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Mourners cry during the funeral of Kamal Ezz al-Deen al-Ghuraifi, an aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, July 2, 2005. al-Ghuraifi was killed by gunmen in a drive-by shooting as he left al-Doreen mosque in Baghdad after leading Friday prayers, relatives said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Christian Persecution

Horror: What Ex-Muslims in Iraq Face After Becoming Christians

Wow.

Billy Hallowell
Students and other activists carry Bangladesh's national flag during a protest march organized by Students Against Discrimination to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down after a mass uprising, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Christian Persecution

Sword-Wielding Muslim Extremists Terrorize Christians, Mark Homes With Crosses in Bangladesh

“It’s an extremely worrisome atmosphere right now.”

Billy Hallowell
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Christian Persecution

Nicaragua Exiles Seven Priests as Crackdown on Christians Continues

Pray.

Tré Goins-Phillips
FILE- in this Wednesday, March 25, 2020, photo, family members cry after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pakistan asked neighbor Afghanistan to extradite Aslam Farooqi, a leader of the local Islamic State affiliate, who was arrested in an Afghan intelligence operation in southern Afghanistan earlier this month. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, file)

Faith

PRAY: Islamic Extremism Sparks Slaughter, Attacks, Murder of Christians in Pakistan

“It’s just very common that there are false charges brought.”

Billy Hallowell
Our Lady of Fatima church. Catholic couple praying. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam. | usage worldwide Photo by: Pascal Deloche / Godong/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

News

11 Christians Sentenced to Prison in Vietnam Go Missing

“The missing Christian prisoners speak to a larger problem.”

Tré Goins-Phillips
Women react under the bridge during a march in solidarity with the victims of the Christmas Eve attack, in Jos, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Nigerian officials and survivors say at least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state in the latest of such mass killings. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Faith

‘Slow-Motion Jihad’: Biden Admin Under Fire Amid Deadly Horror Targeting Christians in Nigeria

“There is no justification…”

Billy Hallowell
People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers march past a poster depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping at their quarters during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. China on Sunday opens a twice-a-decade party conference at which leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term that breaks with recent precedent and establishes himself as arguably the most powerful Chinese politician since Mao Zedong. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Culture

As China’s Christian Persecution Rages, Is Biblical Faith There in Decline or Thriving in the Shadows?

“It’s under pressure…but…”

Billy Hallowell