These are articles written before 2023.
Lawyer Sardar Mushtaq Gill has stated that the administration of the Lahore High Court (where Asia Bibi should start her appeal process) has received “orders not to schedule hearings for the moment and we do not know for how much longer.” This follows the sudden disappearance of her case fromContinue Reading
June 2, 2014, citing lawlessness and security threats, the Police Commissioner in Abuja has banned all protests regarding the missing 240 girls kidnapped by the terrorist organization Boko Haram. “I cannot fold my hands and watch this lawlessness,” he said, “Protests on the Chinok girls are hereby banned withContinue Reading
On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, Kyrolous Shawky became the center of a firestorm. Shawky works for a shop in Armant, Egypt (outside of Luxor). Shawky was looking at Facebook on his mobile phone and liked a page named “Knights of the Cross.” A Muslim neighbor saw a post from thisContinue Reading
After I read the response from the Sudanese Embassy in DC, I was pretty upset. They are in complete denial of what is going on with Meriam Yahia Ibrahim’s case. And they are trying to portray the media as reckless. However, I switched into analyst mode (my most comfortable mode!)Continue Reading
Many of you may recall Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American pastor who was arrested and convicted in Iran. I am currently putting his case file together, so more details regarding his situation are coming. However, today, his wife Nagmeh posted an urgent request for prayer. Saeed was transferred to aContinue Reading
Here are the updates on these two women that have been sentenced to death. I am currently putting together case files on these women, covering as much as I can find. Stay tuned. Asia Bibi Asia Bibi is still waiting on her appeal to be heard by the court. HerContinue Reading
I wrote this article for Yahoo! Voices. It hasn’t been edited and published yet. But I reserved my rights so that I could share this story with you. Her attitude and faith are so inspirational that I wanted to share them with you ASAP. ************************************************************************************************* So often the stories IContinue Reading
Many of the news agencies have picked up the story of Meriam today. Al Jazeera (Arabic news station) is reporting that she will be hanged. She was given three days after her sentencing to convert to Islam. She spent time with an Islamic cleric. According to the reports, she statedContinue Reading
I am very sad to report that Meriam Ibrahim’s appeal was struck down. The court upheld her conviction. Experts believe that after the birth of her second child, next month, she will be executed. I wrote about it here. I have contacted International Christian Concern, a non-profit in DC thatContinue Reading
I was heartened today to see so many people and organizations standing up and declaring their condemnation of what is going on in Nigeria. The State Department is promising to help rescue the girls. The chairwoman of the Black Caucus gave a press conference on the issue, condemning the practiceContinue Reading
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