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Franklin Graham: ‘There’s a Lot of Potential for Violence’

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Sudanese Christians face tough choices over whether to secede

The future remains uncertain for Sudan, which is still plagued by unrest as it faces a January referendum. 

There are positive signs, particularly in the south, where for the first time banks are moving in–a sign that cash is gaining more value than livestock. World Vision and other aid organizations also have facilitated peace conferences and border-clan meetings, encouraging conversations between ethnic groups.

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Pakistani Mother Condemned for ‘Blasphemy’ Stunned, Shattered

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First woman sentenced to die for speaking ill of Muhammad says she never got to defend herself.

Ashiq Masih, with his stooped posture, frail body and dull yellow eyes, stands in a small compartment in the Sheikhupura District Jail with his three daughters  — Sidra, Eesha and Eeshum. The girls are weeping silently.
 
On the other side of a metal grille is Asia Noreen, the birth mother of two of the girls and the first woman in Pakistan to receive the death sentence on charges of blaspheming Islam’s prophet. Eeshum, 12-years-old and mentally disabled, whines like a baby for her mother, asking her when she will be back.

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Christian Jailed in Afghanistan to Face Judge on Sunday

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Imprisoned since May, father of six has yet to learn charges against him.
 

An Afghani amputee in prison for his Christian faith since May will face a judge this Sunday (Nov. 21) without legal representation or knowledge of the charges against him, according to local sources.

 
Authorities arrested Said Musa, 45, on May 31, days after the local Noorin TV station broadcast images of Afghan Christians being baptized and worshiping. Though there were other arrests in May and June during the ensuing man-hunt against Christians, Musa is the only known Christian facing a court case.

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