By Dr. Susan Berry A new report reveals that at least 700 Christian women are kidnapped and forced into conversion to Islam and Islamic marriages in Pakistan each year. According to the Fides agency, the Solidarity and Peace Movement, a coalition of non-governmental organizations, associations, and institutions, including the Justice and Peace Commission of the…
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 Sharona Schwartz There has been a spike in the kidnappings of Christians in Egypt, further evidence of the precarious situation of the minority religious community in the embattled country, according to an investigation by the Christian Science Monitor. Quoting church officials and Christian activists, correspondent Kristen Chick reported on Tuesday that more than 100…