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  Faith Without Frontiers podcast explores refugee crisis through award-winning documentary 'Life Jacket'

  The latest episode of Faith Without Frontiers, aired this week, features a compelling conversation between host Gordon Showell-Rogers and filmmaker and documentary producer Faten AlFaraj, whose award-winning film Life Jacket shines a light on the realities faced by refugees fleeing conflict, persecution, and displacement.

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  Jordan to legalize wills, allowing Christians to opt out of male-based Sharia inheritance law, adopt children

  Jordan's Cabinet on Wednesday (June 17) approved amendments that would allow Christians to bypass mandatory Sharia inheritance rules for the first time, and to legally adopt Christian children.

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  Baptist World Alliance delegation visits Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, holds dialogues with religious, political leaders

  A Baptist World Alliance delegation visited Egypt, Lebanon and Syria in a regional tour focused on Christian unity, interfaith dialogue and planning for a global commemoration of the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus Christ's life and ministry.

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  Surge in attacks on Christians in Israel reported

  Christians have been the target of more than 88 incidents of harassment and assault in Israel so far this year, with 2026 on track to surpass last year’s record of 181 incidents, according to the Religious Freedom Data Center.

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  US, Iran reach preliminary ceasefire agreement to end war, reopen Hormuz strait

  The United States and Iran announced a preliminary agreement Sunday to end their months-long war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping, according to Reuters, though the deal leaves Iran's nuclear program and other contested issues to future negotiations.

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  Jordan marks 100 years of evangelical ministry; WEA head urges Arab leaders to engage global Church

  Churches and faith communities gathered at the Amman Baptist School on May 29 to mark a century of organized evangelical ministry in Jordan, with the World Evangelical Alliance's secretary general using the occasion to call on Arab leaders to build ties with the global evangelical movement.

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  Egypt legalizes 191 churches and affiliated buildings

  Christian leaders in Egypt were pleased with progress of a government effort to approve the existence of churches in the country following an executive order on May 19 legalizing 191 churches and affiliated buildings.

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