Church Has Been Fighting For Right to Build For over 8 YearsJuly 27, 2017 — ICC Note: The Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church in Zanzibar has been fighting for its right to build a building for over 8 years now. They bought the piece of...
3 Christians Arrested for not Following Ramadan in ZanzibarJuly 17, 2017 — ICC Note: In Zanzibar, 3 Christians were arrested in mid-June while cooking because it was Ramadan. Zanzibar is a small island off the coast of Mainland Tanzania. Tanzania is a...
Week-Long Prayer Service Held for the President of TanzaniaJune 26, 2017 — ICC Note: A Christian group is holding a week-long prayer service for the good health and success of President John Magufuli and Tanzania’s prosperity. Those participating will include bishops from...
Christians and Muslims Have Found the Key to Peaceful Co-existence in MkumbaJune 10, 2017 — ICC Note In a region that has religious and ethnic violence, Tanzania fights to remain secular and united. Though there have been attacks on Churches in parts of Tanzania, the...
Pastor imprisoned due to wrongful accusation by Muslim group in TanzaniaApril 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Zanzibar have a difficult time receiving a fair court hearing simply because of their religion. Discrimination in the area makes Christians live in fear since they...
Tanzania: High Court Rules Against Child Marriage but Cultural Beliefs Still a ConcernJuly 13, 2016 — ICC Note: The Tanzanian High Court has passed landmark legislation outlawing the marriage of girls below the age of 18. However, there is fear that this ruling will have little...
‘Can Christians Be Butchers?’ Tanzania’s Islamist Tensions ContinueMay 23, 2016 — ICC Note: All over Tanzania where Christians live in majority-Muslim communities, followers of Christ face persecution if they seek employment as butchers. That's because Muslims protest the idea of the...
Third Church in Four Months Burnt Down in NW TanzaniaMay 6, 2016 — ICC News: Unidentified arsonists burned the third church in four months in northwest Tanzania, destroying generators, documents, and worship materials. The fire occurred on May 2 in Kagera, which borders...
Tanzania: Final Zanzibar Election Preparations in Full Gear, Christians Brace for the WorstMarch 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Today, Zanzibar will vote in a re-run election after October's presidential poll failed to produce a clear result on grounds of rigging. Zanzibar's islands carry a 99 percent...
