Samuel Smith / Christian Today Iran's intelligence minister, Mahmoud Mahmoud Alavi, openly expressed concern last weekend about the spread of Christianity in the Islamic republic and said that some converts to Christianity were "summoned" to explain why they have converted. The 65-year-old Continue Reading
Church of England to hold first service in Farsi after a huge rise in Iranian converts
The Telegraph - Izzy Lyons - 3 March 2019 When the Bishop of Loughborough was 13-years-old, her brother was murdered for being a Christian. Born and raised in Iran, she was forced to flee her homeland in 1980 on the grounds of religious persecution - a story that is all too familiar for Continue Reading
Disowned for Jesus: What I Lost and Found in Christ
By Afshin Ziafat When I left Islam to follow Jesus, I didn’t know what it would cost me. I hadn’t realized what it would take to deny myself, lay my life down, and take up my cross (Matthew 16:24). I wasn’t aware that even the precious relationships of my family should not come between me and Continue Reading
Warning from government to parents: If you see your child forgiving, happy…they may be Christians
By Mark Ellis In Algeria, about 95 percent of the population follows Islam and less than two percent are Christians. The government bans conversion from Islam to Christianity, regulates non-Muslim worship, and enforces blasphemy laws, which can be used as a cudgel against followers of Continue Reading