Muslims Attack Two Christian Families in Egypt, 11 Killed Including Children
By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries SHARONA, EGYPT (ANS) — A Middle East journalist is reporting news of the shocking massacre of two Christian Coptic families by Islamists which has just emerged from Upper Egypt with the return of the Internet connections after a week of Internet blackout by the Egyptian regime. Mary Abdelmassih, writing for the Assyrian International News Agency (www.aina.org) says that the carnage took place on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at 3 PM in the village of Sharona near Maghagha, Minya province. “Two Islamists groups, aided by the Muslim neighbors, descended on the roof of houses owned by Copts, killing eleven Copts, including children, and seriously injuring four others,” she said. Abdelmassih said that Anba Agathon, Bishop of Maghagha, told Coptic activist Dr. Mona Roman in a televised interview on a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Egypt, Islam, Persecution
Islamic Somali Militants Confiscate Christian Farms
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) — Members of Al-Shabaab, an Islamic Somali extremist group, confiscated farm lands owned by Somali Christians and Muslims who attended Bible studies in the cities of Afgoye and Baidawa. According to International Christian Concern (ICC) the Islamists have confiscated eight farms since January 19. In a media update, ICC says: “A Somali church leader confirmed to ICC that five of the farms were owned by Somali Christian converts from Islam and three were owned by Muslims who attended Bible study groups to learn about Christianity. Most of the landowners fled their homes and remain in hiding. There are also unconfirmed reports of additional Christian farm seizures in Dinsor and Burhakaba districts.” ICC says Al-Shabaab handed over the confiscated lands to businessmen who regularly … Read entire article »
Filed under: International Christian Concern, Islam, Somalia
Two Church Buildings Torn Down in Zanzibar, Tanzania
By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA – Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that radical Islamists are suspected in the demolition of two church buildings on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar on Sunday (Nov. 21), as members of the congregations have since received death threats from Muslims. The church buildings belonging to the Tanzania Assemblies of God (TAG) and the Evangelical Assemblies of God Zanzibar (EAGZ) in Masingini village, five kilometers (nearly three miles) from the center of Zanzibar city, were torn down at about 8 p.m., said Bishop Fabian Obeid of EAGZ. CDN said that a Christian who requested anonymity said, “One Muslim was heard saying, ‘We have cleansed our area by destroying the two churches, and now we are on our mission to kill individual members of these two … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Compass Direct, Islam, Tanzania
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 the coast of East Africa, where the local government limits the ability of Christians to obtain land, officials in one town have colluded with area Muslims to erect a mosque in place of a planned church building. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Compass Direct, Islam, Persecution, Tanzania
Role Played by Muslim Women in the ‘abduction and forced Islamization of Christian females in Egypt’ is on the rise
By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries CAIRO, EGYPT (ANS) — Middle East journalist, Mary Abdelmassih, has told the ASSIST News Service (ANS), that the role played by Muslim women in the “abduction and forced Islamization of Christian females in Egypt is on the rise, with continuously changing methods of deception.” Abdelmassih said, “Victims are mostly minor Christian girls, however, one of the most recent abductions was a Coptic Christian family.” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Egypt, Islam, Persecution
