Pakistan Court Sentences Man to Death for Blasphemy

November 16, 2012 — ICC Note: Hazrat Ali Shah, 25, was condemned to death for blasphemy for insulting Muhammad and the Quran, Agence France Presse reports. Shah’s death sentence was the first given for...

Egypt’s Islamic Extremism Increasingly Personifies that of Pakistan; Persecution of Christians Escalating

November 16, 2012 — Obama’s dilemma: Egypt is looking more like Pakistan ICC Note: With the rise of extremism in Egypt, with Wahhabi-minded Salafis at the forefront, blasphemy cases against Christians for allegedly ‘insulting...

Another Christian Girl Abducted, Raped in Pakistan

November 16, 2012 — Shabana Masih abducted, raped and forced convert to Islam. ICC Note: A Christian 16 year old girl, Shabana Masih, was abducted, raped, and forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan by...

Top Boko Haram Commander Killed in Nigeria

November 16, 2012 — ICC Note: Nigeria's security forces have reported that they have killed a senior Boko Haram commander during a major offensive in Nigeria's northern region. Will this blow to Boko Haram's...

As New Leader Takes Over China, Christians Expect Little to Change

November 15, 2012 — Xi Jinping takes a bow as leader in waiting ICC Note: Xi Jinping took the stage yesterday as the expected future leader of the world’s largest country after the completion...

Christians Fear Saudi-Style Theocracy amidst Islamist Demands for Sharia Constitution in Egypt

November 15, 2012 — By Aidan Clay 11/15/2012 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Thousands of protestors gathered in Cairo on Friday calling for the immediate implementation of Sharia law in what has become...

Atheists Ask Obama to Ditch ‘So Help Me God,’ Bible in Presidential Oath

November 15, 2012 — ICC Note: The Freedom from Religion Foundation has written an open letter to President Obama asking him to refrain from uttering the words “So Help Me God” or from placing...

Christian Girl Awaits Blasphemy Verdict in Pakistan

November 15, 2012 — Rimsha Masih awaits blasphemy verdict ICC Note: Rimsha Masih, a 14-year-old Christian girl with mental disabilities, and her family were left in limbo on Tuesday after an Islamabad court reserved...

Egypt’s Christians fear ‘a season of blood’

November 15, 2012 — ICC Note: Last week, Salafis-who follow the radical Wahhabi doctrine of Islam found in Saudi Arabia-broke into a plot of land in Cairo owned by the Coptic Church and built...

Christians Fight Violence with Peace in Nigeria

November 15, 2012 — ICC Note: A Christian bishop whose church was bombed last month has called on Christians to fight violence with peace. He urges Christians not to participate in reprisals against Muslims...

Iranian Christian Convert Allowed to Stay in Sweden

November 15, 2012 — Good News for Iranian Convert in Sweden ICC Note: The decision to deport Reza Jebbari, an Iranian Christian convert, back to Iran was overturned Wednesday by the Swedish government, CBN...

President Obama to Visit Burma Despite Ongoing Violence

November 14, 2012 — Obama to Be First US President to Visit Burma ICC Note: President Obama will be the first U.S. president to ever visit Burma in his first overseas trip after winning...

Female Church Worker in The Philippines Murdered After Service

November 14, 2012 — Female church worker shot dead after Mass ICC Note: It’s unclear at this point why Conchita Francisco, a 62 year old school principal and church worker, was shot in the...

Court Reserves Verdict to Dismiss Case of Christian Girl Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan

November 14, 2012 — Rimsha Masih: IHC reserves verdict on plea seeking case dismissal ICC Note: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its verdict on an application seeking to dismiss Rimsha Masih, a 14-year-old...

Coptic Pope Warns of Extremism In Egypt’s Constituent Assembly

November 14, 2012 — ICC Note: Egypt’s new Coptic pope has threatened to withdrawal church representatives from the country’s Constituent Assembly, a body tasked with writing Egypt’s constitution. The assembly is dominated by Islamists,...

Christians Integral to Iraq’s Past and Future

November 14, 2012 — Iraq’s Christians Key to Iraq’s Past, Future ICC Note: Before the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, there were roughly 1.4 million Christians in the country. Today, only 450,000 remain....