“You will go to hell.” Fatima’s harsh words stab Maryam’s* heart. Fatima turns around and walks away from her classmate, leaving Maryam on her own. No one wants to talk to her; no one wants to hang out with her.
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“You will go to hell.” Fatima’s harsh words stab Maryam’s* heart. Fatima turns around and walks away from her classmate, leaving Maryam on her own. No one wants to talk to her; no one wants to hang out with her.
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An Algerian Christian has been sentenced to a year in jail for a post he allegedly made on Facebook in December 2015. Samir Chamek, 34, was found guilty of insulting Islam on the social media platform, Facebook, and was sentenced
Read moreSlimane Bouhafs, a 49-year-old Algerian Christian convert from Islam, has been sentenced to three years in prison for “offending the Prophet [Muhammad]” and “denigrating the creed and precepts of Islam”. The charges stem for a face book post in July, when
Read moreIn our post on 7th August 2016, we asked for prayer for a Christian man in Algeria who was arrested on 31st July and accused of blasphemy against Islam. His”crime” was in publishing a message on social media about the
Read moreMiddle East Concern, along with Christians in Algeria are requesting prayer for a Muslim background believer who is due to appear before a judge on charges connected with blasphemy against Islam. The 49 year old man comes from the province
Read moreCenturies before Islamic armies arrived and subjugated the population, North Africa was the vibrant homeland of Christianity. However, over time, Islamic sharia has slowly choked the existing Christian communities, leaving this region as one of the most concentrated Islamic populations in
Read moreMiddle East Concern and Algerian Christians have requested prayer for a church in the south of Tizi Ouzou province which has been ordered to close. On 24th April the church leaders received a letter from the district authorities requiring the
Read moreMost North African countries have Islam as their official religion, and stories of Christians in North Africa being mistreated because of their religion are heard all too often. Sadly, the most intense persecution often comes from the family of the
Read moreAlgerian Christians, along with Middle East Concern, have asked us to pray for a church in the Kabylie area of Algeria that is threatened with closure. The church, affiliated to the Protestant Church of Algeria (L’Église Protestante d’Algérie / EPA),
Read more“I will give you 15 days to decide to abandon your Christian faith. If you choose not to, you will no longer be considered my daughter and will no longer be part of the family.” The words of her father
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