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Iraq

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Iraq (39 million people) has been a patchwork of competing forces since the US-led ousting of former strongman Saddam Hussein in 2003. Government in this largely Muslim land have been mostly Shia-led but have struggled to rebuild the country in the face of corruption,... Read more

Israel, Palestine, the gospel and peace

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Many Israelis and many Palestinians regard this small corner of the planet (and Jerusalem in particular) as theirs alone and see the fight as a holy war. Through the centuries, no city has been contested more than Jerusalem. Israel, which has occupied Palestine since... Read more

25,000 Nigerians killed by extremists in the last four years

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A recent report from the Council on Foreign Relations says that more than 25,000 Nigerians have been killed in the last four years (2016-2019) by Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, the Islamic State, and other militant groups. Other groups have noticed the ongoing... Read more

Salat (Prayer)

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Muslims who keep the obligatory five prayers a day bow their foreheads to the floor 34 times each day. They repeat phrases like, “Praise be to Allah,” and “Allah is the greatest.” The second pillar of Islam is prayer (Salat). Prayer, for Muslims, is experienced with... Read more

Violence

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The violence convulsing Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, etc., has been in the daily news. Why are there so many violent conflicts around the Muslim World today? Where does the violence come from? This pattern of Muslims engaging in violent wars of conquest is tied to... Read more

Non-Religious trend

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Is Islam losing its place in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)? Findings from a recent BBC News survey indicate a “non-religious” trend among thousands of Arabs living in the MENA region. Read more here. According to MNN (Mission Network News), during the past... Read more