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Archive for March, 2011|Monthly archive pageReligious Affairs Minister Resolute on Controversial DecreesThursday, March 31st, 2011Christian Group Says Indian Army Officers Played Role In Violence Against ChristiansThursday, March 31st, 2011Hindu radicals carried out attacks against Christians in Orissa, India in 2008 in which they killed 100 Christians and forced more than 55,000 to leave their homes. A Christian group calls for full investigation of the involvement of Indian army in the massacre against Christians in Orissa. Malaysian Christians say no to discriminatory government slogans on BibleThursday, March 31st, 2011Growing Violence Against ChristiansThursday, March 31st, 2011“Many believers around the world are being killed, imprisoned or raped, not for committing crimes, but because they made a decision to follow Christ. Unless we hear about the persecuted, how can we feel their pain?” Egypt: Fears of Salafis and calls to divorce religion from politicsThursday, March 31st, 2011“Most of Wednesday's Egyptian dailies highlight fears of rising Islamist power following reports of Salafis using violence against those who do not observe the rules of Islamic Sharia Law,” Al Masry Al Youm reports. The Salafis biggest target has been Christians. Two Indian Christians Languish in Saudi PrisonThursday, March 31st, 2011‘Religious police’ raid apartment; no official charges Iran: Arrest and Freedom of Two Christians in AhwazThursday, March 31st, 2011Two Christians who were arrested in Ahwaz, Iran in December after security forces raided a house church were temporarily released on March 25 after posting a $50,000 bail, Farsi Christian News Network reports. Pakistan Fails To Protect Its Muslim Reformers and Christians From Radical MuslimsWednesday, March 30th, 2011Violence and threats against those who dared to speak out against militants underscore extremism's deep reach into Pakistani society. But the government has proved powerless to stem the tide of radicalization. Prospects Dim for Religious Freedom in NepalWednesday, March 30th, 2011A new constitution in Nepal may not include the right to propagate one's faith. Malaysia nixes serial numbersWednesday, March 30th, 2011Malaysian government has called off plans to put serial numbers on Bibles printed in the Malay language. Muslims in Egypt Demand Release of Alleged Convert to IslamWednesday, March 30th, 2011After three silent months, some Egyptian Muslims on Tuesday again took to the streets to protest against rumors that the wife of a Coptic priest, who allegedly converted to Islam, was kidnapped and tortured by the Coptic Church in an effort to reconvert her to Christianity. As religious tensions in Egypt continue to heighten, demonstrations of this sort will only further divide a country that desperately needs to unify in this post revolution era. Ultraconservative Muslim sect clashes with villagers in EgyptWednesday, March 30th, 2011Salafi Muslims, who believe in a fundamental interpretation of Islam and want to impose Sharia (Islamic law) over the country, attacked a liquor store on Tuesday, killing one villager. The same day, they protested in Cairo demanding that the Coptic Church release two women being held in confinement for allegedly converting to Islam. One of the woman appeared on Egyptian television saying that she is still a Christian and that the rumors are baseless. Iran: A House Church is invaded by plain clothes security agents and 10 members are arrested!Wednesday, March 30th, 2011On March 17, Iranian security forces raided a house in Kermanshah and arrested ten Christians, Mohabat News reports. There has not yet been an explanation for the arrests, but sources believe that they were conducted for worshipping in an unregistered church. Afghan Christian Remains Behind BarsTuesday, March 29th, 2011U.S. Diplomacy Slow to Secure Release of Imprisoned Christian Archbishop’s secret visit to Bhutan’s Christians, first in 18 yearsTuesday, March 29th, 2011After nearly 20 years of continuous prohibitions by authorities Msgr. Menamparampi managed to enter Bhutan. Nepal: Christians To Step Up Hunger StrikeTuesday, March 29th, 2011Christians in Nepal continue hunger strike to force the government to give them burial plots. Pakistan: Two Christians killed, churches burnedTuesday, March 29th, 2011A Muslim mob attacked a church in Hyderabad, Pakistan on March 24, killing two Christians and burning copies of the Bible in retaliation for Florida pastor Terry Jones’ threats to burn the Quran. The mob said that they would continue violent attacks against Christians unless the U.S. government arrests Jones and gives him the death penalty. Iran Secretly Executes Jewish-Armenian Couple; Christians ConcernedTuesday, March 29th, 2011Varoujan Petrosian, an Armenian Iranian Christian, was executed in March, Mohabat News reports. The charges against him are unknown, but raise concern for other Christians who are currently imprisoned in Iran for their faith. Muslim Jihad in Christian Ethiopia: Lessons for the WestTuesday, March 29th, 2011“It’s extremely disconcerting that in Ethiopia, where Christians are the majority, they are also the victims of persecution.” |
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