Washington, D.C. - July 4. The Institute on Religion and Public Policy is concerned by a new law proposed in France to ban Muslim veils and other religious symbols in public schools and buildings if people do not respect the republic's secular policies.
Stepping into a growing debate about the vei

London. July 2. Following extensive lobbying by Barnabas Fund supporters forty British MPs have signed up to an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons expressing support for converts suffering for their faith and calling for reforms to cruel traditional punishments for apostasy.

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On Sunday 29 June army units were deployed across Malawi following violence on Friday and Saturday which saw extensive damage to property and three people injured. Muslims were protesting that the government had allowed the US to secretly extradite five suspected associates of al-Qaeda.

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Karachi. June 29. The first incident when a local Christian donates land for construction of Church when most Churches and non-government organizations in Pakistan have depended on the funds from the western churches. This notable Pakistani Christian layman is working with Bin Qasim Port Authority K

Christian Freedom International, a prominent human rights organization, based in USA, working for persecuted Christians in Asia, Africa and other parts of world have announced to hold its 2003 Christian Freedom Conference in Mae Sot city in Thailand from August 4-10. The conference shall focus on me

Washington, D.C. - A coalition of leading academics, activists, religious leaders, and concerned citizens wrote to President George W. Bush in anticipation of his upcoming meeting with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to press for democratization and religious freedom.

"The very idea of dem

June 20, 2003
The Honorable George Bush
President
United States of America
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500


Dear President Bush,

I write to you about your June 24 meeting with President General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan. In addition to issues related to the war on te

New York. June 18. The Memorial services of Late Begum Khurshid Ghulam shall be observed with all religious rituals at St. Ann Church, Flushing, New York, on June 22 at 5 pm led by Fr. Anthony Sikander. Begum Khurshid Ghulam passed away at Lahore, Pakistan on June 2, 2003 leaving behind the grieved

New York. June 13. Mr. Arshad Rehmat, an ex member of Karachi YMCA have demanded an immediate take over of YMCA administration. Talking to PCP, Mr. Arshad Rehmat said " Its in best interests of YMCA that Catholic Bishop of Karachi and Bishop of church of Pakistan at Karachi may be declared as the ca

ROTTERDAM - June 13. Pakistani Christians in The Netherlands have planned a pray day on Saturday 28th of June. They want to pray for fellow Christians in Pakistan who are under attack.

Those who are organising the pray day say that they're tired of hearing about the difficulties Christians are l

Washington, DC. June 10, 2003. The Peace Vigil organized by coalition partners at the Gandhi Statue in Washington DC today was peaceful and successful. Many individuals from the Indian community took part in the vigil. The participants included people from several religious backgrounds: Hindus,

Lahore. June 5. Aslam Masih a middle age Christian, resident of Mamoun Canjan, Faisalabad was charged under blasphemy law in 1998. He is an illiterate person who was accused of giving a written Taveez (contain Quranic verses) to Khadim Hussain (Muslim) to be tied around the neck of his dog, which he

LAHORE: State-run television on Friday night carried a report in its main news bulletin about the famed Cathedral of Resurrection here. The church is an integral part of Lahore's architectural landscape and its status as a cultural icon is unchallenged, Pakistan Television quoted a senior clergymen

Greetings in Jesus Good name from Islamic sate of Pakistan. I am Henry Soloman Peter S/O Dr. Eric Simon Peter. Minority forum the NON- PROFIT NON-GOVERNMENT INTERDENOMINATIONAL WELFAR EVANGELICAL ORGANISTATION FOR MINORITY RIGHTS

The Founder of the Minority Forum Dr.Eric Simon Peter was also the

IRAQ. 30 May 2003. (Barnabas Fund Report) Because of lawlessness and hostility from some Muslim extremists the Iraqi Christian community is increasingly vulnerable, but coalition forces are failing to provide adequate protection.

Christian women who go out in public without a head covering have b