Article About ICC’s Work in Somalia Goes Viral, Angers Somali MuslimsAugust 26, 2025 — 8/26/2025 Somalia (International Christian Concern) — A recent article we posted on our website about Christian persecution in Somalia and our support for the underground church there went viral, sparking...
Serving the Hidden Church in SomaliaAugust 16, 2025 — 08/16/2025 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – In one of the world’s most hostile environments for Christians, International Christian Concern (ICC) is quietly and carefully meeting with Christians in the shadows. In...
Serving the Hidden Church in Somalia May 28, 2025 — 5/28/2025 Somalia (International Christian Concern) — In one of the world’s most hostile environments for Christians, International Christian Concern (ICC) is quietly and carefully meeting with Christians in the shadows....
Online Jesus Film Reaches Persecuted Nations in Southeast Asia and Beyond March 27, 2025 — 3/26/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – Revelation Media announced the results from its six-month campaign where it intentionally and strategically targeted spreading its Real Story of Jesus short film...
Christian Convert Assaulted by Relatives in Somalia October 25, 2024 — 10/25/2024 Somalia (International Christian Concern) — As Mohammad Abdul led a Christian worship gathering on the evening of Oct. 5 in his home in Somalia’s Lower Juba Region, four Muslim...
Somalia Receives $68.5 Million in U.S. Aid Despite Support for Hamas, Persecution of ChristiansOctober 3, 2024 — 10/3/2024 Washington, D.C./Somalia (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. government on Tuesday agreed to provide $68.5 million in aid to Somalia, a financially struggling nation, despite the country’s open support...
Testimony: Breaking Every ChainSeptember 18, 2024 — 9/18/2024 Somaliland (International Christian Concern) — Although Hamza’s journey out of Islam caused his friends and family to reject him, he soon found peace in Christ and a new community. ...
The Refugee Camp EconomyAugust 13, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow When conflict and persecution happen, whole populations flee their homes, cross national borders, and end up in refugee camps. By 2030, more than 300 million people...
Helping Persecuted Christians in Kenya ‘Face the Future’July 19, 2024 — 7/19/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) — On the night of August 21, 2023, the Somali-based Islamist group al-Shabab committed a devastating attack on a Christian community in Salama village, Lamu...
The Promise of Living WaterJune 3, 2024 — 06/03/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Rufinah met her husband, Boniface, years ago in a Kenyan town near the Somalia border. Boniface, a water-drilling machine assistant operator, worked tirelessly to help more...
Remembering the Promise of Living WaterApril 25, 2024 — 4/25/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) — Rufinah met her husband, Boniface, years ago in a Kenyan town near the Somalia border. Boniface, a water-drilling machine assistant operator, worked tirelessly to help...
Persecuted Christian Receives Aid to Keep Children in SchoolApril 11, 2024 — 4/11/2024 Somalia (International Christian Concern) — Halima and her children, Sahra, Ahmed, and Yasir, are part of a community of Somali believers in Mombasa who face persecution from multiple sources....
Al-Shabab Kills Christians During Multiple Attacks in KenyaApril 10, 2024 — 4/10/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – During the morning of Tuesday, April 9, suspected al-Shabab members killed a farmer in Bobo, Hindi, a Christian village in Kenya that the Islamic...
Six Christians Killed on Good Friday in SomaliaApril 8, 2024 — 4/8/2024 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – Suspected al-Shabab Islamic extremists killed six Christian men in Somalia on Friday, March 29. The Christians, originally from Kenya, sold plastic goods and shared...
No Country Is Safe: Life as a Somali Christian February 24, 2024 — by Matthew Often cited as the world's best example of a “failed state,” Somalia has for several decades suffered from lawlessness and deprivation. Much of the country is extremely dangerous...
Behind a Media Wall of SilenceJanuary 27, 2024 — Three Christians in India, Pakistan, and Somalia share challenges of navigating their faith by Matthew Ideally, the media would give suitable attention to human rights crises, no matter what religions...
