Tag: africa

Ethiopian church preserves its African culture, faith

obl- February 12, 2012

12/2/2012 Visiting the early Sunday morning service of Fresno’s only Ethiopian Orthodox congregation is like stepping into a land far away. Just like in Ethiopia, ... Read More

Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World

OCP- February 6, 2012

At least 13 people were killed and 140 injured on March 8, 2011, when participants in a large Christian demonstration in a Cairo slum were ... Read More

Ethiopian Christians to be deported from Saudi Arabia

obl- February 1, 2012

1/2/2012 Some 35 Ethiopian Christians face deportation from Saudi Arabia for “illicit mingling”, the global rights body Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. Police arrested the ... Read More

Christians fear losing freedoms in Arab Spring movement

obl- February 1, 2012

By Oren Dorell and Sarah Lynch, USA TODAY 1/2/2012 CAIRO – From her home in a labyrinth of stonewalled alleyways, Samia Ramsis holds a key ... Read More

Human Rights Watch Report on Eritrea 2012

obl- January 30, 2012

30/1/2012 Eritrea marked 20 years of independence in 2011, but its citizens remain victimized by one of the world’s most repressive governments. They suffer arbitrary ... Read More

WANTED ARAB SPRING 2.0 IN ERITREA

obl- January 26, 2012

26/1/2012 By Mirjam van Reisen IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint Prof. Dr. Mirjam van Reisen who is Endowed chair of International Social, Responsibility in name of Marga Klompé, ... Read More

Forgotten: The stolen people of the Sinai

OCP- January 20, 2012

20/1/2012 Thousands of poor migrants from across Africa are being kidnapped by Bedouin gangs. Refugees from sub-Saharan Africa are being kidnapped, tortured and ransomed for ... Read More

The Detained Patriarch, Persecuted Christians and a Dying Church

obl- January 18, 2012

Asmara, the Eritrean Capital 18/1/2012 This is not just an article; rather I would like to shed some light into the pathetic conditions of Christians ... Read More