Worldwide
Maldives: Poor religious freedom
21 Aug 2010
After Saudi Arabia, the Maldives is the only nation that claims a 100-percent Muslim population. The Indian Ocean archipelago has more than 70,000 expatriate workers representing several non-Islamic religions, including Christianity, but those who intermingle must…
The Asia Evangelical Alliance has condemned Taliban's slaying of ten aid workers in Afghanistan. See: The bodies of a Briton, six Americans, a German, and two Afghan interpreters were discovered in northern Afghanistan. Media reported that…
Pakistan: Rapes of Christian girls escalating
21 Aug 2010
Three Muslim men raped a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint on July 21 stand her father was later kidnapped and tortured. He was working the fields when three men who work for his Muslim employer overpowered his…
Global: Persecution increases during Ramadan
21 Aug 2010
For some Christians around the world, Ramadan represents an opportunity to talk about Christ while Muslims are seeking truth, but for believers in mostly Muslim nations, this Islamic holy month is a time to lay low.…
Pakistan: Humanitarian crisis
21 Aug 2010
Tens of thousands of villages are still underwater with 17 million acres of desperately needed crops wiped out. This will mean food shortages in the near future for a country so poor that it is dependent…
INSIGHT ARTICLE: Kenya: Referendum repercussions
14 Aug 2010
Further to last week's INSIGHT ARTICLE we give thanks to God that apart from a few incidents in the Rift Valley the Referendum vote last week was peaceful with no inter-tribal violence. Although 70% of those…