CSW expresses concern over delays in trial of four men, including two pastors, in Sudan
Religious freedom advocacy, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, has expressed concern over delays in the trial of four men, including two pastors, facing charges including waging war against the state, in Sudan. A hearing for the four men – Rev Hassan Abduraheem, Rev Kuwa Shamal, Petr Jašek and Abdulmonem Abdumawla – was scheduled to take place in Khartoum […]
StrangeSights: World’s shortest flight route hosts millionth passenger; James Bond not cut out for MI6; and, Ginger Coke?
DAVID ADAMS reports on the odder side of life…
Global call for prayer for the persecuted church this Sunday
The first of two International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church will be held around the world this Sunday with the second to follow the week after, on 13th November. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the event which started in 1996 and, according to organisers, is now held in more than 100 […]
Iraq: Deemed illegal by IS, the cross returns to the Nineveh Plain
Banished from the region after it was taken over by followers of the so-called Islamic State in mid-2014, Christian clergy have taken the Cross back to their former communities. World Watch Monitor reports…
Sight-Seeing: Children and social media don’t mix
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, says amid data showing growing anxiety among children, it’s time to look at what we’re teaching them about the use of social media – does it serve or define them?…