The Gift of a New BeginningMarch 3, 2025 — 3/3/2025 Egypt (International Christian Concern) — Although he was raised in a Muslim family in Egypt, Anwar felt that God had a different plan for his life, even from an...
Betrayed but Never AloneFebruary 27, 2025 — 2/26/2025 Egypt (International Christian Concern) — When she was just 15 years old, Yasmin married a man named Ismail. They had six children together in their small village in Upper...
10 Years Later: The Slaying of 21 Christians in LibyaFebruary 19, 2025 — 2/18/2025 Libya (International Christian Concern) — Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of 21 Christians who were slain by the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Libya on Feb. 15, 2015, because...
Two Christians Released in Egypt After 3 Years in Prison February 7, 2025 — 2/7/2025 Egypt (International Christian Concern) — On Jan. 31, two Christian men, Abdulbaqi Said Abdo and Nour Gerges, were released from prison in Egypt after spending more than three years behind...
Bible App Downloads Surge in Regions with High Levels of Christian Persecution January 17, 2025 — 1/17/2025 Global (International Christian Concern) — A Bible app is growing in popularity around the world, including in countries where Christians face persecution. Downloads of the popular YouVersion Bible App...
The Christians Disappearing from Biblical Lands January 9, 2025 — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow In commemoration of Christ’s birth, millions of Christians have made a pilgrimage to the “Holy Land” throughout the years. This last Christmas season, of...
Crowns of Courage: Till Death Do Us PartSeptember 23, 2024 — 09/23/2024 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Through the mountains and valleys of the Christian life, there are few greater blessings than a spouse who encourages you in the faith. This is...
Technology Can Help Persecuted Christians August 27, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Technology, just like money, is a tool that can be used for good or evil. We know that technology has increased persecution.(1) It also has profoundly...
Christian Activist Detained in Egypt Starts Hunger StrikeAugust 21, 2024 — 8/21/2024 Egypt (International Christian Concern) — A prominent Christian activist recently launched a hunger strike, protesting the Egyptian government’s treatment of him while he’s in prison. Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, a...
A Life Restored in EgyptAugust 19, 2024 — 08/19/2024 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – When Aisha put her trust in Jesus 14 years ago in Egypt, she knew she couldn’t tell her Muslim husband. She taught her children about...
Rape as a Form of PersecutionAugust 13, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Rape as a form of Christian persecution is a grave human rights violation and an egregious act of violence used to intimidate, degrade, and destroy communities....
Examining the Intergenerational Trauma of PersecutionAugust 9, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Intergenerational trauma resulting from Christian persecution refers to the psychological and emotional wounds passed down through successive generations within Christian communities affected by persecution. This form...
Encountering ‘Keyboard Jihadis’ in an Interconnected WorldAugust 7, 2024 — 8/7/2024 (International Christian Concern) — Hostile face-to-face encounters naturally pose more of an immediate threat than online encounters. However, hostility expressed online can still cause emotional distress, and it can...
Hope House: Breaking the Cycle of Persecution Around the WorldJuly 8, 2024 — 07/08/2024 (International Christian Concern) – In many countries where they are the minority religion, Christians are considered second-class citizens. Christian children are denied a quality education. Hope House provides Christian...
Two Christians Still Awaiting Trial Years after their ArrestsJune 8, 2024 — 6/8/2024 Egypt (International Christian Concern) — For more than two years, Egyptian authorities have held two Christian men without a trial. Their crime? Answering theological questions on Facebook. Abdulbaqi Saeed...
ICC Perspectives: Christians are Leaving the Middle East. So Why is Persecution Increasing?May 24, 2024 — 5/24/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) — Every month, International Christian Concern (ICC) sources in the Middle East witness Christians leaving the region. The rates are especially alarming in countries...
