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A father prays at the grave of his slain son who was murdered in an attack on an Ahmaddi mosque in Pakistan.

Pakistani Christian Praised for Documenting Blasphemy Victims. Most Are Muslims.

Catholic advocate awarded by US State Department explains why Christians are disproportionately targeted while the Islamic majority predominantly accuses its own.

Protesters in Iraq hold up the Quran in response to the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden.

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Quran Burning in Sweden Singes Muslim-World Christians

Jayson Casper

Rejecting the act of an atheist “Christian” refugee, church leaders escape the ire of protests in Iraq and Pakistan.

Christians worship at a Catholic church in Lahore, Pakistan.

Confined to Dirty, Low-Wage Jobs, Pakistani Christians Still Face Persecution and Poverty

Myriam Renaud – The Conversation

Decades ago, converts thought the country would be a refuge from the caste system. Today, they are subject to discrimination, including stricter blasphemy laws.

Activists protest against Indonesia's new criminal code outside the parliament building in Jakarta.

Should Christians Support Indonesia Criminalizing Cohabitation and Extramarital Sex?

Compiled by Angela Lu Fulton

Local leaders weigh in on the Muslim-majority nation’s new penal code and whether governments should legislate morality.

Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain Without Swearing

Russell Moore

Institutions may break the third commandment to excuse their abuse.

Nigerian Christians protest the death of Deborah Samuel, a Sokoto university student killed by a mob after being accused of blasphemy.

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Nigerian Christians Protest Deborah’s Death

Jayson Casper

Blasphemy killing of Sokoto student and ISWAP execution video are latest examples of sectarian tensions in Africa’s largest nation.

Interview: Reopening Muslim Minds to Freedom and Tolerance

Todd Johnson

Mustafa Akyol explains why his new book explores the history of apostasy laws, the sayings of Muhammad, and the prospects for greater pluralism in the Islamic world.

Shafqat Emmanuel (top left) and Shagufta Kausar (bottom left) are the first Pakistani Christians on death row to be acquitted of blasphemy after Asia Bibi (right).

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Catholic Couple Acquitted of Blasphemy after 7 Years on Pakistan’s Death Row

Julia Bicknell - World Watch Monitor

Shaguftah Kausar replaced Asia Bibi in her prison cell. Now she and husband Shafqat Emmanuel are finally free.

Protesters chant from a railroad track in May 2019 above a mass sit-in outside military headquarters in Khartoum to call on the country's military rulers to cede control.

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Sudan’s Partially Answered Prayers

Jayson Casper

An interview with Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo on religious freedom after Bashir, normalization with Israel, defamation of religions, and what to pray for next.

Israeli Arab protesters hold flags and chant slogans protesting Muhammad cartoons published in France that they deem insulting and blasphemous, in front of the French Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 29.

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France’s Free Speech Makes Arab Christians Squirm

Jayson Casper

In conflict over Muhammad cartoons, French evangelicals rally behind their president’s defense of secularism. But brethren in the Middle East are torn.