Christian Boy Beaten to Death in Egypt

CFI’s Egyptian co-worker has recently issued a heartbreaking report regarding the tragic murder of a young Christian boy. Eleven-year-old Abanoub Anwar Lateef recently passed away at a Cairo hospital after suffering severe head trauma, the result of a violent beating...

American Teacher Slain for Alleged Proselytizing in Yemen

Joel Shrum, a 29-year-old native of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, was shot to death on March 18 in Yemen for allegedly attempting to spread Christianity in the Muslim-dominated nation. Shrum, who had been a teacher at the International Training and Development Center in...

Saudi Leader Calls for Destruction of Kuwait Churches

Abdullah, the Saudi Grand Mufti, recently issued a statement declaring that “it is necessary to destroy all churches” in the region of Kuwait. The leader’s statement supported a law to be drafted by a member of Kuwaiti legislature, which calls for the removal of all...