Wednesday, January 5, 2011

U.S. Voices Concern Over Anti-Christian Attacks In The Middle East And Africa

A Coptic Orthodox Christian cries for her relatives who were victims of the January 1 bomb attacks outside a Coptic church in Alexandria.

U.S. Voices Concern Over Anti-Christian Attacks In Mideast, Africa -- Radio Free Europe

The United States says it is "deeply concerned" by what appears to be a rising number of attacks on Christian believers in parts of the Middle East and Africa.

The State Department on January 4 condemned religiously motivated violence, and said the Obama administration had been disturbed by a recent series of attacks against Christians in Iraq, Egypt, and Nigeria.

Read more ....

More News On Violence Against Christians In The Middle East And Africa

US deeply concerned by apparent growing trend of attacks on Christians around the world -- L.A. Times/AP
Mideast Christians facing growing persecution -- Euronews
Attacks on Middle East Christians condemned -- Mission Network
What’s behind the wave of attacks on Christians? -- Toronto Star
Who are Egypt's Copts, and the Middle East's other Christian populations? -- Christian Science Monitor

No comments: