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• Egypt: Ex-Muslims Blocked from Declaring Conversion
Christian-born converts to Islam in Egypt wishing to return to their former faith have found their way blocked by an appeal before the country’s Supreme Constitutional Court.
Added: Mar 27th, 2008 10:09 AM
• Jordan Expels More Foreign Christians
Jordan has expelled another group of foreign Christians for their alleged involvement in mission activities, including an Egyptian pastor with the Assemblies of God church in the city of Madaba – one of five evangelical denominations registered with the government, a Christian news agency reported Tuesday, February 26.
Added: Feb 27th, 2008 8:37 AM
• Jordan Admits Deporting Foreign Christians For Preaching And Mission Work
Christian missionaries in Jordan faced more uncertainty Thursday, February 21, as the Jordanian government acknowledged for the first time that it has begun expelling foreign Christians for preaching and carrying out missionary activities.
Added: Feb 22nd, 2008 3:33 AM
• Jordan Increases Pressure On Christians; Closing Church
Jordan has closed down an evangelical church after expelling many devoted Christians from the country, an influential mission group said Thursday, February 7.
Added: Feb 8th, 2008 3:09 AM
• Jordan: Authorities Expel Foreign Christians
Jordan has increased pressure on foreign Christians living in the kingdom, expelling many long-time residents over the past 13 months in what local churches see as an attack on their legitimacy.
Added: Jan 31st, 2008 3:54 AM
• Egypt: Tempers Flare into Melee at Convert's Hearing
An Egyptian judge is scheduled to rule next week on the case of a Muslim-born convert to Christianity whose court hearing threatened to turn into a brawl earlier this month, the convert’s lawyer said.
Added: Jan 28th, 2008 3:35 AM
• Iraq: Serial Attacks on Churches Continue
A car-bomb exploded outside a Chaldean church in northern Iraq yesterday, injuring two people, a Baghdad bishop said. The blast is the 10th reported attack on Iraqi churches in two weeks.
Added: Jan 21st, 2008 2:09 AM
• Iraq: Coordinated Blasts Rock Churches
Four Iraqi churches and three convents were damaged in coordinated bomb blasts yesterday morning, the day many Iraqi Christians celebrate either Epiphany or Christmas Eve according to some Eastern liturgical calendars. At least six people were injured, one seriously.
Added: Jan 8th, 2008 2:12 AM
• Iran Authorities Whipping Christian Couple For "Apostasy", Investigators Report
An Iranian Christian couple have been punished by whipping for "apostasy" from Islam in a case that has underscored concerns about widespread persecution of Christians in Iran, a well-informed advocacy group said Tuesday, November 6.
Added: Nov 7th, 2007 3:19 AM
• Palestinian-American Pastor Flees West Bank Amid Death Threats
A Palestinian-American evangelical pastor remained in Jerusalem Tuesday, November 6, after fleeing from the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah where, he said, he received death threats because of his Christian activities.
Added: Nov 7th, 2007 3:18 AM
• Prominent Palestinian Christian Killed In Gaza
The director of the Gaza Strip's only known Christian bookstore was found dead Sunday, October 7, shortly after being abducted near his home, officials said.
Added: Oct 8th, 2007 5:30 AM
• Gaza’s forgotten Christians
“Caught amid the infighting between Hamas and Fatah and Israel’s retaliation for rockets launched at its southern cities is an easily overlooked segment of the population: Christians number only 2,000 among 1.5 million in the Gaza Strip -- less than 1 percent of the population.”
Added: Sep 24th, 2007 3:38 AM
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