INDIA: Anti-Conversion Law Passed PDF Print E-mail
Written by J. Grant Swank Jr., The American Daily   
Thursday, 03 August 2006
For a person to convert to Christ, he must have the government sign over that he can convert to Christ. In other words, there is no freedom of religious choice in India, per Compass Direct News. One has to bow down to the government officialdom first; otherwise, he sets himself up for persecution.
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Christian Persecution Groups Express Concerns for Mideast Believers PDF Print E-mail
Written by Michelle Vu, The Christian Post   
Thursday, 03 August 2006
The launch of Israel’s deepest ground strike into Lebanon and the firing of at least 150 Hezbollah rockets into Israel on Wednesday continued to fuel the fierce and unrelenting war in its third week. Christian groups, in addition to providing desperately needed items to Lebanese civilians, responded to the conflict by urging prayers for believers who are trapped or have decided to stay in the region.
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Afghanistan deports Christian Koreans PDF Print E-mail
Written by CHRIS HAWKE, AP   
Thursday, 03 August 2006
Afghanistan on Thursday ordered hundreds of South Korean Christians to leave the country, accusing them of seeking to undermine Islamic culture.
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Holy War PDF Print E-mail
Written by The Media Line   
Thursday, 03 August 2006
Supreme Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Muhammad Mahdi 'Akif, called on all Muslims to "help the resistance in all its forms," both in Lebanon and in the Palestinian areas, the London-based daily A-Sharq Al-Awsat reports.
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Women and Minorities, the Arab Invisibles PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rayyan al-Shawaf, The Daily Star, Lebanon   
Thursday, 03 August 2006
The sad truth is that in Egypt and other Arab nations many Muslims simply do not vote for Christians. Curiously, large numbers of men and women in Arab countries also refrain from voting for female candidates, viewing them as weak, ineffective, emotional, and generally unsuited for political work (not one woman won a seat in the recent Kuwaiti elections).
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