As president of International Christian Concern (ICC), I am calling on governments around the world to adopt and enforce robust measures to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the financial networks that sustain terrorist organizations and extremist movements. ICC’s new report, The Khorasan Terrorism Economy: Islamic State’s Operations Against Christians, shows why this matters. The report examines […]
Christian rights activists and parents of Maria Shahbaz after Oct. 21, 2026 hearing at Federal Constitutional Court. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ISLAMABAD (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s top constitutional court on Wednesday (Oct. 21) adjourned a hearing on a Christian couple’s petition seeking recovery of their daughter after learning that the Muslim accused […]
(Fox News) — An Arizona street evangelist is suing the city of Tucson and challenging an event policy barring religious speech after police officers threatened to arrest him for discussing Jesus at an annual holiday festival. David Hoffman has been evangelizing at public events for over a decade and views large public gatherings as crucial […]
A new report by International Christian Concern (ICC) examines the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the international financial networks that enable the systematic targeting of Christian communities. Written by ICC Fellow Daniel St John, “The Terrorism Economy: Islamic State’s Operations Against Christians” focuses on how ISKP generates income and targets Christians in Afghanistan, Pakistan, […]
Benjamin Kule Mayani was killed in western Uganda on Sept. 29, 2026. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian returning from an evangelistic outreach was killed on Sept. 29 in western Uganda when he and a colleague were attacked by three Muslims, including one upset that his sister had converted to Christianity, […]
Location of Gorom Refugee Settlement in South Sudan. (Map data © 2026 Google) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Two Sudanese pastors at a refugee camp in South Sudan have been facing death threats since an attack by Muslim extremists earlier this year, sources said. The concerns of the two pastors from Sudan’s Darfur Region […]
(Christian News) — Major national financial institutions routinely used subjective reputational risk standards to restrict credit, deny services, or close accounts for customers based on political, social, or religious affiliations, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The findings stem from an agency supervisory review that examined […]
Nigerian Red Cross Society tribute to Lydia Nwankwo, slain in Sokoto state, Nigeria on Oct. 6, 2026. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Christian woman volunteering with the Nigerian Red Cross Society in an Oct. 6 attack on her team’s vehicle in Sokoto state, sources said. Lydia Nwankwo, […]
Location of Adamawa state in Nigeria. (User Profoss, Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Islamic terrorists attacked three predominantly Christian villages in Adamawa state, Nigeria, on Thursday (Oct. 8), killing at least one person and torching at least one church building, sources said. The assailants attacked Tela-Bala, Guyaku and Sabon […]
Blasphemy laws were among oppressive measures opposed in protest in Faisalabad, Pakistan on National Minorities Day on Aug. 11, 2026. (Minorities Alliance Pakistan) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (Oct. 7) announced that it had upheld the death sentence of a Christian convicted under blasphemy laws while acquitting his […]