New York. June 18. The Memorial services of Late Begum Khurshid Ghulam shall be observed with all religious rituals at St. Ann Church, Flushing, New York, on June 22 at 5 pm led by Fr. Anthony Sikander. Begum Khurshid Ghulam passed away at Lahore, Pakistan on June 2, 2003 leaving behind the grieved

New York. June 13. Mr. Arshad Rehmat, an ex member of Karachi YMCA have demanded an immediate take over of YMCA administration. Talking to PCP, Mr. Arshad Rehmat said " Its in best interests of YMCA that Catholic Bishop of Karachi and Bishop of church of Pakistan at Karachi may be declared as the ca

ROTTERDAM - June 13. Pakistani Christians in The Netherlands have planned a pray day on Saturday 28th of June. They want to pray for fellow Christians in Pakistan who are under attack.

Those who are organising the pray day say that they're tired of hearing about the difficulties Christians are l

Washington, DC. June 10, 2003. The Peace Vigil organized by coalition partners at the Gandhi Statue in Washington DC today was peaceful and successful. Many individuals from the Indian community took part in the vigil. The participants included people from several religious backgrounds: Hindus,

Lahore. June 5. Aslam Masih a middle age Christian, resident of Mamoun Canjan, Faisalabad was charged under blasphemy law in 1998. He is an illiterate person who was accused of giving a written Taveez (contain Quranic verses) to Khadim Hussain (Muslim) to be tied around the neck of his dog, which he

LAHORE: State-run television on Friday night carried a report in its main news bulletin about the famed Cathedral of Resurrection here. The church is an integral part of Lahore's architectural landscape and its status as a cultural icon is unchallenged, Pakistan Television quoted a senior clergymen

Greetings in Jesus Good name from Islamic sate of Pakistan. I am Henry Soloman Peter S/O Dr. Eric Simon Peter. Minority forum the NON- PROFIT NON-GOVERNMENT INTERDENOMINATIONAL WELFAR EVANGELICAL ORGANISTATION FOR MINORITY RIGHTS

The Founder of the Minority Forum Dr.Eric Simon Peter was also the

IRAQ. 30 May 2003. (Barnabas Fund Report) Because of lawlessness and hostility from some Muslim extremists the Iraqi Christian community is increasingly vulnerable, but coalition forces are failing to provide adequate protection.

Christian women who go out in public without a head covering have b

Edmonds, WA. May 22. Rev. Ndaba Mazabane, president of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), was named Chairman of the International Council of World Evangelical Alliance. The appointment took place during WEA?s recent Council meetings May 7-10 at Mulberry House in High Ongar, U.K.

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NOIDA, India, May 16 - The musicians were playing, the 2,000 guests were dining, the Hindu priest was preparing the ceremony and the bride was dressed in red, her hands and feet festively painted with henna.

Then, the bride's family says, the groom's family moved in for the kill. The dowry of two

Washington DC. May 14, 2003.The Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA)ina press release have invited all to attend a Briefing by Mr. Harsh Mander is cosponsored by FIACONA along with other orgnaizations in Washington area.

Mr. Mander, a Hindu by faith,

Rev Fernando Alconga has been found guilty of "Abusing Islam, and Christian missionary activity", but has been given a suspended sentence.

Fernando Piedad Alconga, a Filipino Christian serving in the United Arab Emirates, was arrested for distributing Christian literature on 12 November 2002. Af

LEBANON. 8 May 2003. A Jordanian convert to Christianity has been killed by a bomb planted outside the home of a missionary couple in Tripoli, North Lebanon.

Initially the Police stated that Jamil Ahmad al-Rifai, 28, had himself planted the bomb; but it is now apparent that he was killed when com

IRAQ. 8 May 2003. 700,000 Christians fear the establishment of an Islamic state governed by Shari'ah.

The political and constitutional future of Iraq is an immediate concern for Iraqi Christians. According to Archbishop Sleiman of Baghdad, "If the influence and pressure of extremist groups, wh

EGYPT. 7 May 2003. Naglaa, a Christian convert from Islam, and her husband Malak have been held in prison since mid-February in an effort to force Naglaa to give up her Christian faith and return to Islam.

Naglaa and her husband Malak Gawargios Fahmy were arrested at the airport as they tried t