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Christian woman in escapes Muslim captor after ten-year ordeal

A young Christian woman in Pakistan who was kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married to her Muslim abductor has escaped after more than ten years in captivity.

Nadia Naira was seized at gunpoint

Acid attack on pastor highlights growing religious intolerance in Uganda

Christians in Uganda are calling for protection from Muslim extremists after a pastor had acid thrown in his face, leaving him disfigured and partially blind in his right eye.

The attack took place in the Ugandan capital city of Kampala
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Final results show Christians under-represented in new Egyptian Parliament

Final results of the Egyptian parliamentary elections confirm a resounding victory for Islamist groups, while the country’s Christians are woefully under-represented, filling just seven of the 498 seats.

The Egyptian parliament was the site of protests during the revolution
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Indian Christians targeted in 140 violent incidents last year

Indian Christians were targeted in 140 major incidents of violence in 2011, including murders, assaults, arson attacks and the destruction of property.

Indian Christians at prayer

Opposition mounts to growing use of sharia law in Britain

A Muslim campaigner is backing a bill that aims to stop sharia councils from falsely claiming legal status in England and Wales.

Statue of Justice, Old Bailey, London
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Story update

In the press release, Christians in Syria targeted in series of kidnappings and killings; 100 dead, sent on 18 January, we stated:

“On 6 January, 2012, the Council of Evangelical Churches in Baghdad was dissolved...”

We are pleased to learn that this dissolution is not permanent; an interim board has been formed until a new council is elected. The Evangelical Church remains active in serving the Lord in Baghdad

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