5-5-5 Challenge: Brunei
Brunei Darussalam, what means “Brunei, house of peace”, is a very small country on the Island of Borneo, bordering the much larger Malaysia. It is a young country as well,… Read more »
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5-5-5 Challenge: United Arab Emirates
There are a few countries on the World Watch List that we can’t share stories from. Even if we were to use different names, the Christian population is so small,… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Egypt
An angry mother stood at the doorway of her house, cursing and shouting accusations against her only son. She had just reported Mustafa* as an infidel to Egypt’s state security… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Tanzania
Tanzania was once celebrated as a role model for peace in Africa, but is no longer being considered ‘safe’ after an increase in inter-faith violence, with little evidence so far… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Mauritania
There are a few countries on the World Watch List that we can’t share stories from. Even if we were to use different names, the Christian population is so small,… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Oman
There are a few countries on the World Watch List that we can’t share stories from. Even if we were to use different names, the Christian population is so small,… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Vietnam
“Kneel! Kneel!” shouted a village thug. Unfazed by the threats, Pastor Vinh* stood his ground. In Vinh’s culture, kneeling is seen as an admission of guilt. Although authorities prohibited planting… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Qatar
This tiny country along the Arabian Peninsula is home to the Al Jazeera news agency, well developed with the lowest illiteracy rate in the Arab world and in 2022 is… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Turkmenistan
A group of about six officials – two of them in police uniforms – raided Begjan Shirmedov’s home in Dashoguz in the North of Turkmenistan on Sunday 23 September. They… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Laos
Former Buddhists Kapono and his family fled their house on Jan. 9, 2013 due to persecution they were facing at the hands of relatives and villagers. The believers were barely… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Libya
[en]Sherif is Egyptian, running a bookshop in Benghazi, in the East of Libya. He was arrested on February 10th and has been detained since then. During his detainment he has… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Uzbekistan
[en]Lena, Ayoub and Latife faced intense persecution when the police had found Christian materials in Ayoub’s father’s house. Police arrested him and Ayoub’s brother, and then took Lena to the… Read more »
5-5-5 Challenge: Ethiopia
[en]Lalibela, a small town in Amhara State Northern Ethiopia, is regarded by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) as a holy place. It is home to 11 rock hewn Orthodox churches,… Read more »