Morning Star News

• Christians Deported from Morocco Fight to be Reunited With Orphans
  Expatriate Christians who ran an orphanage in Morocco until they were deported on charges of proselytism said last week they will take their fight to be reunited with the children to the Supreme...
  Wednesday, June 5, 2013
• Iranian Pastor Arrested as Crackdown in Iran Intensifies
  Security forces arrested an Iranian pastor in Tehran after raiding his house and pressuring his church to close as a crackdown on Christians intensified ahead of June elections.
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
• Calls for Attacks on Christians Emanate From Mosque Loudspeakers in Pakistan Villages
  A Muslim political candidate suspected of murdering a Christian has instigated calls from mosque loudspeakers for attacks on Christians, whom he blames for his May 11 election loss.
  Wednesday, May 22, 2013
• Teacher Accused of Blasphemy in Egypt Released on Bail
  A Coptic Christian teacher in Egypt accused of committing blasphemy and evangelizing in school was released Tuesday after posting nearly $3,000 in bail.
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
• Anti-Christian Hostility Behind Boko Haram Killing Spree in Nigeria
  Anti-Christian hostility drove an Islamic extremist killing spree in the northeastern Nigerian village of Midlu Shalmi, though the attack was portrayed mainly as politically motivated, an area...
  Monday, May 13, 2013
• Iranian-American Pastor Spends Birthday in Solitary Confinement
  Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini spent his 33rd birthday in solitary confinement today, suffering from untreated injuries from beatings by prisoners and officials in an Iranian prison.
  Wednesday, May 8, 2013
• Morocco: Christian Converts Unsettled by Fatwa Calling for Execution of Those Who Leave Islam
  A Moroccan fatwa calling for the execution of those who leave Islam has left many Christian converts in turmoil.
  Monday, May 6, 2013
• Sudan Intensifies Arrests, Deportations of Christians
  Sudan has stepped up its arrests and deportations of Christians, with interrogation including threats to bury them alive.
  Wednesday, May 1, 2013
• Nigeria: Attack That Killed 18 Christians Caps Two Years of Islamic Aggression
  Besides hit-and-run attacks by Fulani Muslims, the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group has targeted Christians in Nigeria in its effort to destabilize the government and impose Islamic law...
  Thursday, April 25, 2013
• Christian Widow in Somalia Killed Four Months After Husband Slain
  Islamist militants in Somalia have killed the widow of a Christian who was slain for his faith in December, leaving the couple's five children orphaned.
  Tuesday, April 23, 2013
• Pregnant Mother in Tanzania Forced Out of Home for Putting Faith in Christ
  By the time Lukia Khalid, mother of three and nearly seven months pregnant, was baptized on March 30, her Muslim husband had already forced her out of their home in western Tanzania for becoming a...
  Monday, April 22, 2013
• Nigerian Pastor, Family Narrowly Escape Village's Easter Carnage
  The Rev. John Dakwat and his wife were at work in a back corner of their church building when they heard gunshots. Dakwat, who identified the assailants as Muslim, ethnic Fulani herdsmen, managed...
  Monday, April 8, 2013
• Christian Killed in Attack on Coptic Mourners in Egypt
  Coptic Christians attending a funeral service in Cairo for four Copts killed two days earlier in an anti-Christian rampage were in turn attacked themselves by at least 200 Muslim rioters.
  Monday, April 8, 2013
• Islamic Horde Attacks Christian Area of Gujranwala, Pakistan
  Incited by calls from mosque loudspeakers after a dispute between Muslim and Christian youths, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighborhood in Gujranwala, Pakistan, injuring at least five...
  Thursday, April 4, 2013
• Massive Bail Required of Christian Prisoners in Iran
  Four Christian converts from Islam arrested last year for alleged evangelistic activities had to post enormous bail amounts in order to be released from an Iranian prison.
  Monday, April 1, 2013
• Bombings in Sudan Kill Christians, Destroy Church Building
  The Sudanese government's bombing of predominantly Christian, ethnic Nuba civilians in South Kordofan state has taken more lives the first three months of this year – possibly including Muslims.
  Thursday, March 28, 2013
• Christians in India Wounded, Jailed, Expelled
  Christians suffered serious head injuries, expulsion from home and incarceration based on false witness as Hindu extremists continued their reign of terror in India this month.
  Friday, March 22, 2013
• Five Lives Lost in Attack on Christian Area of Northern Nigeria
  Christian children fleeing from gunmen saved their lives by hiding among the rock formations towering over their village, but a 6-month-old baby and a 13-year-old girl never got the chance.
  Wednesday, March 20, 2013