Christian Personal Checks

Zanzibar Muslims, Officials Stop Church Building, Erect Mosque

Islamists demolish foundation; police withhold crime report from court

By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries

MWANYANYA-MTON, ZANZIBAR (ANS) — Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that Zanzibar officials have colluded with local Muslims to stop a church building going ahead so they could erect a mosque in its place.

The CDN report said, “On an island off >>>Continue reading >>>

August 7th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Assist News Service, Christian, Compass Direct, Islam, Persecution, Tanzania | Comments are closed

Two Churches Burned Down in Zanzibar

Compass Direct News reports:

NAIROBI, Kenya  – Two church buildings were razed Sunday night June 28 on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar after worship services.

June 30th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Christian, Compass Direct, Muslim, Persecution, Tanzania | Comments are closed

Christians Oppressed on Indian Ocean Islands

Compass Direct News reports:

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania – Christians on the predominantly Muslim islands of Pemba and the Comoros archipelago are beaten, detained and banished for their faith, according to church leaders who travel regularly to the Indian Ocean isles off the east coast of Africa.

These violations of religious freedom, the church leaders said, threaten the survival >>>Continue reading >>>

December 5th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Christian, Comoros, Compass Direct, Islam, Muslim, Persecution, Tanzania | Comments are closed