Muslims condemn threats toward Egypt’s Christians

According to Fides News Agency, recognized Muslim academics from the Arab world’s most prestigious Islamic university have denounced recent threats made by extremist Islamists against Egyptian Christians. In the lead up to Christmas, celebrated on Jan. 7 by Coptic Christians, death threats and organized attacks against Christian communities have been . . . Read More

Understand concept of ‘infidel’ to understand risks of Islamic radicalization

Understand concept of ‘infidel’ to understand risks of Islamic radicalization
Iraqi Christian children driven out of their homes by IS. Photo taken at a refugee camp in Erbil on September 16.World Watch Monitor   In recent history, genocides have often been accompanied by the preparatory dehumanization of victims. In 1994, in Rwanda, for example, the Hutu interhamwe labelled the Tutsis . . . Read More

New dataset does the numbers on Boko Haram

Boko Haram’s five-year insurgency is “clearly the most lethal conflict that Nigeria has confronted in decades,” according to the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, or SAIS. The school has just released the Nigeria Social Violence Dataset, which tallies Nigeria’s “incidents of deadly social violence” since 1998. The . . . Read More

What’s the threat of Islamic State to the Church worldwide?

What’s the threat of Islamic State to the Church worldwide?
While Islamic State is wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria, its ambitions do not stop there. Moreover, several world leaders are saying it is one of the biggest threats they are facing. But exactly how does Islamic State fit into the global picture of Christians under pressure for their faith . . . Read More

Sudanese authorities close Christian offices in South Darfur

Sudanese authorities close Christian offices in South Darfur
Security agents in Sudan’s South Darfur state have closed down the Nyala offices of the Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) and relief group Sudan Aid, sources said. Agents from the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrived at the organisations’ compound in Nyala at 8 a.m. on April 22, . . . Read More

Islamists in Egypt use rumours to attack Christians

Islamists in Egypt use rumours to attack Christians
Tensions remain high in an Egyptian village where as many as 5,000 mostly Salafi Muslims went on a rampage over a false rumor that a church was holding a girl against her will in order to convert her back to Christianity. Dismissing media reports of 20,000 rioting Muslims, sources told . . . Read More