Aug 26, 2016
On 5th and 8th August Middle East Concern sent out prayer requests from Algeria for Slimane Bouhafs (49), a Christian man who has been given a heavy fine and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment – the maximum punishment for blasphemy against Islam and its...
Aug 23, 2016
Christians in Sudan have requested further prayers for four church leaders detained by the Sudanese authorities. The trial of the four Christians has now begun, and the second court hearing was held on Monday 22nd August. As expected, the four have been charged with...
Aug 8, 2016
On 5th August Middle East Concern distributed a prayer request for a Christian man in Algeria arrested on 31st July and accused of blasphemy against Islam. Slimane Bouhafs (49) had published a message on social media about the light of Jesus overcoming the lie of...
Aug 5, 2016
Christians in Algeria request prayer for a believer from a Muslim background who is due to appear before a judge on charges connected with blasphemy against Islam. This brother comes from the Kabylie area (from the province of Sétif, 300km east of Algiers), is 49...
Aug 4, 2016
Since mid-December Sudan has been detaining three Sudanese Christians. Abdulmonem Abdumawla Issa Abdumawla was detained on 17th December, 2015. The next day two pastors from the Sudan Church of Christ were detained, Kuwa Shamal Abazmam Kurri and Hassan Abduraheem Kodi...
Aug 4, 2016
Christians from Kayseri in Turkey request prayer about ongoing legal issues as they try to obtain a recognised place of worship. Kayseri, a city in central Anatolia, has a growing Christian community of between 1,500 and 2,000 people according to Muammer Karakaya,...
