Morocco Fatwa Demands Death Sentence For Christian Converts
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
RABAT,MOROCCO (BosNewsLife)-- Christian converts in Morocco feared for their future Thursday, April 25, after the country's highest Islamic institute issued a fatwa demanding the death penalty for Muslims who renounce their religion.
RABAT,MOROCCO (BosNewsLife)-- Christian converts in Morocco feared for their future Thursday, April 25, after the country's highest Islamic institute issued a fatwa demanding the death penalty for Muslims who renounce their religion. Nigeria Christians Concerned As Fighting Kills 185 (Update 2)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Catholic aid group warned Monday, April 22, that a long-running insurgency in northern Nigeria is escalating after at least 185 people were killed in fighting between the military and the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Catholic aid group warned Monday, April 22, that a long-running insurgency in northern Nigeria is escalating after at least 185 people were killed in fighting between the military and the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Central African Christians Await Peacekeepers Amid Church Killings, Looting
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (BosNewslife)-- Devoted Christians are among those awaiting the arrival of additional peacekeepers in the troubled Central African Republic to help restore security after violence linked to rebels killed at least seven believers during an evangelical church service, and over a dozen others elsewhere in the capital Bangui.
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (BosNewslife)-- Devoted Christians are among those awaiting the arrival of additional peacekeepers in the troubled Central African Republic to help restore security after violence linked to rebels killed at least seven believers during an evangelical church service, and over a dozen others elsewhere in the capital Bangui.
Somalia Christian Convert Feared Dead After Islamic Kidnapping
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian convert who was captured and reportedly tortured by Islamic militants in Somalia remained missing Friday, April 19, and there were fears he may have died.
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian convert who was captured and reportedly tortured by Islamic militants in Somalia remained missing Friday, April 19, and there were fears he may have died.
Egypt Detains 4 Christians Over Deadly Violence
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Four Coptic Christian men who were in one of Egypt's main churches when it was attacked by an angry Muslim crowd have been jailed, though they were innocent, Christian rights activists said Saturday, April 13.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Four Coptic Christian men who were in one of Egypt's main churches when it was attacked by an angry Muslim crowd have been jailed, though they were innocent, Christian rights activists said Saturday, April 13. Egypt President Condemns Anti-Christian Violence
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has condemned anti-Christian violence outside Cairo's main church in which as many as two people were killed and up to 90 others were injured.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has condemned anti-Christian violence outside Cairo's main church in which as many as two people were killed and up to 90 others were injured.BREAKING NEWS: Egypt Clashes Kill 4 Christians, 1 Muslim
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- At least four Christians and one Muslim, all men, were killed and a church damaged in sectarian clashes just outside Egypt's capital, security sources confirmed Saturday, April 6.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- At least four Christians and one Muslim, all men, were killed and a church damaged in sectarian clashes just outside Egypt's capital, security sources confirmed Saturday, April 6. NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Easter Season Attacks Kill 80, Christians Urge Prayers
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigerian Christians appealed for prayers Tuesday, April 2, after Easter season violence in troubled central Nigeria left as many as 80 people dead and displaced some 4,500 others.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigerian Christians appealed for prayers Tuesday, April 2, after Easter season violence in troubled central Nigeria left as many as 80 people dead and displaced some 4,500 others.
Central African Republic Christians Trapped In Deadly Clashes, Looting
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (BosNewsLife)-- Christians feared more violence Thursday, March 28, as army chiefs pledged allegiance to the Central African Republic's self-proclaimed president Michel Djotodia whose rebels seized the capital, triggering deadly violence, looting and attacks against churches.
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (BosNewsLife)-- Christians feared more violence Thursday, March 28, as army chiefs pledged allegiance to the Central African Republic's self-proclaimed president Michel Djotodia whose rebels seized the capital, triggering deadly violence, looting and attacks against churches.
Sudan Christian Jailed As Deadly Violence Spreads
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Sudanese Christian aid worker has been jailed for over a month without charges while outside her prison walls Christians were killed in bombardments by government troops, rights activists and residents said Wednesday, March 27.
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Sudanese Christian aid worker has been jailed for over a month without charges while outside her prison walls Christians were killed in bombardments by government troops, rights activists and residents said Wednesday, March 27. 
