Fulani Militants Kill Dozens in Seven AttacksAugust 3, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] 08/03/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that in the early hours of August 2, 2021, seven predominantly Christian communities in Plateau and...
Citizens Flee Dikwa, Borno State Amidst Terror AttacksMarch 8, 2021 — 03/08/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Vanguard news, The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) carried out multiple attacks on the town of Dikwa, Borno State in...
Burkina Faso Holds Election Despite Continued Violence by Extremist GroupsNovember 24, 2020 — 11/24/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso held its first round of voting this past week for the presidential and legislative elections. The current President, Roch Kabore, is...
Schools in Burkina Faso Suffering from Jihadist InsurgencySeptember 3, 2020 — 09/03/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso is facing a continuing crisis created by the actions of several violent jihadist groups in the Northern part of the country....
Gunmen Killed Soldiers in Central MaliJune 17, 2020 — 06/16/2020 Mali (International Christian Concern) – A spokesman for the west African nation’s army said that, “gunmen killed 24 Malian soldiers in an ambush on their convoy in central Mali.”...
How Two Young Women Survived Extremism in Burkina FasoApril 21, 2020 — 04/21/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Al-Jazeera has released an article from an interview that they did with a young woman whose family had been part of a kidnapping...
Extremism in Burkina Faso Twice as Deadly in 2019October 4, 2019 — 10/04/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso is becoming a hotbed of extremist activity and violence. The Africa Center for Strategic Studies has reported that in 2018 there...
Burkina Faso Christians Told to “Convert or Flee”September 23, 2019 — 09/23/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Aid to the Church in Need has reported that nearly two thousand Christians have had to flee their homes and villages over the...
Burkina Faso Christians Remain in Danger of Growing ExtremismSeptember 12, 2019 — 09/12/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso, a majority Muslim nation, has long been known as a peaceful and stable country between different religious groups. Christians, who make...
Interfaith College Group in Indonesia Seeks Permission to Fight RadicalismAugust 17, 2019 — 08/17/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – As radicalism continues to rise in Indonesia, an alliance of interfaith student groups at university level has called on the Indonesian government to issue...
UN Warns of Rising Threat to Children in MaliAugust 15, 2019 — 08/14/2019 Cameroon (International Christian Concern) – Mali has been a hotbed for violence and extremism for many years now. In 2012, extremists and separatists were able to seize control of...
Bishop Calls for Weapons Trade to Extremists to EndJuly 8, 2019 — 07/08/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – A Bishop in Northern Burkina Faso has asked for the West to stop the flow of arms to Islamic extremists in Western Africa....
Family in Uganda Under Threat for Conversion from IslamMay 16, 2019 — 05/16/2019 Uganda (International Christian Concern) – Morningstar news has reported on a Ugandan family who has been targeted by their Islamic community for becoming Christians. Yusuf Tulo and his family were...
Uganda Christians Live in Fear of Growing Extremist Muslim PopulationDecember 30, 2018 — 12/30/2018 Uganda (International Christian Concern) – Uganda has a growing Muslim population, but even with its largest possible numbers, it is still only about 15% of the total population. Despite...
Indonesian Christians Face Increasing Hostilities in SocietyAugust 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Christian persecution is on the rise in Indonesia as the country sees growing radicalism. Many churches now have security guards as provided by the government to protect the congregants....
1 in 5 Malaysian Undergrads Finds Terrorism an Effective Tool to Achieve ObjectivesJuly 27, 2018 — ICC Note: A survey published by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry shows worrying signs of increasing radicalism among Malaysian college students. One-fifth of them feel that terrorism is an effective strategy to...
