: ' Islam'

Iranians Pray the “Sinner’s Prayer” | 312 | Report 1

Many people in Iran know little about Jesus or what it means to give their lives to him. That’s why The Voice of the Martyrs has been supporting Christian satellite broadcasts into this Islamic stronghold. After watching [...]

Algeria Recognises Evangelicals | 308 | Report 18

After years of discrimination, Algeria has become the first Arab nation to give legal recognition to the Evangelical Church (AEC). Until now – in this Muslim nation – the only Church to have legal status was the tiny Roman [...]

Pray for the Church in Azerbaijan | 306 | Report 23

In 1991, when Azerbaijan declared its independence from the Soviet Union, it is estimated that there were only a handful of Azeri believers. There are now some 8,000 worshipping in 50 churches and congregations. But how have the people [...]

Urgent Prayer for Iranian Christians | 305 | Report 19

At the time of writing it is impossible to know where upheaval in North Africa and the Middle East will lead to. In some cases it may provide ordinary people with the democratic rites they have been starved [...]

Son of Hamas Granted US Asylum | 4th September 2010

In a previous edition of the International Daily Prayer Bulletin we covered the story of the conversion of Yasser Arafat’s former driver. At the end of June, after fears that he would be deported, the son [...]

Training for Service in Bangladesh | 20th May 2010

Christians make up less than 1% of the 153 million people of Bangladesh. Islam is the state religion, and Christians are very vulnerable to persecution. In 1979 Biswanath Chowdhuri – a former Indian nuclear scientist who [...]

Training for Service in Bangladesh | 20th April 2010

Christians make up less than 1% of the 153 million people of Bangladesh. Islam is the state religion, and Christians are very vulnerable to persecution. In 1979 Biswanath Chowdhuri – a former Indian nuclear scientist who [...]

Can the Apostasy Laws be Abolished? | 13th Mar 2010

Islam is a one-way street. You can convert TO Islam, but you are not allowed to convert FROM Islam. Apostasy is seen as a “crime” against the rest of the Muslim community – often it is [...]

Can the Apostasy Laws be Abolished? | 13th Feb 2010

Islam is a one-way street. You can convert TO Islam, but you are not allowed to convert FROM Islam. Apostasy is seen as a “crime” against the rest of the Muslim community – often it is [...]

Iran Drops Charge Against Women | 1st Jan 2010

Iran has dropped a major charge of conducting activities against the state against two Christian women who have been detained since March because of their faith. 27-year-old Maryam Rustampoor, and 30-year old Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad were [...]