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KenyaMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Kenyan Youth Trained by al-Qaida-linked MilitantsSunday, May 13th, 2012Kenyan GovernmentWednesday, May 9th, 2012Kenyan Christians have come under increased attacks from radical Muslims. The Kenyan government says it is committed to protect churches from attacks. Grenade Attack on Church in Kenya Kills OneWednesday, May 2nd, 2012Four of 16 injured Christians in critical condition. Vatican Condemns Anti-Christian Attacks In Kenya, NigeriaTuesday, May 1st, 2012“The new terrorist attacks in Kenya and Nigeria at Christian celebrations are horrible and despicable acts. We must be close to victims and communities that suffer just as they are peacefully celebrating a faith that wants love and peace for all.” One Killed, 16 Hurt In Grenade Attack At Kenyan ChurchMonday, April 30th, 2012"One person has been confirmed dead and sixteen others including the presiding pastor were injured. The motive of the attack has not yet been established," police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said in a statement. Muslim Persecution of Christians: March, 2012Saturday, April 28th, 2012Raymond Ibrahim writes for the Gatestone Institute that, “Saudi Arabia's highest Islamic legal authority decreed that churches in the region must be destroyed… American teachers in the Middle East were murdered for being Christian or talking about Christianity; churches were banned or bombed, and nuns terrorized by knife-wielding Muslim mobs.” Ibrahim’s series, titled ‘Muslim Persecution of Christians,’ is published each month to document cases of persecution – whether it be general discrimination, arrests, or murder – committed by Muslims in majority Islamic countries, Asia and the West. Radical Muslims Launch Grenade Attack on ChristiansTuesday, April 10th, 2012“Islamic radicals are carrying out attacks against Christians in Africa. The situation is getting worse in places like Nigeria and Kenya. Security forces must step up their efforts to stem the violence by the radicals.” Kenyan Church Leaders Seek Protection from Islamist AttacksThursday, April 5th, 2012Worship Service Targeted in Deadly Grenade Attacks in KenyaWednesday, April 4th, 2012At Least 2 Killed, 30 Injured in Grenade Assaults by Terrorist Group Explosion at Christian Meeting in Kenya Kills Boy, WomanWednesday, April 4th, 2012Al Shabaab Islamic extremists suspected of throwing grenade into open-air evangelistic event. Islamic Radicals Bomb Open-Air Christian Meeting, Kill Two Believers and Wound Over ThirtyTuesday, April 3rd, 2012Muslim Persecution of Christians: January 2012Saturday, February 18th, 2012Raymond Ibrahim reports in the algemeiner that “The beginning of the New Year saw only an increase in the oppression of Christians under Islam, from Nigeria, where an all-out jihad has been declared in an effort to eradicate the Muslim north of all Christians, to Europe, where Muslim converts to Christianity are still hounded and attacked as apostates.” Ibrahim’s series, titled ‘Muslim Persecution of Christians,’ is published each month to document cases of persecution – whether it be general discrimination, arrests, or murder – committed by Muslims in majority Islamic countries, Asia and the West. Ethiopian Convert From Islam Dodges Dangers In KenyaThursday, February 2nd, 2012Muslim extremists try to kill him; others threaten his life. Former Muslim Extremist In Uganda Flees Wrath Of Ex-ColleaguesSaturday, January 28th, 2012Convert to Christianity faces death threats; father committed suicide over conversion. Fear And Faith: As Kenya Battles Terrorists, Church Looks To Take The Gospel To Its Increasingly Muslim NeighborhoodSaturday, January 14th, 2012Christians are reaching out to Muslims with the gospel of Jesus Christ in a Muslim neighborhood in Kenya. Muslims who come to Christ face persecution, including death. Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2011Wednesday, December 21st, 2011There has been an increase in Islamic persecution of Christians around the world. This report summarizes some of the incidents of persecution in November 2011. Somali Christians Find Danger Follows Them to KenyaFriday, November 18th, 2011"Hostility toward converts from Islam shadows refugees to neighboring country," Compass Direct News reports. Kenya: Clerics Condemn Garissa AttacksMonday, November 14th, 2011“Religious leaders [in Kenya]… accused the Al Shabaab of using religion for illegal and misguided motives and trying to create a wedge between Christians and Muslims in the country,” AllAfrica.com reports. Attack On Church Compound In Kenya Kills Two, Wounds ThreeTuesday, November 8th, 2011Children among the dead, injured in grenade blast at church guard’s house. Kenya Church Grenade Attack Kills TwoSunday, November 6th, 2011Suspected Muslim radicals killed two Christians in Garissa, Kenya. The attackers also wounded four people. |
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