Window International Network

SUMMARY: 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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SUMMARY: 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. Photo: bbc.co.uk The violence being carried out by the Bashir regime in South Kordofan is now being ...

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SUMMARY: 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. Photo: oursurprisingworld.com A number of prayer networks are calling for prayer for Mauritania from April 9-15, 2012. “We’d like ...

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SUMMARY: 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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SUMMARY: In February 2012, an Islamist member of parliament in Kuwait threatened to draft a law to remove all churches and prevent construction of new churches. This is consistent with the attitude in the Kuwaiti Parliament, which is considering implementing strict Shari’a law. Kuwaiti MPs call for ban on construction ...

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SUMMARY: Christians in the 10/40 Window are facing a dramatic rise in persecution in the form of abduction, torture, and death. There are several situations that we are not at liberty to discuss, but which require immediate prayer. Please pray now! In the nations of the 10/40 Window ...

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SUMMARY: A group of about 200 al-Qaeda terrorists has taken control of Rada, a city just 130 kilometers south of Yemen’s capital. Opposition leaders have accused President Saleh of allowing al-Qaeda to advance in order to convince the public that he should remain in office. Saleh is ...

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SUMMARY: Besides the more than 5,000 Syrian citizens that have been killed by the government of Bashar al-Assad, human rights groups say as many as 37,000 are being held in prisons and secret detention centers where torture is routine. Relatives of protesters arrested by Syran forces hold demonstration in SyriaPhoto: upi.com The ...

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SUMMARY: In the months since achieving independence from North Sudan on July 9, 2011, the nation of South Sudan has been the scene of deadly violence. Clashes between the Luo Nuer and Murle tribes have resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands more have been displaced. Photo: washingtonpost.com In August 2011, ...

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SUMMARY: Just a month after the withdrawal of NATO troops from Iraq, the government has welcomed an Iranian-backed militia into its political system. Experts say this could “tilt the nation’s center of gravity closer to Iran.” Members of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia hold a demonstrationat Tahrir Square in Baghdad ...

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