Forced Conversions in Pakistan: A Continuing Crisis in 2024 In 2024, the issue of forced conversions of Christian girls in Pakistan continues to be a grave concern, shedding light on the persistent challenges faced by Christians in the country. This practice, marked by abductions, forced marriages, and conversions without consent, has drawn international attention and calls for urgent action to protect the rights and freedoms of vulnerable girls. Often, it is observed that these girls, aged between 12 to 16 years, become easy targets of a male-dominated Muslim society. Reasons for this Escalating Crisis: Reports from various sources highlight the alarming frequency of these incidents, where young Christian girls are targeted, abducted, and coerced into converting to Islam through marriages that lack any form of consent. Approximately 1,000 Christian and Hindu girls are kidnapped annually in Pakistan for purposes of rape, forced conversion, and forced marriages by Muslim men. Over the last 20 years, this would amount to an estimated total of more than 20,000 Christian and Hindu girls abducted in Pakistan. #ForcedConversion #ForcedMarriage #PersecutionOfChristians #Persecution Original Posted at https://ecspe.org/forced-conversions-of-christian-girls-in-pakistan-a-continuing-crisis-in-2024/

Urgent Measures Needed to Protect Christians in Africa’s Sahel Region When Christians in the East and West are Screaming “Free Palestine,” but in Amhara, Ethiopia, Christians are being Genocide by Muslim terrorists for not converting to Islam. Those who don’t convert face terrible outcomes like rape or murder. https://ecspe.org/urgent-measures-needed-to-protect-christians-in-africas-sahel-region/

UNHCR’s Delay in Resettling Persecuted Christians Raises Concerns The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plays a crucial role in the global response to displacement. It is tasked with providing protection and finding durable solutions for millions forced to flee their homes. However, recent concerns have surfaced regarding the apparent delays in the resettlement process for persecuted Pakistani Christians seeking refuge. More than twelve hundred families are stranded in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia; these Christian families have been waiting for their resettlement for over a decade. Unfortunately, these Christians are mostly living in one-room apartments without the necessities of life. One such victim is Talib Masih, who is in Thailand from last 12 years. https://ecspe.org/unhcrs-delay-in-resettling-persecuted-christians-raises-concerns/

Christian Persecution: German Taxi Driver Faces Fine Over Bible Verse on Rear Window Anyone driving behind Jalil Mashali will see the message “Jesus – I am the Truth, the Way and the Life.” Mashali’s career could hinge on these words. In the heart of Essen, Germany, a clash between personal expression and local regulations unfolds as converted Iranian Christian, Jalil Mashali, faces a hefty fine and potential career consequences for displaying a Bible verse on his taxi’s rear window. The controversy has ignited debates over freedom of expression, religious beliefs, and the implications of a 1998 ruling that deemed religious advertising inappropriate for German taxis. https://ecspe.org/christian-persecution-german-taxi-driver-faces-fine-over-bible-verse-on-rear-window/

Forced Religious Conversion Update on the Forced Conversion and Torture of two Christian Brothers in Sialkot, Pakistan Following the intervention of the Emergency Committee to Save the Persecuted and Enslaved (ECSPE), both suspects, Qasim Shah and Sunny Shah, were apprehended by the police. The ECSPE played a pivotal role in ensuring swift action against the perpetrators who allegedly forced the conversion of Azam Masih and Nadeem Masih, subjecting them to brutal torture. https://ecspe.org/update-on-the-forced-conversion-and-torture-of-two-christian-brothers-in-sialkot-pakistan/

Rising Threats to Missionary Schools in India: Radical Hindus Demanding the Remove of Christian Symbols A new poster in the northeastern state of Assam, India, is demanding the removal of Christian symbols from Missionary schools. The poster, issued by a radical Hindu group called Sanmilito Sanatan Samaj on February 23, serves as a final warning. It urges the removal of statues and crosses from Christian-run schools in Guwahati, Dibrugarh, and Jorhat. The poster, written in Assamese, the state’s official language, warns against using schools as religious institutions and insists on removing religious figures like Jesus Christ and Mary from school premises. In Guwahati, the posters appeared at Don Bosco School and St. Mary’s School, demanding missionaries should not make education as a way to Convert Hindus. https://ecspe.org/rising-threats-to-missionary-schools-in-india-radical-hindus-demanding-the-remove-of-christian-symbols/

Persecution of Christians In Nigeria More than 41 Christians were massacred in the last 24 hours by Islamist Fulani militia in the Kaduna State. We have NOT seen any protest or condemnation from the Champions of Human Rights. Where is the UN? Where are the human rights organizations? https://ecspe.org/global-silence-41-christians-massacred-in-nigeria-by-islamist-militants/

Israel’s True Identity: The Journey from Jacob to a Nation – Part 3

Israel’s True Identity: The Journey from Jacob to a Nation – Part 2