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Another NGO Condemns Algeria for Continued Detention of Christian Convert
Publication Date: 28/10/2021
Source: Persecution - International Christian Concern
Yesterday, Amnesty International, a renowned, secular human rights watchdog group, condemned the sentence of Foudhil Bahloul, an Algerian Christian convert convicted under laws regulating non-Muslim worship. This condemnation of the Algerian government comes at a time when religious freedom continues to deteriorate in the north African country, especially at the expense of the Algerian Christian community.
Egypt strengthens influence in Africa through church
Author: George Mikhail
Publication Date: 7/10/2021
Source: Al-Monitor
Egypt is taking advantage of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church's charitable and development projects in Africa to boost its influence on the continent, especially in the Nile Basin countries.
On Sept. 27, the patriarch of the Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, promised Burundi Ambassador to Egypt Sheikh Rashid Malachi Nyirajera that the Church would continue to provide educational and health support to the Burundian people.
Iranian Christians join Bible reading plan
Author: Kevin Zeller
Publication Date: 18/10/2021
Source: Mission Network News
Iranians all around the world have joined a Bible reading plan together. It is organized by the Iranian Bible Society in Diaspora.
Ancient Assyrian church reopens for worship in Turkey
Publication Date: 11/10/2021
Source: Daily Sabah
Assyrians of the southeastern Mardin province, who emigrated to Europe 30 years ago and recently returned to their homeland, restored their 1,700-year-old church and have opened it for worship with a ceremony on Monday.
The İzbırak village in Mardin’s Midyat district, where nearly 100 Assyrian Turkish families once lived, was transformed into a ghost town in 1993 as the community migrated to other European countries. The Assyrians decided to return as peace prevails once again in the region with security forces having completely cleared the area of PKK terrorists. After their return, the families started restoration work on the 1,700-year-old Mor Dimet Church. After the completion of the two-year restoration project, the families can begin to worship there again after almost 30 years.
Algeria: Appeal of convicted Christian heard
Publication Date: 29/10/2021
Source: Middle East Concern
Algerian Christians request continued prayer for Foudhil Bahloul (35), a Christian from a Muslim background as he waits for a 10 November decision on his appeal of a conviction on several charges. His case was heard in the provincial appeals court of Ain Defla on 27 October.
Jailed Christian Converts: The Regime is Destroying Our Churches
Publication Date: 28/10/2021
Source: IranWire
Three jailed Iranian converts to Christianity, Behnam Akhlaghi, Babak Hosseinzadeh and Saheb Fadaei, have denounced “gross violations” of their human rights in an open letter from Evin Prison. The letter, the full text of which was published by HRANA news agency, protests against the deprivation of Persian-speaking Christians’ right to worship as they see fit.
UN told: ‘Don’t forget Iran’s persecuted Christians’
Publication Date: 29/10/2021
Source: Article 18
Article18 has partnered with seven other organisations to ask senior UN figures not to forget Iran’s persecuted Christians in future reports about the human rights situation in the country.
Successor of Greek Orthodox Archbishop Boulos Yazigi appointed in Aleppo, eight years after his mysterious disappearance
Publication Date: 14/10/2021
Source: Agencia fides
The Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, led by Patriarch Yohanna X Yazigi, has appointed Bishop Efrem Maalouli as new metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox archieparchy of Aleppo and Alexandretta. The appointment also acquires importance in light of the fact that the assigned episcopal see had been vacant for more than eight years, following the mysterious disappearance of Boulos Yazigi, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo who disappeared on April 22, 2013 together with Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, Syrian Orthodox metropolitan in the same Syrian metropolis.
Egypt churches play matchmaker as Christians' marriages decline
Publication Date: 20/10/2021
Source: Al-Monitor
An ancient church is coming under fire for trying to help its single male and female members get married.
The matchmaking program at the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in the southern Cairo district of Maadi asks members who want to get married to fill out a form with information about themselves and the type of life partner they want to have.
Middle East home to highest rate of religious persecution
Publication Date: 12/10/2021
Source: Asia News
12th report on "Global restrictions on religions" by the Pew Research Center reveals attacks by terrorist groups are decreasing, but restrictions and constraints imposed by the State or government agencies are growing. Christians remain the most persecuted religious group in the world, with at least 153 nations experiencing attacks of various kinds.
