Iraq Passes Law Forcing Children to Convert to Religion of Muslim Parent

November 9, 2015 — ICC Note: A new Iraqi law regarding the national identity cards in Iraq now legislates the forced conversion of minors to Islam should their parents convert to Islam or if...

My Piece Of Hope: After Knife Attack, Persecuted Egyptian Christian Finds Comfort In Prayer

November 8, 2015 — ICC Note: As the world hears the news of hundreds of thousands migrating from the Middle East to find refuge in Europe, we often do not fully grasp what would...

Hard times for Christians in ISIS-controlled Iraq

November 7, 2015 — ICC Note: The incredible hardships facing Christians in Iraq are almost too much for us to understand. The challenge to put food on the table, a roof over your children's...

Iraqi Christians Face Extinction

November 6, 2015 — ICC Note: Traditional Christian communities in Iraq are on the brink of extinction in their homelands. A decade of extremist violence that has peaked with the ISIS takeover of large...

Coptic Christians Fight to Save Church From Being Destroyed in Egypt

November 6, 2015 — ICC Note: A Christian community in Upper Egypt is fighting to keep a church from being demolished from a Muslim judge who has attempted to confiscate the land and destroy...

The State Department Turns Its Back on Syrian Christians and Other Non-Muslim Refugees

November 4, 2015 — ICC Note: After more than four years of war and nearly 12 million people driven out of their homes, only 53 Syrian Christians have been resettled in the United States....

Thousands of Muslims In Northern Iraq Converting To Christianity After Witnessing ISIS Horror

November 4, 2015 — ICC Note: As religiously motivated violence as driven millions from their homes, according to some reports many are leaving Islam and turning to Christianity. The atrocities committed in the name...

Jihadis Force Egypt to Extend State of Emergency in Sinai

November 3, 2015 — ICC Note: Egypt continues to fight terrorists and insecurity while its Christian community faces continued threats and attacks from Islamic extremists. Unfortunately, Christians often find themselves without protection or support...

Pope: ‘I Pray That Christians Will Not Be Forced to Abandon Middle East’

November 3, 2015 — ICC Note: At a recent gathering of church leaders, Pope Francis has recognized the incredible persecution that Christians across the Middle East are facing. He issued a prayer and a...

Coptic Christians Targeted For Kidnappings In Egypt

November 2, 2015 — ICC Note: Another Christian in Egypt has disappeared. A five year old boy was snatched from his home and held in exchange for ransom. The family initially felt – like...

Christians In Middle East ‘Are Facing Genocide’

October 28, 2015 — ICC Note: Two leading human rights figures in the UK are pressing Prime Minister Cameron to ensure that he acts to provide refuge to Iraqi Christians fleeing conflict...

Czechs May Accept Christian Refugees From Iraq

October 28, 2015 — ICC Note: As many Christians in Iraq feel they have lost all hope of a future in their homeland, they are also struggling to know where to go for hope....

Group Records ISIS Acts Of Terror In Mosul, Iraq’s Christian Heartland

October 28, 2015 — ICC Note: At great risk, a group of citizens have been documenting the atrocities committed by ISIS militants in the city of Mosul. They took over the city in June...

Archbishop of Erbil: Iraqi Christian Refugees Are Losing Hope of Returning Home

October 28, 2015 — ICC Note: The crisis in Iraq has caused many Christians who have left their homes to now lose hope that they will ever be able to return to their homes....

Like With The Jews Last Century, Silence On The Genocide Of Christians

October 26, 2015 — ICC Note: One of the greatest tragedies of current times is that while many Christian communities are facing an existential threat, world leaders are largely silent on the issue. From...

Court Postpones Hearing Of Coptic Students Accused Of Blasphemy In Minya

October 26, 2015 — ICC Note: In the latest court appearance for four Christian students in Egypt charged with blasphemy for a video mocking Islamic extremists, the judge has ruled that he will allow...