GRAND MUFTI DECLARATION AND REACTION
May 4th, 2012SUMMARY: On March 12, 2012, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia declared that it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the Arabian [Peninsula] region.” This shocked many Christians and angered others, but was not widely reported in the Western press. The Grand Mufti based his decree ...
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WindowKids™ May 2012
May 2nd, 2012
Kuwait
“Jameleh, are you still coming over to my house today?” Amerah asked eagerly. “My family was wondering how you are. They haven’t seen you in such a long time.”
Amerah had known Jameleh all of her life. Their friendship went back to when they were just babies and their parents ...
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10/40 Window Reporter May 2012
May 2nd, 2012
The Arab Spring — One Year Later
One journalist dubbed it “the most important story of the early 21st century.”
That story began in January 2011 when a street vendor set himself on fire to protest unfair treatment by the government. This drastic act ignited a wave of popular demonstrations that quickly ...
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Prayer Points May 2012
May 2nd, 2012DAY ONE
INDIA, SOUTH ASIA
According to Global Hope Network, “corruption and political violence dominate local rural areas” of India. Pray for the Lord to expose corruption in the government of India. Pray for an end to the violence and attempts to control. Ask the Lord to give Christians the courage to ...
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NORTH SUDAN TERRORIZING CHRISTIANS
April 5th, 2012SUMMARY: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s campaign of genocide against the people of the Nuba Mountains is taking on religious aspects. According to humanitarian workers, Christians are being targeted as part of an Islamic jihad.
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The violence being carried out by the Bashir regime in South Kordofan is now being ...
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MAURITANIA – GLOBAL DAYS OF PRAYER
April 4th, 2012SUMMARY: April 9-15, 2012 has been designated as a week of prayer for Mauritania. April 12-14 will be a time of intensive prayer and fasting for this nation and its people.
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A number of prayer networks are calling for prayer for Mauritania from April 9-15, 2012. “We’d like ...
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EGYPT – THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
April 3rd, 2012SUMMARY: Despite promising not to back a candidate in the upcoming presidential election, the Muslim Brotherhood nominated Khairat al-Shater on March 31. The group says that the parliamentary elections – which were dominated by Islamists – “indicate that the Egyptian people support an Islamic state.”
Egyptian parliament Speaker Mohamed Saad ...
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10/40 Window Reporter April 2012
April 2nd, 2012
PRAY4SAUDI
Window International Network (WIN) is launching a new initiative, calling Christians around the world to pray for Saudi Arabia. While WIN will continue to mobilize prayer for the entire 10/40 Window, Saudi Arabia will be the focus of intensive prayer.
WIN’s leadership has been mobilizing prayer for the 10/40 Window since ...
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WindowKids™ April 2012
April 2nd, 2012
Turkey
Tarjah: Merhaba WindowKids! Greetings from Turkey!
April is an exciting month in my country. In April we celebrate International Children’s Day. It has been an official national holiday in Turkey since the 1920s. Each year on April 23, children from schools across Turkey organize and participate in week-long ceremonies. They often ...
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Prayer Points April 2012
April 2nd, 2012DAY ONE
INDIA, SOUTH ASIA
A new report issued in February 2012 states that “further attacks in India by extremists trained, equipped, and based in Pakistan, can be expected, making another crisis likely.” Pray for the Lord to give leaders in India wisdom and strategies for combating terrorism. Pray for their salvation. ...
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