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UK math teacher banned for ‘misgendering’ begins appeal

A Christian math teacher banned by the U.K. Education Secretary for refusing to use the preferred pronoun of a schoolgirl identifying as a boy has begun his appeal at the High Court in London.

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Christian accused of blasphemy dies from injuries in Pakistan

An elderly Christian man attacked by a Muslim mob in Pakistan over a false blasphemy accusation succumbed to his injuries at 12:30 a.m. Monday (June 3), his son said.

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Growing jihadist insurgence in Mozambique puts Christians at risk

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Christian convert in Somalia wounded, loses family

A Muslim in Somalia was seriously wounded for putting his faith in Christ this month and lost his wife and five children, sources said.

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Christian wounded in attack in Pakistan in stable condition

A Christian in Sargodha, Pakistan who was critically wounded in a mob attack on Saturday (May 25) due to false allegations of blasphemy is in stable condition, sources said.

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Elderly Christian critically wounded in Pakistan after false blasphemy charge

An elderly Christian is fighting for his life in the hospital after a Muslim mob in Pakistan attempted to kill him due to a neighbor falsely accusing him of burning pages of the Quran, his family said.

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Pastors imprisoned 20 years without trial in Eritrea, "the North Korea of Africa"

On May 23, 2004, authorities in Eritrea arrested Kiflu Gebremeskel, a church pastor who had earned his Ph.D. in mathematics in Chicago, along with another Eritrean pastor from his Full Gospel Church of Eritrea denomination, Haile Nayzgi.

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Discriminatory ad targeting Christians in Pakistan criticized

An ad for sanitation workers targeting Christians in Pakistan has prompted objections that it signals only Christians should work such low-paying jobs.

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Islamist convicted of homicide in England jailed for life

An Islamic extremist sentenced to life in prison in England on Friday (May 17) for homicide and stabbing a Christian convert yawned as he heard the wounded convert’s statement read in court, records show.

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Oppressed Christians in Middle East find healing through art

It may be hard to fully portray the oppression that darkens the daily life of girls in the Middle East, but the art they have learned to create as part of their healing can make their agony clear in an instant.

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