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January 25, 2024

Convert hunted by Islamists seeks asylum

Protesters hold up placards while demanding the release of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, at a rally in Lahore. Bibi’s case led Raza Muhammad, who is seeking asylum in Canada, to renounce his radical Islamist faith to convert to Christianity.

From radical Islamic extremist determined to convert “infidels” to his faith, to the leader of a Christian organization in Germany, Raza Muhammad’s journey has been fraught with danger at every step of the way.

Published in Canada
January 20, 2016

Quebec mourns Catholic missionaries slain in Burkina Faso

Maude Carrier

MONTREAL - Quebec is mourning six humanitarian aid workers from the Quebec City region who were among 29 people slain by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso Jan. 16.

Published in Canada
September 2, 2014

After kidnapping schoolgirls, Boko Haram takes aim at churches in northeast Nigeria

Smoke rises after a bomb blast at the market district in Jos, Nigeria, May 20. Boko Haram has begun occupying churches in Nigeria’s northeastern region.

NAIROBI, KENYA - Five months after Boko Haram abducted more than 200 girls in Nigeria’s Borno State, the Islamic extremist group has begun occupying churches in the country’s northeastern region, Church officials there said.

Published in International