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  Jan 22, 2014

  Islamic Extremists in Nigeria Attack Christians at Sunday Worship Every Week in January

  Islamic extremists have attacked villages in three states in Nigeria every Sunday this month, killing at least 15 Christians.

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  Dec 13, 2013

  School Principal Attacked By Islamists as New Education Policy Takes Effect in Nigeria

  Educational reforms in Nigeria's Osun state have created religious tensions in schools, resulting in Islamist youths beating a Christian principal unconscious last month, Christian leaders said.

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  Dec 13, 2013

  US-Iran Relations and the Hope of Iranian Christians

  The lament that human rights was not on the agenda when the United States and Iran recently met in Geneva for historic talks was right and proper. It must be understood, however, that for Iran, the issue of religious liberty (as defined by the West) is simply not negotiable.

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  Nov 15, 2013

  Two Small Children Among Four Christians Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria; 'Muslim Herdsmen' Likely Killers

  JOS, NIGERIA – Gunmen who killed four family members in their home in Plateau state this month, including 2-year-old and 4-year-old boys, were likely Muslim herdsmen, church leaders said.

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  Nov 14, 2013

  Christian Shot Dead in Kenya for 'Spreading Wrong Religion'

  Gunmen who said they intended to kill a Christian in Mogadishu, Somalia for spreading his faith shot him to death last month, the victim's neighbor said.

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  Oct 31, 2013

  Traumatized Survivors of Wedding Attack in Egypt Look to God

  The wounded mother of a 12-year-old girl killed at a church wedding on Oct. 20 in suburban Cairo lay in a hospital bed on Thursday (Oct. 24), lost in anguish.

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  Apr 9, 2013

  Christians Attacked at Funeral by Islamic Extremists in Egypt, 1 Killed

  Coptic Christians attending a funeral service Sunday for four Copts killed two days earlier in an anti-Christian rampage were in turn attacked themselves by at least 200 Muslim rioters.

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  Apr 4, 2013

  Christians Injured, Church Damaged in Pakistan After Mosque Incites Attacks From Loudspeakers

  Incited by calls from mosque loudspeakers after a dispute between Muslim and Christian youths, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighborhood in Gujranwala today, injuring at least five Christians and damaging a church and dozens of shops and vehicles.

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  Mar 11, 2013

  Islamic Mob Destroys Christian Area of Lahore; Outrage as Pakistan Officials Arrest Christians

  Muslim mobs upset over an alleged derogatory comment about the prophet of Islam burned down more than 180 Christian-owned houses and shops and at least two church buildings here on Saturday (March 9) after authorities told police to "let them vent their grief and anger," officials said.

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  Mar 7, 2013

  Boys Convicted of Desecrating Koran in Egypt; Eventually Released

  A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of "showing contempt for Islam" but only remanded them to the custody of their parents, an attorney for one of the children said.