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A recent bloody Islamist uprising has escalated tensions between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, a west African country that is struggling to cope with the spread of an increasingly radical version of Islam in its northern states. On July 26,…Read More→
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Nearly three decades of bloody civil war has left Sri Lanka dangerously split along ethnic lines and spiritually wounded. Yet hope for a better future for the Buddhist-majority country can be found in an unlikely place: a Christian shrine deep…Read More→
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After almost 27 years of civil war that set government forces against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the Government of Sri Lanka declared victory over the separatist forces in May of this year. But victory came at a very…Read More→
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“Blessed are the peacemakers,” begins Matthew 5:9, “for they shall be called the children of God.” The Christian community in war-torn Sudan has clearly taken that piece of Scripture to heart. The Church has two missions in Sudan, says John…Read More→
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On February 25th, Ash Wednesday, Anglicans across Canada and around the world prayed for and fasted in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe, a famine stricken southern African country plagued by disease, oppressed by an authoritarian government and intimidated by…Read More→
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At the outset of last month’s war in the Gaza Strip, Carl Hetu recalls seeing a television news report that showed Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters praying for victory in battle. In contrast, the Christians of Gaza “prayed for peace,”…Read More→
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For more than a decade, one of the deadliest conflicts in recent history has raged in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Millions of Congolese have perished as a result of the ongoing conflict in the…Read More→
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The terrible human toll that the Iraq war has taken on the country’s Sunni and Shia Muslim populations has been well documented by mainstream news organizations. But the intense suffering of Iraq’s indigenous Christians and their desperate struggle for survival…Read More→