Indonesia’s closing of “Illegal” churches raises concerns
BosNewsLife Many Christians in Indonesia’s most conservative Muslim province of Aceh were without their own places of worship last weekend after authorities closed down nine church buildings as part of a reported wider crackdown on “illegal” religious services in the heavily Islamic nation. Indonesian Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi defended the action saying the congregations operated […]
EGYPT: COPTS CAN’T RELY ON NEW POPE TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS – A CONVERSATION WITH YOUSSEF SIDHOM
Following the selection of the new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church – Bishop Anba Tawadros – on Sunday, Open Doors News spoke with Youssef Sidhom, chairman of Egyptian news organisation Watani, about what it means for the country’s Coptic Christians…