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Saturday, 12 October 2013 13:04
Pakistan: Making a stand against terrorism
Muslims in Pakistan formed a human shield Sunday at a church in Lahore to protect Christians from terrorist attacks. It was the second such demonstration in a week following a similar display of Muslim-Christian unity in…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 13:03
Egypt: Resilience of Egypt's Brotherhood
Last Sunday, dozens of Muslim Brotherhood supporters were killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces. The Brotherhood is, for the moment, beaten. Their leaders are locked up and their members are accused of being terrorists. Historically…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 13:01
India: Violence against Christians rises
Incidents of violence against Christians in Karnataka state have spiked since June, including hospitalisation of Sannamma a 50 year old Christian school helper who was attacked by about 40 extremists when she visited a village to…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 13:00
Japan: 'Don't give up on Japan'
Earlier this year post-disaster Tokyo pastor Jonathan Wilson urged ‘outward-looking’ missions to reach Japanese for Christ. Christian leaders call Japan ‘a hard soil to plant the Gospel.’ We can pray for Japan to become good soil…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 12:58
Syria: The new road to Damascus
In the midst of this crisis persecuted Christians in Syria and neighbouring countries are boldly reaching out to refugees. And the reactions of Muslims have been astonishing. ‘When you hear about one Muslim coming to Christ…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 12:57
USA: Human cost of shutdown
800,000 government employees are out of work without pay, while those still working do not know when they will be paid.Some agencies are critical to the needs of people across America such as the military, food…