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13 April 2006

Christian woman nailed with Muslim blasphemy charge for defending cross

Naseem Bibi is in solitary confinement: at the peak of enraged Muslim protests against the Muhammad cartoons, she fought with demonstrators for desecrating Christianity.

 

Kasur (AsiaNews/ANS)

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03 April 2006

Christians protest attack on churches

MULTAN: Christians on Sunday protested against the desecration of the Holy Bible and arson attacks on their places of worship in various parts of the country, terming the incidents ‘religious terrorism’

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05 March 2006

Muslims Target Christian Evangelists

The Christian community in Pakistan faces danger every day. Christians are a tiny minority in the Muslim nation, and they're often the target of brutal attacks. But

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24 February 2006

World Watch: Updates on the Global Church

CWNews.com Christian World News brings you updates on the church around the globe in our World Watch segment

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24 January 2006

Muslim cleric arrested for the murder of a young Catholic

The cleric teaches at a madrassah where two years ago Javed Anjum was tortured to death in order to convert him to Islam. Both the victim’s father and the family’s lawyers are in danger. Muslim extremists pack the court room during the trial.

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18 January 2006

Many Hindus are leaving Pakistan, Musharraf is doing nothing to right minorities situation. By AMIR MIR

Human rights activists are perturbed by the erosion of minority rights, particularly the alarming frequency with which cases of forcible conversion of Hindu girls are surfacing. Ansar Buney, chairman of the Ansar Buney Welfare Trust, is

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04 January 2006

Taliban beheads teacher as family watches

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Taliban militants beheaded a teacher in a central Afghan town while his wife and eight children watched, officials said

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10 December 2005

Islamists demand Bangladeshi women(including non muslims) wear veil

DHAKA (Reuters) - A banned Islamist militant group blamed for a series of bombings in Bangladesh has threatened to kill women, including non-Muslims, if they do not wear the veil, a statement said.


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25 December 2024

Shahbaz Batthi killed by a "mafia" of fundamentalists holding the government hostage

The minister for minorities, Salman Taseer and other victims of the "organized movement" fighting for power. The violence has raised such fear that that any discussion about the law on blasphemy has been dropped. But Christians must cultivate the hope and with the help of the universal Church, build a better future.

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