 Nepal (IANS) - Two years after a bomb attack on a church in Kathmandu valley killed three people during mass and injured nearly a dozen, Nepal's minority Christian community...
Catholics Continue to Face Persecution, as American Leaders Remain SilentAugust 29, 2011 — 8/29/11 China (Catholic Online) - I have been regularly writing about the horrid persecution of faithful Catholics by the Communist Regime currently ruling mainland China. Sadly, because these Maoist Atheists...
