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Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:50
Kenya: Christian charity calls for calm after terror attack
Catholic charity CAFOD is asking communities not to become divided after al-Shabaab attacked the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi on 15 January. CAFOD's Catherine Ogolla described the attacks as ‘horrifying and worrying’. She explained, ‘What terrorists…
Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:44
Iran: scores of Christians arrested
‘Please pray for our family in Iran amid a wave of arrests.’ The Iranian church is on high alert after 150+ Christians were detained in just a few weeks at the end of 2018. Most of…
Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:39
Media disinformation
‘Fake news’ threatens honest debate and democracy. Donald Trump’s favourite term was named 2017's word of the year by Collins Dictionary (described as false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting). Facebook has…
Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:36
Turkey: Muslim refugees and Christian aid
A Muslim man recently told a Turkish ministry leader, ‘In a few weeks I’m going to go down to the refugee camps. I have a friend who bought a young Syrian girl to be his second…
Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:33
Uganda: mother and pastor fear for their lives
Uganda’s constitution provides for religious freedom, including conversion from one faith to another. Muslims make up 12% of Uganda’s population. Recently, Muslims in eastern Uganda sent a Christian mother to hospital with injuries for praying in…
Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:31
Africa: elections, poverty and potential
This year, 24 of Africa’s 54 countries are scheduled to hold legislative, general, or presidential elections. Extreme poverty and state fragility prevail in parts of Africa. This year, the World Data Lab estimates that by 2030,…