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Saudis pressure Christian prisoners to convert to Islam

International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that earlier today Saudi Arabian officials sent a Muslim preacher to pressure Christian prisoners into converting to Islam. Saudi Arabia arrested 29 Christian women and six Christian men, all Ethiopian citizens, on December 15th after they held a prayer meeting in Jeddah.

“The Muslim preacher vilified Christianity, denigrated the Bible and told us that Islam is the only true religion. The preacher told us to convert to Islam. When the preacher asked us, we didn’t deny about our Christian faith. I was so offended with her false teachings that I left the meeting,” said one of the female prisoners who spoke to ICC in a telephone interview from Briman jail in Jeddah.

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Textbooks in Pakistan biased against Christians, Hindus

by Holly Naylor

Students in Madrassa

Pakistan is teaching its children religious intolerance, which has led to acts of discrimination and sometimes violence against minorities, according to a recent study.

School textbooks contain offensive comments about Christians and Hindus, according to the report.

“Textbooks generally emphasize the fundamental Islamic identity of Pakistan and the need for unity within the Muslim community,” the executive summary of the report said. “The defense of Pakistan is equated with the defense of Islam.”

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