Christians in Morocco Demand Religious FreedomMay 7, 2017 — ICC Note A group of Christians who had kept their faith hidden for up to 20 years are speaking out, demanding religious freedom in order to worship based on their...
Women in Middle East Experience More DiscriminationMay 4, 2017 — ICC Note Across the Middle East, Christians experience pervasive persecution. Whether it is social, physical, or legal, discrimination is an ever-present reality. Women in the Middle East often experience additional...
Casablanca police ‘refused to deal with’ attempted murder of Christian campaignerNovember 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Moroccan police have refused to investigate the attempted murder of a prominent Christian leader in Casablanca last week. Mohammed Zao was walking to his apartment complex when a...
Freedom of Religion in Morocco: The Silent MinoritiesNovember 2, 2016 — ICC Note: Recently, Moroccan Christian activists spoke up via YouTube demanding more equal rights for religious minorities in the country. Christians in Morocco make up less than one percent of...
Muslim Boat Captain on Trial for Drowning 6 Christian RefugeesSeptember 30, 2016 — ICC Note: A Muslim boat captain is on trial for beating then pushing six Christian refugees into the water while transporting them from Morocco to Spain. Surviving refugees reported that...
Moroccan Officials Dismantle ISIS CellMarch 13, 2016 — ICC Note: (ICC's Algeria Correspondent) Moroccan authorities found weapons and ammunition in the possession of 3 people who pledged allegiance to ISIS leaders in Libya and Syria. They were planning...
Bombed, Burned, and Urinated On: Christianity & Churches Under IslamMarch 3, 2016 — ICC Note: By Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East: In a brilliant piece from the Gates Institute Website, scholar, Raymond Ibrahim made a very brief chronicling of Muslim Persecution of...
US Air-Strikes in Libya As the Fight Against ISIS ShiftsFebruary 22, 2016 — ICC Note: Libya has become another powerful base for ISIS even as world powers discuss the new Libyan Unity government to bring back stability in the region. The ISIS stronghold...
Muslim and Christian Leaders Issue Religious Freedom Declaration in MoroccoFebruary 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Persecution and violence among Christians and other religious minorities within Muslim countries are astronomical. The rise of the Islamic State has only made this fact more prominent. In...
Algeria Detains Suspected Islamic Extremists Headed to Join ISIS in LibyaJanuary 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Algeria has detained many Moroccan nationals allegedly attempting to cross through Algeria en route to Libya as ISIS recruits. Libya has become an ISIS stronghold in Northern Africa,...
