Islamic radical groups around Africa coalescing around al-Qaeda. The groups are also united in their aim to eliminate Christians from their countries.
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SomaliaMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Al-Qaeda Expands Its Reach To ‘Like-minded’ Groups In AfricaThursday, April 19th, 2012Suspected Islamists Kill A Christian And Injure Several In Kenya Bomb AttacksMonday, April 2nd, 2012Suspected Islamic radicals attacked two targets in Kenya, including a Christian meeting. At least one Christian has been killed and several injured. New Project Takes Hope To Persecuted Somali ChristiansSaturday, March 24th, 2012The Somali Church was driven underground in 1991 when a popular uprising swept out the dictatorial regime of that day. Today, Christians are forced to practice their faith in secret under extremely dangerous conditions. Muslim Persecution of Christians: February 2012Saturday, March 24th, 2012Raymond Ibrahim reports for Gatestone Institute that, “Half of Iraq's indigenous Christians are gone, due to the unleashed forces of jihad [holy war]. Many Christians fled to nearby Syria; yet, as the Assad regime comes under attack from al-Qaeda and others… Christians are experiencing a level of persecution unprecedented in the nation's modern history.” 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. Muslim 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. Somalia’s Al-Shabab Join Al-QaedaFriday, February 10th, 2012Al-Shabab is a radical Islamic group that fights to create an Islamic state in Somalia.The group has been hunting down and killing Christian converts from Islam. The group's decision to join al-Qaeda will exacebrate the persecution of Christians in Somalia. Christian Convert Beheaded in SomaliaThursday, February 9th, 2012Young Christian man murdered outside Mogadishu Islamists Arrest A Muslim Father After His Sons Convert To ChristianityWednesday, January 25th, 2012Fear 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. Somali Convert From Islam Whipped In PublicWednesday, January 11th, 2012Woman left bleeding in front of hundreds of spectators for becoming Christian. Somali Muslims In Kenya Attack Another ChristianWednesday, December 14th, 2011Islamist gang intercepts brother of ‘convert,’ beats him unconscious. Muslim Persecution of Christians: October, 2011Saturday, November 19th, 2011Raymond Ibrahim reports in Hudson New York that “Egypt's Maspero massacre – where the military killed dozens of Christians protesting the destruction of their churches – dominates October's persecution headlines.” 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. 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. Somali Christian Women Pay High Price to Follow ChristWednesday, November 16th, 2011Jeff M. Sellers tells the stories of Somali Christian women living in Nairobi who lost everything to follow Christ in the National Review Online. Somali Muslims Cut, Beat Christian Unconscious In KenyaSaturday, November 5th, 2011Assuming he is convert from Islam, victim’s countrymen leave him for dead. Islamic Extremists In Somalia Behead 17-Year-Old ChristianThursday, October 20th, 2011Al Shabaab militants monitored home Bible studies of boy’s family. Muslim Persecution of Christians: September, 2011Saturday, October 15th, 2011Raymond Ibrahim reports in FrontPageMag that September was a “busy month in the persecution of Christians in the Muslim world.” 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. Christians In Somalia Bear The Brunt Of Al-Qaeda-Linked Terror GroupThursday, September 22nd, 2011Islamic radicals have killed several Christians in Somalia. The radicals have also denied food aid to Christians who are affected by the drought in the country. Religious Freedom Continues Forward in U.S. LegislatureSaturday, September 17th, 2011Somali Islamists Hunt Down ChristiansSaturday, September 17th, 2011"Members of the Islamic radical group al-Shabaab have made their intentions very clear that they want to get rid of Christians in Somalia." |
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