Iraqi Christians fear increased persecution
April 24, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq — As the U.S.-led war to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein raged, Iraq’s small Christian minority feared more than American bombs. They expect
Police arrest and torture 170 Christians in Eritrea
April 17, 2003
ASMARA, Eritrea — A wave of anti-Christian raids by security police in the small African nation of Eritrea has led to the arrest and torture
Russian Islamic leader calls for jihad in Iraq
April 17, 2003
MOSCOW — One of Russia’s top Muslim leaders called for a jihad April 3 against the United States for its attack on Iraq but was
Assisted suicide rates nearly double in Oregon
March 20, 2003
The number of people who legally committed suicide with a physician’s assistance in Oregon nearly doubled last year. Thirty-eight people used drugs prescribed by
Religious leaders offer mixed reactions to address
February 6, 2003
Religious leaders reacting to President Bush’s State of the Union speech seemed generally pleased with his proposal to further address the AIDS crisis in Africa
Christian convert imprisoned in Egypt
December 12, 2002
A letter smuggled out of Cairo’s Mazraa Tora prison in September confirmed that an Egyptian convert to Christianity, who disappeared in May, has been imprisoned
State government demolishes churches
December 12, 2002
NIGERIA — State officials in Borno, northern Nigeria, have demolished churches in the capital city of Maiduguri and plan to demolish more, claiming the buildings
Christian, Muslim students clash on campus
December 5, 2002
NIGERIA — Twenty Christian students have been confirmed dead and 50 others injured following a bloody clash with Muslim schoolmates at the Federal College of
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