Archive | June 12, 2012
Syria. Christians in the War Between Fundamentalists and Secularists.

Syria. Christians in the War Between Fundamentalists and Secularists.

Beirut — Al-Qabas, the Kuwaiti Arabic-language newspaper, yesterday published an article stating that dozens of Kuwaitis have crossed the Syrian-Turkish border to fight in the jihad alongside the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the ‘armed opposition against the regime of Bashar el Assad. According to sources close to these groups that have arrived in Syria, the [...]

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Nigeria. Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for shooting and suicide bombing of churches.

Nigeria. Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for shooting and suicide bombing of churches.

The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a twin shooting and suicide bombing of Christian churches in Nigeria. The group vowed to continue attacks until the country adopted Shariah law. Islamist militants launched twin attacks on evangelical churches in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding more than [...]

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India. Radical Hindus armed with knives and sticks, attacked christian funeral procession.

India. Radical Hindus armed with knives and sticks, attacked christian funeral procession.

Anti-Christian violence continues in Chhattisgarh, a state ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On Wednesday, armed Hindu extremists attacked a group of Christians from the Bastar Christ Movement Church in Bacheli (Bastar District) where they were celebrating the funeral of the daughter of Rev Shankarlal Karma, head of the congregation. The incident [...]

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India. Police investigations continue for murdered Pastor Wilson and destruction of 119-year-old church.

India. Police investigations continue for murdered Pastor Wilson and destruction of 119-year-old church.

Police investigations continued Monday, June 11, into the reasons behind the murder of a Protestant pastor in southern India and the destruction of a church in the north where hundreds of Christians have reportedly fled their homes. In the latest most bloodiest known incident against devoted Christians in this predominantly Hindu nation, Pastor C Wilson, [...]

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