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Blasphemy charges
On Sunday, August 7, a court sentenced Slimani Bouhafs, a 49-year-old Algerian Christian man, to the maximum penalty of five years imprisonment on blasphemy charges. Algerian cybercrime police arrested Slimani Bouhafs on July 31, accusing him of blasphemy against Islam because of a statement he posted on Facebook. According to Middle East Concern, he published…
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Tensions between Christians and Muslims
date: saturday 1, 2016 0600 Christianity has existed in Egypt for centuries, and although believers have often been tolerated because of their historical presence and demographic size, they have been recently targeted. After a series of attacks on Coptic Orthodox believers this summer, a breaking point was reached. The Egyptian government identified this tension and…
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Pray for Kufrah
< div> “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19 Southeast Libya consists mainly of Sahara Desert. In the middle of this huge desert, lies the small Kufrah Basin. Due…