Perhaps nowhere else in the Middle East is nationalism more enshrined within a culture than in Turkey, a country which labels itself as a modern secular state.
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ICC Note: Pew Research Center’s ninth annual study on global restrictions on religion was recently released. It looked at the […]
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ICC Note: In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Pope Francis says that talks between China and the Holy See over […]
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ICC Note: A Christian couple was arrested on their wedding day, based on an accusation by the Bride’s father than […]
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ICC Note: Today’s election in Turkey will have a significant impact on the country’s future, as it will solidify last […]
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ICC Note: A series of celebrations of the special Jubilee for the 30th anniversary of the canonization of 117 Vietnamese martyrs […]
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ICC Note: Indian Christians have faced increased persecution ever since the Prime Minister Modi and the BJP took power, on […]
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ICC Note: Nigeria is on alert because of reports that ISIS is sending fighters to train Boko Haram. Though the […]
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Today’s election is a defining moment. President Erdogan has used Islamic nationalism to label all opposition against him as a war waged against Turkey, a battle of cross and crescent. Turkish Christians face state and social pressure as they are wrongly perceived as the enemy.
Mehmet explained, “I became a Christian and immediately felt like I betrayed my country. I still feel that way.”
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Perhaps nowhere else in the Middle East is nationalism more enshrined within a culture than in Turkey, a country which labels itself as a modern secular state.
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One wonders why all those muslim refugees escape turkey and come to "haram" countries in Europe as refugees? If Turkey is such a wonderful islamic country and if Islam is so wonderful why people of the same faith don’t stay there and prefer non islamic Europe?
Since Vietnam’s northern provinces began limiting religious practices in the early 2000s, many Hmong Protestants were forced to migrate and face worsening living conditions.
Thanks to your support, we are training Hmong Christians in religious freedom and technology so that they have resources to work towards change!
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06/20/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The Hmong community is a marginalized ethnic group in Vietnam. Many Hmong are …
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God bless you. You are blessed and therefore a blessing in the practical sense to the glory and honour of God in His body, the Church.
People such as you are inspiring and teaching generations to be true to our calling.
Halong Bay is very pretty
Punjab’s provincial government has passed the "Compulsory Teaching of Holy Quran" bill, mandating schools to teach the Quran. The legislation is incompatible with Pakistan’s Constitution.
"Pakistani society has accepted discrimination against religious minorities as a social norm," said former Punjab Assembly member Qasier Ifrahim Saroya.
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On May 4, 2018, the provincial government of Punjab passed a bill making the teaching of the Quran mandatory in schools across the province.
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Donald Trump should impose sanctions against Pakistan till they learn to respect human rights.
Fight against it then
If this is incompatible with the constitution, the judiciary should have it repealed.
Thank you, ICC, for speaking out on behalf of the oppressed and persecuted.
Expected in pakistan nothing surprise
boycott these schools which are imposing such laws
pakistani christians must start home schooling or christian young adults…who chose teaching as a profession must collaborate and start teaching in their respective regions…. they should give time after their work or these teachers should be financially supported by parents of the childrens who need to be educated….this is a serious issue and must be dealt with some stern and different measures
We asked you to advocate for Chinese Christian Gao Zhisheng, who has been previously imprisoned and has now disappeared (many believe the Chinese government knows where he is).
Thank you for a strong response to our petition!
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Thank you, ICC, for standing with this great soul, and thank you to everyone who signed the petition.
Joy Bishara, one of the 276 Christian girls whom Boko Haram kidnapped from Chibok, shares how experiencing God during that trial pushed her to become a "real Christian."
She joined us for our June 2018 Capitol Hill Policy Day to share her story of persecution. Please pray for both the 100+ Chibok Girls who were kidnapped with Joy and are still missing and for their families.
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