Response of grace to 21 beheadings
THE EGYPTIAN CHURCH has caused tears across the nation following messages of forgiveness from Christian families of 21 hardworking men beheaded by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya. HEART reported…
Egyptian convert not allowed to travel to court
THE FIRST Egyptian citizen to change his legal religious identity from ‘Muslim’ to ‘Christian’ faces losing his prison appeal because he is not allowed to travel to court.
Egyptian churches reopen
TEN CHURCHES wrecked by radical Muslims in the summer of last year (2013) in Egypt have now been reopened.
Christian Eritreans suffer in Egyptian Sinai
MEN AND WOMEN FROM ERITREA who fled their homeland due to Christian persecution are being kept in Egyptian prisons following the chaos of the Arab Spring and tormented by radical…
AWARD FOR FILM SHOT IN SECRET
Hollywood actor congratulates Sussex director A HOLLYWOOD FILM ACTOR gave a top award to the film makers of a documentary about the suffering church in Egypt. Stephen Baldwin, who became…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF April-May 2014
Prayer and the Ukraine crisis Ukraine’s new interim president is a Christian who warned his countrymen about “dangerous signs of separatism” before the Russians annexed Crimea, according to a Mission…
Egypt’s Christians scapegoated by Muslim Brotherhood
In the wake of President Morsi’s overthrow, the Muslim Brotherhood has been venting its fury on Egypt’s Coptic Christians VIOLENCE, intimidation, murders and burning of properties have spiked significantly as…
West Bank Christians fear for their safety as attacks increase
Middle East update By Howard Stern, a Sussex-based negotiator and mediator IN RECENT WEEKS there have been disturbing incidents in the Palestinian West Bank which severely challenge local Christians to…