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Somali Islamists Kill Twenty-Fourth Christian Convert
By Jeremy Reynalds Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON D.C. (ANS) — A human rights organization has learned that members of the Somali Islamic radical group, Al-Shabaab, killed a Christian convert from Islam in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The killing occurred on Jan. 26. Another Christian convert escaped from Al-Shabaab’s detention on Jan. 29. According to International Christian Concern (ICC), the Islamists killed Abdirahman Hussein Roble after accusing him of spying and promoting religious discord by evangelizing Muslims. ICC said two eye witnesses notified Abdirahman’s widow and relatives about his murder on Feb. 9. Abdirahman, who converted to Christianity in 2009, was the father of two children. He is the twenty-fourth Christian to be killed by the Somali Islamists since 2009. Another Christian convert from Islam escaped from a makeshift detention center run by Al-Shabaab. ICC … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Islam, Persecution, Somalia
Severed Head of Kidnaped Christian Farmer Found in Philippines
By Jeremy Reynalds, Correspondent for ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON D.C. ANS — A human rights group is reporting that on May 17, villagers discovered the severed head of an elderly Christian farmer who had been abducted by Muslim militants in the southern Philippines nearly a month ago. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Muslim, Persecution
