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...
Kano State Governor Appears in Conversion Video of Teen GirlApril 23, 2020 — 04/23/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A video has been released, showing a young girl named Becky, converting to Islam in Nigeria. The girl, believed to be 14-16 years old,...
Professor in Prison for Running Christian Orphanage in Sharia Run State of NigeriaMarch 25, 2020 — 03/25/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Prof. Solomon Tarfa and his wife Mercy, founded an orphanage called Du Merci in 1996 in Kano State, Nigeria. The home has helped scores...
Family in Uganda Disowned for Following ChristFebruary 29, 2020 — 02/28/2020 Uganda (International Christian Concern) – Morningstar news has reported on a case in which a family of 11 has been disowned by their family for converting to Christianity. The...
Mauritania Adds Law Requiring Death Penalty for Blasphemy of IslamJune 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Mauritania’s already strict Islamic laws have become worse. According to Voice of the Martyrs, Mauritania passed a law in April that would punish any blasphemy of Islam with...
Ugandan Mother Poisoned in Murder Attempt of Family Reports Morning Star NewsJanuary 6, 2018 — ICC Note A Christian Ugandan Family was gathering to celebrate Christmas, when a couple of their Muslim neighbors brought some gifts. These gifts consisted of food. The mother of the...
Nigerian Mother and Daughter Accused of Kidnapping to Make Them ConvertJanuary 4, 2018 — ICC Note A mother and daughter in Northern Nigeria have been accused of kidnapping in an attempt by the husband, who converted to Islam a few years ago, to force...
Shia Muslims Visit Churches Over Christmas to Encourage Peace in NigeriaDecember 30, 2017 — ICC Note In a glimmer of hope for the future of Nigeria, Shia Muslims joined Christians at their Christmas celebrations in Kaduna, Nigeria. Kaduna has been one of the most...
Church Writes Report Detailing Discrimination in Northern NigeriaDecember 21, 2017 — ICC Note- The Evangelical Church Winning All(ECWA) has written a report that details 10 observations on the situation of Christians in northern Nigeria. In the report they claim that the...
Kidnappings and Killings Keep Christians in Kano, Nigeria, ConcernedNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note Islamic Extremist violence in Kano state has led to many Christians being killed or kidnapped this year. Some of the church leaders in this area have claimed that...
13 Year Old Girl Kidnapped Safely Returns Home Four Days LaterNovember 9, 2017 — ICC Note A 13 year old Christian girl was kidnapped in the Nigerian State of Yobe and was going to be given to a Muslim man for marriage. This was...
8 Churches Still Not Allowed to Rebuild A Decade LaterNovember 9, 2017 — ICC Note 10 years ago in late Saptember, Eight church buildings were destroyed in the predominantly Muslim town of Tudun Wada Dankadai, in Kano state. These churches still have not...
2 Christian Men Killed 4 Christians Abducted in Kano, NigeriaAugust 31, 2017 — ICC Note There are 8 states in Northern Nigeria that are governed by Sharia Law. This has made these Northern states especially hostile for Christians to live in. On August...
Opposition Slams Malaysian Government’s Attempt to Instill Sharia in KelantanJune 30, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Currently Kelantan already has sharia compliant rules such as gender separate supermarket lines and requirements of the lights to be on during movie showings. To further its reach,...
Proposal to Expand Sharia Alarms Malaysia’s ChristiansJune 27, 2016 — ICC Note: In the past, Malaysia has maintained the reputation of being a dominantly Muslim country who is tolerant of minority religions, such as Christianity. Recently, however, there has been...
Islamist Party Sneaks in Sharia Amendment into Bill during Malaysia’s Parliamentary SessionJune 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Malaysian Islamist party known as PAS was able to sneak in an amendment into a recent bill allowing for Sharia to be the law of Kelantan, a...