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SNAPSHOT: Manipur, India

SNAPSHOT: Manipur, India

Manipur is a small state in the far eastern part of India. It is one of a handful of Indian states separated from the rest of the subcontinent by the countries of Bangladesh and Nepal. Manipur is home to 3.3 million people. More than half of the state's population...

SNAPSHOT: Nigeria

SNAPSHOT: Nigeria

Islamic extremists, including Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province, want to Islamize northeastern Nigeria. For decades, extremist groups have attacked Christians with impunity. Often, whole villages are wiped out and entire communities are displaced....

A Faith Intact

A Faith Intact

Philip Amasham wept as he told his story. His wife, Comfort, was killed by Fulani militants in northern Nigeria. Despite the persecution and the challenging times ahead, Philip declared that he was not discouraged and that his faith was “cement solid.”

Muslims in Indonesia End Church’s Meetings in Home

Muslims in Indonesia End Church’s Meetings in Home

Local residents object to use of house for worship. By Our Indonesia Correspondent SURABAYA, Indonesia – Muslim residents objecting to house-church worship in western Indonesia on Sunday (March 17) compelled the pastor to discontinue using her home for services,...

Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Convert in Kenya

Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Convert in Kenya

Assailants injure three other evangelists from Uganda. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on March 8 ambushed and killed an evangelist from Kenya and severely injured three others from Uganda near a...

Christian Family in India Beaten, Separated from Children

Christian Family in India Beaten, Separated from Children

Tribal villagers expel couple for refusing to renounce Christ. By Our India Correspondent NEW DELHI, March 20, 2024 (Morning Star News) – A Christian couple in central India have not seen their two young children for more than a month after an attack by followers of...

Christian Slain for Leading Muslims to Faith in Christ

Christian Slain for Leading Muslims to Faith in Christ

Body found with note in arabic saying he was warned. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, March 19, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda on March 8 killed a Christian for leading Muslims to faith in Christ, sources said. Kiisa...

Iran: Prayer for Iranian-Armenian pastor in prison

Iran: Prayer for Iranian-Armenian pastor in prison

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 12, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – A former classmate of an 18-year-old Christian in Pakistan accused him of blasphemy after failing to convert him to Islam, impeding the accused’s college studies and his family’s...

Algeria: Appeal hearing soon

Algeria: Appeal hearing soon

ABUJA, Nigeria, March 7, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Muslim terrorists killed two Christians and kidnapped dozens of others in an attack on the outskirts of the city of Kaduna in northern Nigeria, sources said. The assailants invaded Gonin...

Christians Fearing Forced Marriages in Pakistan Find Hope

Christians Fearing Forced Marriages in Pakistan Find Hope

LAHORE, Pakistan, March 6, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The Lahore High Court’s recent directive to strictly enforce anti-child marriage laws has raised hope among Pakistan’s Christians of some protection against their underage girls being...

Islamic Extremists in Indonesia Targeting Youth, Women

Islamic Extremists in Indonesia Targeting Youth, Women

SURABAYA, Indonesia, February 29, 2024 (Morning Star News) – The head of Indonesia’s counter-terrorism agency said officials are focussing on protecting teenaged children and women from Islamic radicalization as they have become the most targeted groups. Citing a...