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Iran security forces arrest female Christian convert in Tehran
Publication Date: 7/7/2020
Source: IranNewsWire
Iranian security forces arrested a female Christian convert in Tehran, after searching her home and confiscating her personal belongings.
According to the Human Rights News Agency, on June 30 security forces went to the home of Maliheh Nazari in Tehran’s Aria Shahr and seized her computer, smartphone, and books.
Israel cancels 'God TV's Evangelical Christian channel
Author: Jeremy Sharon
Publication Date: 28/6/2020
Source: The Jerusalem Post
The license for Shelanu TV, the Hebrew-language Christian evangelical TV channel which has been accused of seeking to proselytize in Israel, has been suspended.Shelanu TV, owned by parent company God TV, began broadcasting in Israel on the Hot cable network at the end of April after it received a license from the Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting earlier this year.
Religious freedom commission says U.S. cannot ignore northeast Syria
Author: Dale Gavlak
Publication Date: 11/6/2020
Source: Catholic News Service - America Magazine
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged Washington to take concrete actions to safeguard religious freedoms established in northeast Syria, an area imperiled by Turkish troops and allied militants.
Palestinians should seek US Christians’ support
Author: Ray Hanania
Publication Date: 25/6/2020
Source: ArabNews
Evangelical Christians make up about 25 percent of America’s population of 328 million. But, despite their relatively small numbers, evangelicals have made themselves the “voice” of the American Christian community, which totals more than 65 percent of the population.
Arabs founded Jerusalem, says Jordan-based institute
Author: Daoud Kuttab
Publication Date: 28/6/2020
Source: Arab News
Amman: Arabs were the first inhabitants of Jerusalem and have lived there for at least 5,000 years, according to a white paper published by an Amman-based think tank.
“They founded and built it in the first place — and have been there ever since,” the paper says.
Using unpublished documents, the paper, from the Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, seeks to correct the misperception “that Arabs are newcomers to Jerusalem.”
Minorities in Turkey on edge amid threats, attacks
Author: Ayla Jean Yackley
Publication Date: 2/6/2020
Source: Al-Monitor
Ethnic and religious minorities in Turkey are on edge after a series of threats and attacks, with both government officials and their critics warning society’s most vulnerable are being targeted to foment strife.
Kurds, Christians and others have all faced intimidation or outright violence in recent weeks in what appear to be mostly unrelated incidents. Yet they coincide with growing economic uncertainty and political tensions wrought in part by the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 4,500 people in Turkey and hammered the economy.
Why are Christians leaving Palestinian territories?
Author: Matt Hadro
Publication Date: 19/6/2020
Source: Catholic News Agency
A new survey of Palestinian Christians reveals that many not only fear economic hardship and the annexation of their land, but are also concerned about the attitudes of their Muslim neighbors.
Egyptians outraged by fatwa against charity to non-Muslims
Author: Shahira Amin
Publication Date: 22/5/2020
Source: Al-Monitor
“I live in a foreign country; should I give zakat to non-Muslims?”
The question was posed by a Muslim man in a Q&A video session livestreamed on Dar al-Ifta's Facebook page May 12. The cleric hosting the session, which was later deleted, replied that the annual alms required under Islam should only be given to Muslims, while "sadaqah," a less formal type of Islamic charity, can be given to non-Muslims.
Christian leaders: Covid-19 overshadowing historical evils of the Holy Land
Publication Date: 20/6/2020
Source: AsiaNews
The emeritus leaders of the holy city say the pandemic "diverted attention" from questions of justice and peace to "life and death". But the problems of the past remain unsolved. Fears for the future of Palestinian Christians forced to flee abroad. The path to coexistence in international law and resolutions.
Kuwait puts off reopening of Churches
Author: Ramadan Al Sherbini
Publication Date: 13/6/2020
Source: Gulf News
Christian leaders in Kuwait have said that the churches in the country will remain closed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
On Wednesday, mosques in Kuwait were reopened for congregation prayers, except for the Friday prayers, about three months after they were shut down to contain the virus incidence. The Friday prayers are held only inside the Grand Mosque in Kuwait City with the participation of its employees and broadcast live on the state television.
