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Coptic Christians are attacked in two villages in Egypt

By Edward Ross

Three days after Coptic Christians in southern Minya Governorate were attacked over “rumors” of plans for a new church, Muslim extremists upset over a permit to construct a church building on Friday (April 26) attacked Copts in another village.
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Calls for restraint after Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel; Christians point to underlying spiritual issue

By CDI Staff

In the night of Saturday to Sunday local time, Iran launched more than three hundred drones and missiles towards Israel, almost all of which were shot down by air defense systems and aircraft in Israel and Jordan, with support from the U.S. and the U.K.
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Taliban supreme leader vows to stone women to death, promises to bring sharia 'into action'

By The Christian Post

The Taliban's supreme leader promised in a recent voice message that it will punish adulterous women by stoning them to death in public, declaring that the radical Islamic group is acting in accordance with God while Western officials are of the "devil."
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Women as agents of transformation in Iran: “They realize their identity in Christ and become fired up for Christ!”

By CDI Staff

Home to a diverse population of some 84 million people, Iran has often featured in the media as a politically destabilizing force in the region that feeds its proxies and allies in neighboring countries with weapons and financial support, while suppressing dissent at home. There is, however, another story unfolding among the people in the Islamic Republic who have been coming to faith in Jesus Christ in large numbers in recent years, according to reports by different ministries who are active in
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[Book review] Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World

By Gordon Showell-Rogers

This disturbing book is extraordinarily inspiring: within all the painful stories (real stories, full of shame), there’s extraordinary life, hope and redemption.
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“People are living in fear of the future” and “they are thirsty for Jesus”, a conversation about ministering in the Middle East today

By CDI Staff

"We've been receiving so many – I can say thousands and thousands – of comments and letters where people express how thirsty and how hungry they are for this Jesus whom we're talking about and for this unconditional love."

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Coptic Christians are attacked in two villages in Egypt

Three days after Coptic Christians in southern Minya Governorate were attacked over “rumors” of plans for a new church, Muslim extremists upset over a permit to construct a church building on Friday (April 26) attacked Copts in another village.
Global forum kicks off in Ghana, highlights shift of Christianity’s focal point to Africa
Bishop in Australia, others stabbed during worship
“God is on the move,” says head of Global Christian Forum as most diverse gathering of Christian leaders set to begin in Ghana
Lausanne Movement previews research findings of Great Commission Report at evangelical press event

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Coptic Christians are attacked in two villages in Egypt

Calls for restraint after Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel; Christians point to underlying spiritual issue

Taliban supreme leader vows to stone women to death, promises to bring sharia 'into action'

Women as agents of transformation in Iran: “They realize their identity in Christ and become fired up for Christ!”

[Book review] Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World

“People are living in fear of the future” and “they are thirsty for Jesus”, a conversation about ministering in the Middle East today

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Coptic Christians are attacked in two villages in Egypt

Global forum kicks off in Ghana, highlights shift of Christianity’s focal point to Africa

Bishop in Australia, others stabbed during worship

“God is on the move,” says head of Global Christian Forum as most diverse gathering of Christian leaders set to begin in Ghana

Lausanne Movement previews research findings of Great Commission Report at evangelical press event

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