Tag: muslim extremists

Nearly 200,000 displaced in southern Philippines as extremist attacks persist

Philippines (MNN) — Ministry giving aid to IDPs in Mindanao

PUBLISHED ON 23 June, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ army, attacks, elementary school, fighting, hostages, IDPs, indonesia, malaysia, marawi city, mindanao, muslim extremists, philippines, radical muslims

Boko Haram’s worst attack this year kills 17, injures 34

Nigeria (MNN) — Ministry reaching traumatized kids, women, families in Nigeria

PUBLISHED ON 12 June, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ attacks, boko haram, children, christian aid mission, david taylor, islam, jihad, muslim extremists, nigeria, ramadan, suicide attacks, trauma, women

Neighbors help Christians escape Filipino city under siege

Philippines (MNN) — Siege prolonged on Marawi, prayers needed

PUBLISHED ON 6 June, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ bob blincoe, escape, frontiers usa, marawi, maute, muslim extremists, muslims, philippines, siege

Boko Haram attack rubs salt in an old wound

Nigeria (MNN) — Two years after Chibok girls kidnapped, nearby village attacked

PUBLISHED ON 23 August, 2016 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ bibles, boko haram, chibok, girls, ISIS, kidnapped, muslim extremists, nigeria, persecution, school, voice of the martyrs

Coptic Christians face rising persecution

Egypt (MNN) — Prayers are needed for believers in Egypt

PUBLISHED ON 12 August, 2016 BY Julie Bourdon
TOPICS:▼ coptic christians, egypt, muslim extremists, persecution, sat-7

Hostage standoff ends with 21 dead

Bangladesh (MNN) — Foreigners, minorities in cafe killed by ISIS gunmen

PUBLISHED ON 6 July, 2016 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ baghdad, bangladesh, cafe, dhaka, foreigners, iraq, ISIS, mall, minorities, muslim extremists, restaurant

93 total killed in extremist attacks; hiccup in headlines

Middle East (MNN) — More than just white noise; a call for prayer perseverance

PUBLISHED ON 5 July, 2016 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ displacement, jordan, lebanon, muslim extremists, refugee ministry, terror alert, turkey, yemen

41 killed, 239 wounded in Istanbul airport bombing

Turkey (MNN) — Suicide bombers attack Istanbul airport; signs indicate ISIS

PUBLISHED ON 30 June, 2016 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ airport, ataturk, ISIS, istanbul, muslim extremists, sat-7, suicide bombers, turkey

Extremist mob burns 80 Christian homes in Al-Beida village

Egypt (MNN) — Christians lose homes to mob; moderate Muslims save priest’s life

PUBLISHED ON 24 June, 2016 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ Al-Beida, burning homes, coptic christians, egypt, mob violence, moderate muslims, muslim brotherhood, muslim extremists, open doors usa, persecution, preist

Mali rebels push government region

Mali (MNN) — Gunfire peppers dividing line between Islamist rebels and Mali army

PUBLISHED ON 11 January, 2013
TOPICS:▼ government army, mali, muslim extremists, open doors usa, persecution, radical islam, sharia law, taureg insurgents, world watch list

Nigeria in talks with Boko Haram

Nigeria (MNN) — Insurgency drives Nigeria’s government into talks with militant Islamists

PUBLISHED ON 28 August, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, open doors, terrorists, western education is forbidden

Church barely dodges bombing

Nigeria (MNN) — Church dodges near bombing; Open Doors uplifting persecuted Christians

PUBLISHED ON 9 August, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, bombing, carl moeller, central nigeria, christians, muslim extremists, open doors usa, persecution, religious profiling

Amid sectarian violence, Bible translation moves forward in Nigeria

Nigeria (MNN) — Despite terror attacks against Christians, Nigerian Bible translators move forward

PUBLISHED ON 4 July, 2012
TOPICS:▼ bamenda, bible translation, boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, terrorists, translation center, western education is forbidden, wycliffe associates

Boko Haram bomber now a martyr; trouble coming for Christians

Nigeria (MNN) — Top sect member becomes a ‘martyr’, Nigerian Christians warned more violence coming

PUBLISHED ON 26 June, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, open doors, terrorists, western education is forbidden

Sunday proves deadly in Nigeria

Nigeria (MNN) — The scope of Boko Haram likely to spread

PUBLISHED ON 5 June, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, open doors, terrorists, western education is forbidden

Bible Translation Center moves forward despite Boko Haram concerns

Cameroon (MNN) — Wycliffe Associates moves to growth, keeping a wary eye on neighboring Nigeria

PUBLISHED ON 6 March, 2012
TOPICS:▼ bamenda, bible translation, boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, terrorists, translation center, western education is forbidden, wycliffe associates

Boko Haram hits Kano again

Nigeria (MNN) — Nigerian terrorist group strikes churches and markets this week

PUBLISHED ON 24 February, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, open doors, terrorists, western education is forbidden

Boko Haram declares war in Nigeria

Nigeria (MNN) — More bombs found after deadly day in Nigeria claims 256 lives

PUBLISHED ON 24 January, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, terrorists, voice of the martyrs, western education is forbidden

Muslim extremists haunt Christians in Nigeria

Nigeria (MNN) — Boko Haram violence on the rise

PUBLISHED ON 11 January, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, open doors, terrorists, western education is forbidden

Bomb blasts target Northern Nigeria

Nigeria (MNN) — Sect begins making good on threats of violence in Nigeria

PUBLISHED ON 6 January, 2012
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, terrorists, voice of the martyrs, western education is forbidden

Nigeria under state of emergency

Nigeria (MNN) — Boko Haram threat fails to stop Bible translation teams in Nigeria

PUBLISHED ON 5 January, 2012
TOPICS:▼ bible translation, boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, terrorists, western education is forbidden, wycliffe associates

Nigeria fears more Church attacks likely

Nigeria (MNN) — Christmas Day attacks may be just the beginning

PUBLISHED ON 27 December, 2011
TOPICS:▼ boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, open doors, terrorists, western education is forbidden

Boko Haram spreads fear throughout Nigeria

Nigeria (MNN) — The investigation into Nigeria’s deadly attack continues

PUBLISHED ON 31 August, 2011
TOPICS:▼ action packs, boko haram, christ, gospel, muslim extremists, terrorists, voice of the martyrs, western education is forbidden

Government collapse could result in Hezbollah rule

Lebanon (MNN) — Hezbollah continues to move closer to takeover after government collapse in Lebanon

PUBLISHED ON 20 January, 2011
TOPICS:▼ e3 partners, government, hezbollah, lebanon, muslim extremists

Militants claim Christians have no right to worship

Indonesia (MNN) — Seven more house churches forcibly closed

PUBLISHED ON 20 December, 2010
TOPICS:▼ house churches, indonesia, muslim extremists, voice of the martyrs canada

Believers forced to flee from their homes

Iraq (MNN) — Muslim extremists force thousands of Christians from homes, threaten their lives

PUBLISHED ON 16 August, 2010
TOPICS:▼ emergency packs, iraqi believers, medical projects, muslim extremists, open doors, refugees

Inhabitants of Dogo Nahawa try to face devastating losses

Nigeria (MNN) — Survivors struggle to cope after vicious attacks

PUBLISHED ON 14 May, 2010
TOPICS:▼ dogo nahawa, massacre, muslim extremists, nigeria

Muslims attack church in Uganda

Uganda (MNN) — Hostility toward Christians escalates with Church attack, church member beaten

PUBLISHED ON 16 November, 2009
TOPICS:▼ attack, kampala, muslim extremists, persecuted church, uganda

Extremists historically strong, Gospel still spreading rapidly

International (MNN) — Ministry looks ahead to prepare leaders in case of evangelistc shift

PUBLISHED ON 13 July, 2007
TOPICS:▼ evangelism, islam, muslim extremists, persecution

Evangelist Beaten to Death While at Work

Ethiopia (MNN) — Street evangelist killed by Muslim extremists in Mosque.

PUBLISHED ON 3 April, 2007
TOPICS:▼ beaten, evangelism, mosque, murder, muslim extremists

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