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Valentine’s Day Was a Day of Hatred in South Sudan

February 14 was not a day of love, but of hatred and killing in Aneet, on South Sudan’s border with Sudan. Four places of worship and a marketplace were partially or completely destroyed. There were several attacks between February 10-16 that led to the death of 16 people. There [...]

Murdered for Blasphemy in Pakistan

Muhammad Mushtaq, a mentally unstable Muslim, was murdered by a mob in Punjab, Pakistan the night of Saturday, February 12. The son of a Muslim prayer leader publicly accused him of burning pages of the Koran, Islam’s holy book. Retribution was swift. By the time police arrived, the man [...]

Bhutan Coming Out of Hiding

In the picturesque backdrop of the Himalaya Mountains, Bhutan is one of the least reached and most ignored nations, even by 10/40 Window standards. But it will soon make its way to the attention of Westerners. The Academy Awards nominated "Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom" for an award. Filmed in Bhutan, it is [...]

Another Coup E’tat Attempt In West Africa

West African countries are in a state of turmoil with their armies attempting coup d’etats to overthrow the existing governments. Some have been successful, but not all. It was just last month on January 24 when Burkina Faso, a West African country experienced a successful coup when the army [...]

Is Saudi Arabia Changing?

In most of the Muslim world, people add Islam to their old religious practices. Charms, amulets, belief in the evil eye and jinns (spirits) are common. The place where you are least likely to find pre-Islamic beliefs in Saudi Arabia, where Islam originated. They practice Islam as it was [...]

North Africa breakthrough: Dreams and Bible Studies

In his book, “A Wind in the House of Islam,” David Garrison points out that there has been an unprecedented harvest among Muslims in the 20th century that is accelerating in the 21st century. Much of his research involves personal interviews. They would ask, “What did God use to [...]

Indonesian Harvest Started With Prayer

1996 was 26 years ago. It was also the year when only 20 out of 163 Indonesian unreached people groups had full-time missionaries. By June, all 163 will have at least one worker taking Christ to them. Seventy of these unreached people groups have four generations of people studying [...]

Sudan’s Demonstrators Shot

There were at least five demonstrations in Sudan on Monday morning, and security forces tried to stop them with bullets. Seven died and about 100 were injured. It was one of the deadliest days for protesters. The death toll is now up to 71. Thousands took to the streets [...]

Afghanistan in an Economic Free Fall

There are two main reasons for Afghanistan’s economic crisis. When U.S. forces left in August, Afghanistan’s assets, many of which were tied up in American banks, were frozen by the international community. Afghanistan’s currency is weak, and most of the world works on the American dollar. Before they are [...]

One More Step Back for Sudan

Sudan's attempt to move from military to civilian rule was set back another step on January 3, 2021 with the resignation of temporary civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He cited a failure to keep his nation from "sliding towards disaster" and building a consensus between the interests of the [...]

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