In Jakarta, a Key Test of Tolerance Looms for the Muslim World
Facing blasphemy charges, the Chinese Christian governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, faces a tough fight for reelection.
Egyptian — and Endangered
Media reports on current events in Egypt have called a little attention to a fact frequently ignored: that there are millions of Christians in that country.
These Christians are usually called ...
Religious Freedom Report Highlights Dangers of Growing Restrictions on ‘Defamation’ of Religion
There is good news about the State Department International Religious Freedom Report, released on May 20. First, the report is, by and large an excellent resource. While slightly slimmer than ...
Will the U.S. Defend Constitutional Freedoms from Egyptian Threats?
Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini, now condemned to eight years’ imprisonment by the Iranian government for raising funds for an orphanage, is not the only American under threat from a foreign government.
On ...
Iran’s Religious Crackdown
As David French and my colleague Nina Shea have reported on The Corner, Iran has imprisoned and abused an American citizen, pastor Saeed Abedini and, following a trial on January ...
Violence for Christmas
In some parts of the world, Christmas is prime time for attacks on Christians.
On Christmas Eve, it was revealed that the Iranian government has once again imprisoned Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, ...
The Christmas Bombings in Nigeria
On Christmas Day, churches were bombed in five Nigerian cities — Madalla, Jos, Kano, Damaturu, and Gadaka — leaving dozens, perhaps hundreds, dead or wounded. The killings were apparently the ...
Christmas Remembrance
Kathryn, Rich, and Nina have already done a wonderful job of reminding and informing us of what many Christians around the world have experienced this year, and at Christmas. We ...
Good Things Also Happen In Egypt
My colleagues and I have reported many tragic stories from Egypt these last few months. But there are also renewing and instructive tales.
One concerns an old friend, Coptic Bishop Thomas, ...
Good David Ignatius Column on the Copts
A nice piece in the Washington Post on Egypt’s Copts by David Ignatius. This was not an op-ed or even by a reporter, but by a regular columnist. In “Cairo’s Christians ...