Tag:Persecuted Christians

Pakistani Christian boy, 16, charged with blasphemy for discussing his faith

 By World Watch MonitorA 16-year-old Pakistani Christian boy has been charged with blasphemy for talking with a colleague about his belief in Jesus, the...

What’s behind the Turkish “seizure” of Church properties?

By John Burger - Aleteia1600-year-old monastery at center of ongoing disputeTurkey’s appropriation of Syriac Church property represents a reversal from Ankara’s policies towards Christian...

Want to defeat the legacy of ISIS? Try rebuilding non-Muslim communities it has destroyed.

The Washington Post - By Alberto FernandezAlberto Fernandez, vice president of the Middle East Media Research Institute, served as the State Department’s coordinator for...

Pakistani prosecutor to Christians: ‘I’ll acquit you if you convert to Islam’

By Asif Aqeel - WorldWatch MonitorThe father of one of 42 Pakistanis – who are on trial for lynching two men they suspected of...

‘They called my husband an infidel and killed him”

By Bel Trew - The Times (UK)Two Isis fighters wielding guns approached their target. Bahgat Zakhar, 58, was an Egyptian Copt on a “kill...

Sisi’s Egypt is a Poor Partner for the United States in the Fight Against Terrorism

By Neil Hicks, Human Rights FirstEgyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will visit President Trump at the White House next week. The visit comes at...

Despite setbacks for Islamic State, Egypt’s Coptic Christians remain at risk

By Sean Savage - JNS -As the Islamic State terror group faces setbacks in Syria and Iraq, its affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has...

Tally of Coptic families displaced from al-Arish

Nader Shukry - Watani InternationalEgyptian Ministry of Solidarity has reported that until today the number of families displaced from the North Sinai town of...