Reign of Terror Forcing Women into HidingJanuary 10, 2005 — The radical terror tactics being used in Iraq is working on at least one frontwomen. Women in Iraq have reported that they are fearful that they will be singled out...
Turkish Nationalists Disrupt Orthodox CeremonyJanuary 8, 2005 — Turkish Nationalists Gatecrash Orthodox Christian Celebration AINAISTANBUL (AFP) -- Turkish nationalists chanting slogans and waving the flag of an extreme right-wing party Thursday tried to disrupt a Greek Orthodox religious...
What The World Needs Now. . .Is More Martyrs & More JihadJanuary 6, 2005 — Iran's Supreme leader urged Iranian students to promote a culture of "jihad and martyrdom at a conference yesterday. From http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/178823. He apparently thinks that the West has been trying to...
Largest Church Body in Iraq Reschedules Christmas Eve MassDecember 22, 2004 — (Christian Post) - This year, Iraq 's largest Christian community will be celebrating traditional Christmas mass earlier than normal after a string of church bombings across the war-torn country. Chaldean...
Churches Attacked in MosulDecember 21, 2004 — (ICC) - In a statement by Bishop Mar Polous Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Mosul , to www.ankawa.com, three churches were attacked in Mosul on Monday, December 20....
Assyrians Christians KidnappedDecember 21, 2004 — (ICC) - According to www.ankawa.com, an unidentified group in Mosul kidnapped Christian Michael Daddeza, a teacher (50 years old, married with children), from the Assyrian town of Baghdeda , was...
“We Want FreedomDecember 17, 2004 — (Forum 18) - A Protestant Pastor has described what Christians want to Forum 18 News Service as "we want freedom freedom in society, freedom of faith and freedom to...
Court Postpones Child Custody VerdictDecember 15, 2004 — (Compass) - An Islamic court in Jordan postponed until January 10 a final verdict on Christian widow Siham Qandahs legal battle to prevent a Muslim guardian from taking custody of...
Religious Communities Suppressed in NakhichevanDecember 14, 2004 — (Forum 18) - Adventist leaders have told Forum 18 News Service that their community in Nakhichevan (Naxçivan), an enclave between Armenia , Turkey and Iran , has been "crushed," and...
“We Don’t Need Baptists Here”December 14, 2004 — (Forum 18) - "We don't need any Baptists here," Najiba Mamedova, the notary of Azerbaijan 's north-western Zakatala [Zaqatala] region shouted at Forum 18 News Service, asked why she has...
Latest Student Expulsion in Anti-Christian CampaignDecember 13, 2004 — (Forum 18) - In a continuing campaign in north-western Uzbekistan against Christians, a Protestant medical student, Ilkas Aldungarov, has been expelled from the Nukus branch of the Tashkent Paediatric Medical...
Iraqs Christians rely on expatriate votesDecember 12, 2004 — ( Middle East Online) - With more Iraqi Christians living abroad than in their home country, their divided leadership here is hoping expatriate votes will help win parliamentary seats and...
Four-Day Protest in Egypt Ends with Clashes, ArrestsDecember 10, 2004 — (Christian Post) - Authorities in Egypt arrested 34 people after more than a thousand Christians staged a round-the-clock sit-in at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Egypt 's capital for four...
Christians Denied Constitutional Freedom of ReligionDecember 9, 2004 — (Forum 18) - "We rely on God. If we're persecuted for the name of Christ we're blessed," a Pastor told Forum 18 after commenting that "our constitution guarantees us freedom...
Kidnapping and Forced Conversions of ChristiansDecember 9, 2004 — (Robert Spencer) - Wafaa Constantine Messiha, wife of a Coptic priest in Egypt , was abducted by jihadist Muslims and forced to convert to Islam. The Mubarak regime has done...
Two Churches Bombed In MosulDecember 8, 2004 — (Associated Press) - Militants bombed two churches Tuesday in Mosul , wounding three people in a coordinated attack apparently aimed at stirring trouble between religious groups in this ethnically diverse...
