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Somali Muslims in Kenya Attack Another Christian
By Simba Tian NAIROBI, Kenya (Compass Direct News) – Young Muslim men of Somali descent beat a 23-year-old Somali Christian unconscious last week in Kenya, less than six weeks after a related gang attacked his older brother. Ibrahim, 23, whose surname is withheld for security reasons, was beaten by seven Somalis born in Kenya who stopped him near his home in an undisclosed town at about 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, he told Compass. His family was … Read entire article »
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Muslims in Pakistan Beat, Shoot at Christians in Land Grab
By Murad Khan LAHORE, Pakistan (Compass Direct News) – In an attempted land-grab in southern Punjab Province, police and cohorts of a retired military official beat two Christian women and shot at Christians who came to help them on Friday (Nov. 25), area Christians told Compass. About eight police officials led by Sub-Inspector Muhammad Arif of Kot Sarwar Shaheed police station, along with armed associates of a retired senior military officer, Air Marshal Maqbool Shah, arrived at … Read entire article »
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Two People Killed, Homes and Stores Torched in Attack on Coptic Christians
by Michael Ireland, Senior International Correspondent, ASSIST News Service CAIRO, EGYPT(ANS) – Thousands of Muslims attacked and besieged Copts in el Ghorayzat village, population 80,000, killing two Copts and severely wounding others, as well as looting and torching homes and businesses, according to the Assyrian International News Agency (www.aina.org ). In an article for AINA, Egyptian journalist Mary Abdelmassih says that a quarrel between a Copt, John Hosni, and Mahmoud Abdel-Nazeer, who later died in hospital, turned … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Egypt, Muslim, Persecution
Muslims Kill At Least 45 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu BARKIN LADI, Nigeria (Compass Direct News) – Fulani Muslim herdsmen along with Muslim soldiers have killed at least 45 ethnic Berom Christians in Plateau state in the past week, Christians in this northern-central Nigerian town said. Smaller attacks beginning on Nov. 20, reportedly over allegations by Fulani Muslims of cattle theft, preceded an attack on a Barkin Ladi church on Nov. 23 that killed four Christians, and an assault the next day left 35 … Read entire article »
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Three Christians Killed in Attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
By Obed Minchakpu ZONKWA, Nigeria (Compass Direct News) – It was a few minutes before 10 at night when the staccato sound of gunfire interrupted the serene worship of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church near Zonkwa, Kaduna state. When the chaos ended, two women lay dead and 12 people were wounded. The attack by a Muslim extremist gang in Tabak 1 village on Thursday (Nov. 3) shattered the peace long known to Christians there, area sources said. The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Muslim, Nigeria, Persecution
