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Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has received disturbing reports detailing the abductions of six Eritrean women in Cairo by men purporting to be police officers, highlighting the insecurity and vulnerability of Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt. The victims, whose ages range from 20 to 32, report boarding a white taxi prior to being abducted. [...]

A tense calm returned Sunday, June 3, to the Serb-controlled area of Bosnia-Herzegovina after a priest was shot in the head and his wife abused by armed robbers amid concerns the attack could raise religious tensions in the volatile region, police and activists said. Police said Serbian Orthodox Priest Sava Todorovic was injured but survived [...]

A new Islamist group called Jama’atu Ansarul Musilimina fi Biladin Sudan (Supporters of Islam in the Land of Sudan) has vowed to defend the interests of Islam and Muslims in Africa, according to a videotaped monologue produced by the group’s emir, Abu Usamatul Ansar. The video, which was filmed in Arabic, was also translated into [...]

Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia A court has ruled that local police and religious affairs officials had acted illegally in banning a house church student fellowship group but then dismissed the administrative lawsuit brought against them by the student group leader, whom the police had put under administrative detention for 15 days. The ruling by the court [...]

The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 15 people at an evangelical church in northern Nigeria. In a statement e-mailed to journalists Monday, June 4, group spokesman Abul Qaqa said Boko Haram had “successfully launched” the attack. “We thank Allah for giving us victory. We [...]

“There is unanimity that the male apostate must be put to death.” Liberal talk show host Tawfiq Okasha recently appeared on “Egypt Today,” airing a video of Muslims slicing off a young man’s head off for the crime of apostasy — in this instance, the crime of converting to Christianity and refusing to renounce it. [...]