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Qatar
Map reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Christians in Iraq, Syria, and throughout the Middle East have been the killed, kidnapped, and driven from their homeland “by the forces of intolerant Muslim supremacism that were unleashed as a result of the so-called Arab Spring,” John Eibner, the President of Christian Solidarity International, told World Net Daily. “The biggest complication today arising from the threat of the eradication of Middle Eastern Christian communities is related to America’s alliance with Sunni Islamist states, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Qatar and Turkey.”
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Christian minorities living in Muslim countries such as Egypt and Qatar are discriminated against for their faith.
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Qatar has been making progress in respecting freedom of religion by allowing for construction of churches.
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
"It's a tremendous feeling of relief that we can breathe, worship, and pray in a place without fear and without disturbance."
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
The construction of the second church in Qatar is a welcome development. Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries should also allow for freedom of religion for Christian minorities living in the region.
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
“It is a very brave decision by the Qatari authorities, and one we are very pleased about,”
Posted in Islam, News, Qatar | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Ethiopia stopped its diplomatic relations with Qatar. Many Gulf States are funding radical Muslims within Ethiopia. As the result, the country has become a scene of violence against Christians in its Muslim dominated provinces
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
"The idea is to be discreet because we don't want to inflame any sensitivities. There isn't even a signboard outside the church. No signs at all,"
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
This is an incredible story - 15,000 people attended the first service at the first church built in Qatar, which has a capacity for only 5,000 - and it is even more remarkable when you consider that Qatar has only recently begun allowing more religious freedom for non-Muslims.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Following the construction of the first Church in Qatar, a debate has broken out between groups that welcome the construction of the Church and those that are opposed to the construction.
Posted in Islam, News, Qatar | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
"After over 20 years of making formal requests to the authorities, the government has finally granted the Christians land to build their own places of worship. The Catholic community were given the largest piece of land, because our presence here goes back down the centuries and also because our community is the largest, now numbering over 100,000 faithful,
Posted in News, Qatar, United Arab Emirates | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Qatars first Catholic Church will be inaugurated this February
Posted in Islam, News, Qatar | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
Work has begun on the construction of Qatar's first purpose-built church in the desert outside Doha, the country's capital.
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Friday, November 4th, 2005
Qatar follows three other Persian Gulf countries in allowing the construction of a church. Churches are still not allowed in Saudi Arabia.
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