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The Overcomers ( Egypt – March 2008)
An Egyptian court has refused to rule in a case filed by 25 year old Mohammed Hegazy who is seeking legal recognition of his conversion from Islam to Christianity. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Egypt, Muslim, Persecution
Hindu Radicals Beat Up Pastor in India
By James Varghese Special to ASSIST News Service MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA – A pastor has been beaten up by a group of Hindu radicals. According to a story on the web site www.persecution.in, the assault occurred on the evening of March 11 in Madhya Pradesh, India. When leaving his house, Pastor Tulsi, 26, was attacked by members of a Hindu militant group called RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh). When he was assaulted Tulsi (who works for an Indian evangelical team), was holding a copy of Jesus Calls magazine and his organization’s brochure. The Hindu militants snatched the material from Tulsi and started to beat him up. Later the radicals took Tulsi to an area police station where they locked him up, claiming that Tulsi was converting people to Christianity by force. Area believers attempted to see Tulsi but … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, HIndu, India, Persecution
Christian bookstore in Egypt raided by police, employee arrested
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service CAIRO, EGYPT (ANS) — Egyptian police arrested an Egyptian Christian bookstore employee midday Saturday, confiscating books, compact discs, and issues of a newspaper read by Christians in Egypt. According to Advocates For The Persecuted, (www.advocatesforthepersecuted.org) , David Joseph, chief editor of Al Tareek Wa Al Haque [The Way and The Truth] — the only newspaper specifically geared toward serving the Christian minority community in Egypt — says Egyptian authorities arrested and interrogated Shenouda Armia Bakhait, who was working in the bookstore at the time police raided the shop. Joseph is President of the Egyptian Christian Youth Union, which runs the Nile Christian Book Shop. The Church of God in Egypt owns the bookstore. Joseph founded the Egyptian Christian Youth Union in 1982. Pastor Safwat Al Baiadi, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Muslim, Persecution
Attack on Ethiopian Christians worshipping in church services leaves 4 dead, 70 injured
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service ETHIOPIA (ANS) — Last week, Christians gathering at local churches in a southern region in Ethiopia were enjoying singing and worship when, without warning, hundreds of men armed with machetes and clubs leapt through the open windows and indiscriminately began attacking everyone present. The attackers barricaded the doors to try to prevent people from escaping. Envoy Ministries (www.envoyministries.org ) says that when the carnage was complete, there were three Ethiopian church planters (missionaries) dead, one more person died March 9, and more than 70 were injured, with 40 people sustaining serious injuries. The death toll is expected to rise. Hundreds fled the area and are being cared for by Christians in other towns. David Hunt, President of Envoy Ministries, says the attack occurred on March 3, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Ethiopia, Persecution
Violence Escalates at Sri Lanka Bible College
SRI LANKA -The volatile situation at Gospel for Asia’s Sri Lanka Bible College is escalating as a local elected official and a small group of Buddhist monks are falsely accusing the school of being a front for a Sri Lankan terrorist group, the Tamil Tigers. The Tigers are fighting to divide Sri Lanka along ethnic lines. On Saturday, March 15, the elected official attacked a school security guard who was on duty about midnight. The official, who was carrying a gun, severely beat the guard and threatened to return to the campus and rape the women. Earlier in the day, this man and the monks staged a protest at the school carrying banners and placards. The Sri Lankan media covered the protest. After the midnight attack, the elected official filed a police … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Gospel for Asia, India, Persecution
