News Tunisian Islamists say Jews are full citizens with all their rights and duties Ennahda party rejected a statement made by Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, a Tun >>> Iran Mandaeans in exile following persecution Followers of the Sabian Mandean faith in Iran have been forced into exile as their religion is not >>> Australian Shia sentenced to 500 lashes in Saudi Arabia, blasphemy The 45 year old man was arrested in Medina while making the annual pilgrimage, and sentenced to lash >>> Iraqi Islamic extremists attack Christian-owned shops and properties In a YouTube video images of the assault that took place yesterday in Iraqi Kurdistan, a few kilomet >>> Iran bans Baha'i faith, banned from going to any college or university Iran bans 'underground university,' brands it 'extremist cult' Keivan Mohammad Hassa >>> Indonesia Islamist violence against statues of other religions, like Chinese dragons, Buddha or Christian icons A radical Muslim group, the Islamic Defender Front (FPI), launches an appeal for the destruction of >>> Jailed Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani being pressured to convert Reports from inside Iran state that pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, who made headlines last month after be >>> Libya's 'revolutionary Jew' returns to restore Tripoli synagogue David Gerbi has secured permission from new rulers to begin the project and wants to promote toleran >>> Pakistan's Tiny Hazara Minority Struggles To Survive QUETTA, Pakistan -- A deadly attack in southwest Pakistan has added to the heavy toll suffered by a >>> Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death, again refused to convert to Islam to save his life Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who is facing the death penalty, again refused to convert to Islam >>> Pakistani Christian killed during pilgrimage to the town of Mary Sunil Masih, 25, left the group travelling to Mariamabad and never returned. The corpse showed signs >>> Iranian Authorities Seize 6,500 Bibles & Burn 300 Say They Are Protecting The Youth According to an article posted by Rob Kerby, Senior Editor of Beliefnet" Iranian authorities ha >>> Malaysian church raid increases tensions between Muslims and Christians A raid by state Islamic enforcers on a church function in predominantly Muslim Malaysia has stirred >>> Indonesia Mayor Tries to Ban Churches on Streets With Islamic Names JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A mayor is trying to ban Christian churches on streets with Islamic >>> No shame for religious minority killings in Indonesian town No shame for religious killings in Indonesian town In this Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011 photo, children of >>> Malaysian Christian accused Islamic authorities of unlawfully entering church and harassing Malaysian Christian officials accused Islamic authorities on Thursday of unlawfully entering a churc >>> Punjab: Christian woman forced convert to Islam and marry her kidnapper Mariam Gill was abducted on her way home from the market. Her father and brother filed a complaint w >>> Indonesia Ramadan begins with the burning of two Protestant churches A crowd of at least 100 people attacked and torched a prayer centre of the Christian Batak Syno >>> Pregnant Coptic woman attacked by Muslim man over Coptic church bell The wounding of the woman led to a clash between Christians and Muslims in the small village of Ezbe >>> Malaysia's civil refused woman permission to leave Islam to avoid being jailed for apostasy Malaysian 'teapot cult' woman loses Islam legal bid Kamariah Ali has already been tried for >>> Pakistani Muslim woman forced to flee for marrying a Christian A couple comprising a Christian and a Muslim is forced to live hiding: society condemns their love, >>> Malaysian Christians can not use the word Allah to define God, Islmist win Prominent Muslim religious figure intimates that the use of the word "Allah" for God has t >>> Alleged abductions of young Coptic women fuel Christian-Muslim conflict Coptic activists say more 150 abductions have taken place since 1993, but cannot provide sufficient >>> Pakistan: Christians and Hindus appeal to UN over forced conversion to Islam A detailed report on the case of Farah Hatim, Catholic girl kidnapped and forcibly Islamized in Rahi >>> Egypt: 'Harassment of Christian girls' sparks sectarian strife (AKI) - Security forces on Friday quelled sectarian clashes that broke out late Thursday in central >>> Pakistan abolishes Minority Affairs Ministry, as Catholic minister murder could go unpunished Islamabad abolishes Minority Affairs Ministry, as Bhatti murder could go unpunishedThe chief of the >>> Muslim youth in Senegal burn a church, destroy bar because selling alcohol DAKAR, Senegal — Hundreds of Muslim protesters descended on a Jehovah’s Witness temple a >>> Indonesia Islamist ask a girl her religion, when she said was Christian kidnapped and beaten her A young Christian woman alleged to have been kidnapped by Islamic hard-liners on Thursday was found >>> Salafists attack a Coptic church in Egypt Armed with sticks, Islamic extremists besieged in the church of Saint George in Bani Ahmed, in the A >>> In Tajikistan children can go to church only for funerals In Dushanbe children can go to church only for funeralsA new bill before parliament will punish pare >>> Pakistan Gunman kills Shia pilgrims in bus attack on the way to Iran Gunman kills Shia pilgrims in bus attack: policeThe shooting happened in Akhtarabad, on the outskirt >>> Middle East Christians facing extremist atrocities Dr Williams said there had been extremist atrocities already, especially in Egypt The Archbishop of >>> Noting left of the most beautiful synagogue in Libya, ghosts of a Jewish past In ravaged Libya, ghosts of a Jewish past This photo taken on May 22, 2011 is what remains of the Da >>> Uzbekistan Police beatings and threats Christians who pray together or own a Bible Uzbekistan, illegal to own a Bible or pray togetherPolice beatings and threats against Christians wh >>> Mid-East Christians in danger, facing 'extremist atrocities' Middle East Christians facing 'extremist atrocities'Dr Williams said there had been extremis >>> Pakistan, forced conversions of Hindu girls to Islam. Often unreported out of fear Hindus “Rights movement" launches a campaign to seek justice and to limit violence and ha >>> As Islamists Flex Muscle, Egypt's Christians Despair   Coptic Christians protest in Cairo last month following attacks on churches by militant >>> Pakistan Muslims against Christian to be Minister of Finance, only Muslim can presents budget Punjab: Christian cannot be Minister of Finance Post awarded to Muslim Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, >>> Iran says Baha'i university illegal The Baha’i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) in Iran has been declared an “illegal&rd >>> Muslims in Pakistan want to ban the Bible, saying it is pornographic and blasphemous Christian leaders in Pakistan strongly condemned the demand to ban the Holy Bible by a radical Islam >>> Algerian Christian Given Five Year Prison Sentence for Blasphemy Christian sisters kidnapped, forced to marry a wealthy Muslim in Pakistan The girl's father reported the kidnapping. In response, the police accused him of abusing alcoho >>> Pakistan Anti-Christian violence: tombs desecrated, young woman gang-raped Anti-Christian violence in Faisalabad: tombs desecrated, young woman gang-raped Muslim landowners us >>> No going back for Egypt's converted Copts, surge in disappearances of Coptic girls AMID the upheavals in Egypt since January, reports have begun to emerge of a surge in disappearances >>> Tunisian Jewish leader discusses security fears Tunisian Jewish leader discusses security fears The head of Tunisia's Jewish community explains >>> Egypt Islamist demand Hindus & Buddhists who were Muslims in previous life to reconvert Salafis demand Hindus & Buddhists who were Muslims in a previous life to reconvertIndian governm >>> Iraqi young Christian abducted, tortured and beheaded Kirkuk: young Christian abducted, tortured and beheadedAshur Yacob Issa, 29, was the father of three >>> Tunisia’s Jewish pilgrimage scaled down amid unrest A woman lights a candle in the Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba. (File Photo) >>> Coptic Christians slaughtered in Egypt as the world looks away TWELVE Christian were murdered in Egypt. Two hundred and thirty-two people wounded. The death toll w >>> Punjab: Christian student nurse forced to convert to marry Muslim man Farah Hatim, 24, was kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam. Although her family filed n abductio >>> Indonesia Shia Clerics Home was Attacked by Wahhabis On 10th April in Sampang , Madura island, East Java, the home of a Shiite cleric was attacked by a m >>> Non-Muslim as PM? Malaysians Debate Issue Kuala Lumpur. A controversy over an alleged secret plot by Christian pastors has turned into a debat >>> Blasphemy Laws in Egypt, Sudan Threaten Converts Statutes stand amid change in Islamic countries with Christian populations.Shifting political winds >>> Arab societies need to invest in anti-sectarian education Arab societies need to invest in anti-sectarian educationRepressive regimes have long exploited sect >>> Bahraini Police Threatened Shia School Girls to Rape Yasmeen, 16 — McClatchy is withholding her real name to protect her from retribution — w >>> Young, mentally ill Christian man arrested for blasphemy in Punjab Babar Masih, 25, allegedly used abusive language in regards to the Prophet Muhammad. Muslim religiou >>> Christians plan to introduce another official religion in Malaysia angers Muslims Malaysia’s government was seeking ways on Monday to defuse religious tensions following repor >>> 12 dead in Egypt as Christians and Muslims clash, church burned CAIRO — Relations between Egypt's Muslims and Christians degenerated to a new low Sunday a >>> Five dead in Cairo as Muslims, Christians clash Five dead in Cairo as Muslims, Christians clash in new challenge to Egypt militaryIslamists protest >>> Muslim Attackers Kill 17 Christians In Nigeria Christians in northern Nigeria were mourning Saturday, May 7, after Muslim attackers reportedly kill >>> Protestant leader arrested for importing religious books and CDs He brought thousands of banned material into the country. An investigation is opened. No end to reli >>> Anti-Christian violence in Pakistan, young woman raped, pastor attacked Anti-Christian violence in Punjab, young woman raped, Protestant pastor attackedTwo members of an ex >>> A Moroccan Jew with Arabo-Berber Roots The Jewish Moroccan writer Edmond Amran El Maleh died last year at the age of 93. The Moroccan Natio >>> Pakistani Christian jailed on protesting his Muslim officer’s comments defiling Christianity His Muslim officer in Waste Management Department commented “You Christian Kafir “Infide >>> Christian governor fired in Egypt Tens of thousands of Egyptians gather in the streets of Qena following a call by Islamist groups fo >>> Egyptian Convert Flees Potential Dangers in Syria Maher El-Gohary and daughter Dina at one of their apartments in Egypt, where they lived in hiding. & >>> New Christian Convert from Islam Murdered in Somalia Muslim militants shoot young man dead after learning he had begun to follow ChristNAIROBI, Kenya &nd >>> Islamists protest over Christian governor in Egypt Protestors in Qena have vowed to keep going until the Coptic governor is removed from office. >>> Turkey's Jewish community dwindling due to migration, death  Economic considerations are the main driver behind migration. DAILY NEWS photo Emrah GÜRE >>> Punjab, Muslims attack a Christian village by Jibran KhanThe attack took place this morning in Khokarki, near the city of Gujranwala. Hundreds >>> Living in Secret in Saudi Arabia, Christians & even Muslims of other sects, face severe restrictions Interview With Scholar on Churches in the Middle EastROME, (Zenit.org).- Saudi Arabia is considered >>> Dhaka, first encounter between Christian community and "heretical" Ahmadiyya The bilateral conference, sponsored by the ecumenical movement "Shalom", the theme will be >>> Yet another Christian condemned under Pakistan's Islamic blasphemy law A Christian by the name of Arif Masih, 40 years old, from the village of Chak Jhumra, in Faisalabad, >>> UZBEKISTAN punishes those who lend or gift Bibles to children Police intimidation and a stern warning to a Baptist Church that gives money to children. A woman wh >>> Turkey’s non-Muslims eye a modern civil constitution Protection of non-Muslim Turks is included in a 1923 Lausanne TreatyBy DUBAI (Alarabiya.net) >>> Iraqi Christians demand an autonomous region Iraqi Christians population is around 400,000 to 600,000, down from a 2003 prewar level of 1.4 mill >>> The Widening War Against Sufism Abu’l Ala Mawdudi (1903-79)On Tuesday, 5 April, the Egyptian newspaper Almasry Alyoum reported >>> 1,000 attack non-Muslim village in Nigeria Armed with machetes and guns, 1,000 militants attacked the village of Bar Arewa in the northern Nige >>> Saudi Arabia Jails House Church Christians Without Trial RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (BosNewsLife)– Two Indian Christians of a thriving Pentecostal house chur >>> Thousands of people attack a Christian church in Indonesia Kuansing, vote sparks violence: church burned, damage to Electoral Commission headquarters The ballo >>> The rise of Islamic parties urges Christians to flee from Egypt After the fall of Mubarak over 70 people a week seek information to leave the country, but among the >>> New Synagogue Opens In Azerbaijan, More than 30,000 Jews live in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan New Synagogue Opens In Baku  Baku's new synagogueBAKU -- Dignitaries, including several for >>> Christian evangelist faces death penalty in Saudi Arabia, he says is ready to die for his faith in Christ An Eritrean Christian is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia after being arrested for sha >>> Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy is gravely ill, fears for her life, after 3 months in solitary isolation Asia Bibi gravely ill, fears for her life, after three months in solitary isolation  The Christ >>> Malaysian state cleric bans Christian line dance Indonesians dancing the “poco-poco" dance A top Islamic official in a Malaysian state ha >>> Pakistan Sufi shrine rocked by two suicide blasts At least 41 killed Pakistan Sufi shrine rocked by two suicide blastsAt least 41 killed in twin blasts at Pakistan shri >>> Tunisian Jews say not to emigration to Israel The Israeli government adopts funding package to help Tunisian Jews move to Israel in the wake of th >>> Pakistani extremists declare war over Florida Koran burning, Third church attacked Third church attacked as Pakistani extremists declare war over Florida Koran burning Yesterday after >>> Bomb against church in Zahle as fear of a resurgence in terrorism grows in Lebanon The blast occurred overnight on Saturday against Our Lady Syro-Orthodox Church in Zahle, in the Beka >>> 1/3  NEXT   End Home Page