One of two Islamist attacks in eastern Uganda resulted in the loss of a pastor and his family’s lives.

Nairobi, Kenya: According to the pastor’s brother, Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family alive after he converted three Muslims to Christianity. A tragic incident occurred when Pastor Weere Mukisa, his wife Annet Namugaya, and their two daughters, Judith Banirye (7) and Sylvia Bamukisa (4), perished in a fire intentionally ignited at…

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The Christian community in Sudan is presently managing complex disputes involving multiple factions within the Islamist movement.

A group advocating for Christians in Sudan reported they are trapped in a dangerous situation, as both warring factions accuse them of supporting the opposing side. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports that rebel militants of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Al Thora Mobe village, located in Gezira state southeast of Khartoum, are pressuring Christians…

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Religion leaders and human rights activists are concerned about the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s endorsement of an extreme Islamist perspective.

LAHORE, Pakistan: Due to the receipt of death threats from Islamists, the Supreme Court of Pakistan found it necessary to modify a portion of a ruling that had initially upheld the religious freedom of Ahmadis on August 22. This decision is likely to result in severe persecution of the nation’s religious minorities. The court’s surrender to…

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