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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

Iraqi Christians Murdered in their Homes

By Jeremy Reynalds Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service COVENTRY, ENGLAND (ANS) — Hundreds of Iraqi Christians are fleeing Baghdad and Mosul as murderers target families in their homes and workplaces. According to a news release from the Barnabas Fund, an elderly Christian couple and their daughter became the latest victims of a continuing campaign against the country’s believers when they were killed in their home on Dec. 5. Four gunmen raided the property in Baghdad and repeatedly shot them with pistols equipped with silencers. The Barnabas Fund said the victims, Hikmat and Samira Sammak – like many Iraqi Christians – had left the capital and gone to live in the north. They had just returned briefly to Baghdad to finalize the sale of their home and furniture. Two weeks ago, the Barnabas Fund said, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Assist News Service, Iraq, Persecution

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