Christians in the Middle East A series describing life for believers in several Middle Eastern countries Syria is called “Aram” in the Hebrew Bible (Old
LAHORE, Pakistan — Suspected Islamic extremists fired bullets into the car of a Christian evangelist with impunity in June, while in another Punjab province town,
FAISALABAD, Pakistan — On July 19, suspected Islamic extremists shot dead two Christians accused of “blasphemy.” Armed gunmen shot a pastor, Rashid Emmanuel, 32, and
Christians in the Middle East A series describing life for believers in several Middle Eastern countries Lebanon, a remarkably small and beautiful country endowed with
SARGODHA, Pakistan — Christian communities in two areas in Punjab province came under attack in July. In Sargodha on July 1, an unidentified motorcyclist tossed
JHELUM, Pakistan — A Muslim mob in Jhelum, Pakistan, murdered the wife and four children of a Christian in June, but local authorities are too
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Muslim students attacked a Christian professor at Peshawar University College in Hayatabad in June after he refused their demand to convert to
LONDON — The Methodist Church in Britain has launched a boycott of all products from Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories, prompting a wave of
