Iran Forces Islamic Re-Education ClassesFebruary 4, 2022 — 02/04/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Ten Iranian Christian converts previously cleared of all accusations are being forced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to participate in “re-education” classes led...
Indonesian Army Chief Accused of Blasphemy and Hate SpeechFebruary 1, 2022 — 02/01/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Army Chief of Staff in Indonesia might become another victim accused of violating blasphemy laws after a video of him making comments about his...
More Islamic Studies Concern Malaysian ParentsJanuary 28, 2022 — 01/28/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Malaysian father’s recent tweet went viral after he questioned the hours of Islamic studies in his daughter’s weekly schedule. The father was shocked...
Extra Budget Allocated for the Development of Islam in MalaysiaNovember 1, 2021 — 11/01/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Critics in Malaysia are upset about the government’s additional budget recently allocated to promote Islamic teachings for 2022. According to Free Malaysia Today, in...
Nigerian Sentenced after Forcing Christian Teen into Islamic MarriageMay 29, 2020 — 05/28/2020 Nigeria (The Christian Post) – A Nigerian man was sentenced to 26 years in prison for abducting a Christian teenager from her home and forcing her into Islamic marriage...
Seven Women Kidnapped, Forcefully Married in Nigeria in March and AprilMay 15, 2020 — 05/15/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Hausa Christians Foundation (HACFO), 6 young women and one older married lady were kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, and married off...
Malaysian MP Wants Sunni Islam as Official ReligionOctober 7, 2019 — 10/07/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A lawmaker at Malaysia’s Pasir Mas suggests that the government should amend the Federal Constitution to make the Sunni denomination the only permissible school...
Rise of Islamic Hiljah Movement Causes Religious IntoleranceAugust 30, 2019 — 08/30/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The most conservative interpretations of Islam are bringing profound changes to Indonesian society and economy, according to Asia News. Born-again believers are leading an...
Malaysia Decides to Make Learning of Khat ElectiveAugust 13, 2019 — 08/13/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – After many have criticized the plan of Malaysia’s Education Ministry to teach khat—the calligraphic form of Arabic—in elementary schools, the government backtracked on making...
Interfaith Group in Malaysia Protests Mandatory Teaching of JawiAugust 9, 2019 — 08/09/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – After the education ministry’s announcement that it will introduce Arabic script in the Malay language syllabus for primary school, on August 7, an interfaith...
Islam Getting More Radical in IndonesiaFebruary 7, 2019 — 02/07/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Although Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country, it is unlike Malaysia and Brunei, where they employ Sharia law to govern state affairs. However, its pride...
Philippines Arrests Muslim Cleric Over Allegedly IS-linked Bomb AttackAugust 2, 2018 — ICC Note: The Philippine military arrested a Muslim cleric who was aware of the deadly bomb attack on Basilan island earlier this week. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, though...
Malaysia’s Highest Court to Hear Appeal of Christian Converts from IslamFebruary 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Morning Star News reports that on February 26, the highest court in Malaysia will hear the appeal of four Muslims-turned-Christians who desire to have their conversions legally recognized on...
Christianity on the rise despite persecution in S.E. AsiaJanuary 11, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Evangelical Focus, evangelicalism in Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia including Malaysia and Indonesia is on the rise, with about 10 percent of the population being Christians....
Protestant pastor in Indonesia first to be charged with blasphemyDecember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Reverend Abraham Ben Moses, a protestant pastor is accused of trying to convert his taxi driver to Christianity. For that, he became the first Christian cleric to face...
Raids on Christmas accessories forbidden: Jakarta PoliceDecember 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Idham Aziz has promised that the police officials will be deployed to guard the Christmas celebration in the city. Last year, some raids...
