Possible Resettlement of 450 Muslim Families in Nineveh PlainsAugust 4, 2018 — ICC Note: The Nineveh Provincial Council has blocked a federal transfer of 450 Sunni Arab families to the areas south and east of Mosul. The Council claims that this transfer...
Turkey Protects Ramadan Drummers While Silencing ChristiansJuly 28, 2018 — ICC Note: The Turkish court has rejected an application submitted by a citizen complaining of the noise of Ramadan drummers, who wake citizens up to prepare for the fast. Meanwhile,...
First Service Held in Coptic Church Closed 7 Years AgoJuly 25, 2018 — ICC Note: In Egypt it is nearly impossible to legally build and operate a church, an experience that the Coptic community of Kom el-Loufy is all too familiar with. Seven...
Saudi Arabia Announces Preservation of Pre-Islamic SitesJuly 11, 2018 — ICC Note: As part of its appeal to the west of promoting a more moderate form of Islam, Saudi Arabia has announced that it will work to preserve pre-Islamic heritage...
Jordan’s King Wins Interfaith AwardJuly 8, 2018 — ICC Note: King Abdullah II of Jordan has won the prestigious Templeton Prize for his commitment to religious peace. The king has a history of taking significant steps toward building...
Evidence Contradicts Iran’s Statements of Openness Towards ChristiansJuly 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Hassan Rouhani, president of Iran’s Islamic Republic, is touring Europe and arguing that the regime has an open attitude towards Christianity. The evidence, however, speaks otherwise. Iran is...
Iraq’s Christians Concerned Over Illegal Property AppropriationJuly 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Members of Christian political parties are requesting that Iraq’s new parliament set up a commission of inquiry tasked with investigating illegal property appropriation. The forced seizure of Christian...
Turkish Media Questions Implications of Imprisoning PastorJuly 3, 2018 — ICC Note: The Turkish media news outlet of Hurriyet Daily has run an article asking the question if Pastor Brunson’s detention has become too costly for Turkey. Most media in...
Turkey Makes Transition into AuthoritarianismJune 25, 2018 — ICC Note: President Erdogan won the election yesterday, ushering in new constitutional changes that radically change the country’s system of government. Much of the parliament’s oversight of his presidency has...
Kidnapping of Coptic Christians on the RiseJune 14, 2018 — ICC Note: The targeted kidnapping of Coptic women and girls has always been a strategy used by Islamists to force conversion, but there has been a recent significant spike in...
Anniversary of the Minya Bus AttacksMay 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack which killed 28 Coptic Christians traveling to a monastery in Upper Egypt. Three days of mass are being celebrated...
Reconciliation Session Leads to Church ClosureMay 16, 2018 — ICC Note: A reconciliation session following a mid-April attack on a church has resulted in a settlement dictating that the church will remain closed until officially legalized. However, the authorities...
Iraq’s Christians Go to the PollsMay 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Today, Iraq is voting in its fourth election cycle since the fall of Saddam and its first election since the rise of ISIS. Both events lead to a...
Iranian Pastor’s Wife Appeals ImprisonmentMay 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Today, the wife of imprisoned Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz is scheduled to appear in court to appeal her sentence of five years in jail. Like most Iranian Christians,...
Stakes Rising for Iranian ChristiansMay 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Middle East Concern (MEC) has pointed out that the prison sentences of imprisoned Iranian Christians have lengthened. MEC also specifically highlighted that the cases of three imprisoned Christians...
Christian Daycare Center Closed in AlgeriaApril 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Authorities continue their crackdown on Christian activities by closing a child daycare run by the largest church in Algeria. The daycare was established 14 years ago, and the...
