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Saturday, 26 March 2011 09:15
Nigeria: Thousands displaced by violence
Armed Fulani tribesmen displaced 4,000 in a series of attacks on villages in Bauchi state in predominantly Muslim north. Pastor Markus Kele of the Church of Christ in Nigeria was among those killed in Lim village…
Saturday, 26 March 2011 09:14
Middle East: Democracy concerns
Many see toppling dictators as a victory for democracy. But within this movement are concerns for Christians. The democracy model unfolding in these lands, possibly a result of mob rule, is a democracy where Islamists are…
Saturday, 26 March 2011 09:12
Yemen: Perilous protests
Of all the uprisings and protests that have swept the Middle East this year none is more likely than Yemen to have immediate damaging effects on U.S. (and the west’s) counterterrorism efforts. Yemen is considered a…
Saturday, 26 March 2011 09:11
INSIGHT ARTICLE: Japan: How should we pray?
Operation World states 70 percent of Japanese claim no personal religion but a majority follow rituals of Buddhism or Shintoism. Only 1.5 percent follow Christ. We can pray for God to enable the small church in…
Monday, 21 March 2011 09:42
Pakistan: Christian murdered in prison
Qamar David had been appealing against his 2010 life sentence for blasphemy, but was found dead in his cell in Karachi’s main prison on March 15th. Prison authorities attributed his death to a heart attack but…
Monday, 21 March 2011 09:40
Ethiopia: Christians in need after fleeing violence
Approximately 10,000 Christians have fled their homes in western Ethiopia after attacks by Muslim extremists. Muslims in Ethiopia have traditionally lived peacefully alongside Christians but some Muslims are becoming radicalised by preachers from Saudi Arabia and…