By Alex Murashko A touching prayer for the Middle East by a young boy in Egypt included prayers for “those killing others” in Iraq and Arab countries, according to audio and video released by a children’s program on an Arabic Christian television channel. “Mario, a regular fan of the SAT-7 KIDS program ‘Why Is That,’…
By the National Association of Evangelicals In the last few weeks, thousands of Christians have been forced by militant rule to flee their homes in northern Iraq. The United States has authorized air strikes and humanitarian aid airdrops in Iraq. The United Nations has condemned militant actions and is urging a coordinated response. Stories of…
By Robert P. George (CNN) — The recent ordeal of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese mother and wife of an American citizen — coupled with Iran’s continued imprisonment of Saeed Abedini, also an American citizen and a pastor — should awaken our conscience to one grim and inescapable fact: The persecution of Christians continues….
By Bob Simon The following is a script from “The Copts” which aired on Dec. 15, 2013, and was rebroadcast on June 22, 2014. Bob Simon is the correspondent. Harry Radliffe, producer. Think of Egypt and the first thing that comes to mind is not Christianity. But Egypt is home to the Copts, one of…
Christian leaders across America are coming together with a pledge to show solidarity and a call to action for their imperiled brothers and sisters being persecuted in the churches of Egypt, Iraq and Syria – the same lands Jesus and the apostles shared the Gospel 2,000 years ago. The pledge, a grassroots effort released publicly…
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) issued a surprising comment about an overture from Pittsburgh Presbytery (11-02) which called for the Presbyterian Church (USA) to turn its attention to the plight of Christians suffering persecution due to sectarian violence in Egypt and other parts of the world. The comment reads: The suffering of the church…
By Stoyan Zaimov Violence in Egypt against Coptic Christians has continued despite the fall of former president Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, with believers still facing abductions and the government seizing their property, the Board of Inquiry in Cairo reported. The report, according to Fides News Agency, shows that Copts, who make up close…
By Barnabas Aid The Christian community in Egypt continues to be targeted with killings and kidnappings as the country is afflicted by Islamist violence and instability. The removal of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in July and passage of a new constitution last month have given Christians hope of better times ahead in Egypt, but at…
By Jayson Casper In 2011, Nadia Makram, 13, was walking home from church near her working-class Cairo neighborhood when she vanished. Her mother, Martha, went to the police, who refused to file a report. Soon after, Martha received a call demanding $15,000. She went back to the police, who registered a complaint but noted only…
By Morgan Lee “So many Christians in the world are suffering. Am I indifferent to that, or does it affect me like it’s a member of the family? Does it touch my heart, or doesn’t it really affect me, [to know that] so many brothers and sisters in the family are giving their lives for…