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Jibran Khan, “Christian teacher accused of blasphemy in Lahore,”
AsiaNews
, February 23, 2012; available online at
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Christian-teacher-accused-of-blasphemy-in-Lahore-24056.html
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119
“Christian Acquitted of ‘Blasphemy’ Charge in Pakistan,” World Watch Monitor, April 17, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/pakistan/article_1508387.html
; “Pakistani Families Flee after Another Bogus ‘Blasphemy’ Charge,” World Watch Monitor, June 15, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/pakistan/article_113735.html
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120
“Mentally retarded Christian charged under Blasphemy in Pakistan,”
Pakistan Christian Post
, June 22, 2012,
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=3590
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121
“Pakistani Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ after Billiards Dispute,” World Watch Monitor, May 22, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/pakistan/article_1550261.html
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122
“Muslim threaten to burn Christian’s homes tonight in Punjab,”
Pakistan Christian Post
, August 8, 2012,
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/viewnews.php?newsid=1834
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123
“Christian in Pakistan Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ after Argument,” World Watch Monitor, December 26, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/pakistan/article_1313522.html
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124
“Christian Girl, Family in Pakistan Expelled over Misspelling,” World Watch Monitor, September 28, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/pakistan/article_121025.html
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125
“False accusations of blasphemy against a Christian, the court invites him to ‘leave the country,’” Agenzia Fides, September 15, 2011,
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=29849&lan=eng
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126
Luiza Oleszczuk, “Christian Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Dies in Jail,”
Christian Post
, September 20, 2011,
http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-accused-of-blasphemy-in-pakistan-dies-in-jail-56005/
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127
“Christian Man Accused of Blasphemy Dies in Pakistan Prison,” Barnabas Aid, September 21, 2011,
http://barnabasfund.org/Christian-man-accused-of-blasphemy-dies-in-Pakistan-prison.html
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128
“Pakistani Christian Sentenced for ‘Blasphemy’ Dies in Prison,” World Watch Monitor, March 15, 2011,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/pakistan/98521
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129
“Rioting Muslims Damage Church, Properties in Pakistan,” World Watch Monitor, May 2, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/pakistan/article_111763.html
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130
Stacy L. Harp, “Agnes Nuggo Another Pakistani Christian Woman Faces Blasphemy Charge,”
The Voice of the Martyrs
, February 23, 2011,
http://www.persecutionblog.com/2011/02/agnes-nuggo-another-pakistani-christian-woman-faces-blasphemy-charge.html
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131
“Five Christians murdered in a week under Pakistan’s blasphemy law,”
Mission Network News
, December 1, 2010,
http://mnnonline.org/article/15028
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132
“Pakistan Christian Congress condemn arrest of 16 years Christian boy under blasphemy,”
Pakistan Christian Post
, October 11, 2012,
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=3851
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133
Cynthia Farahat, “In protection of religion or protection from it?,”
Ahewar
, February 24, 2008,
http://www.ahewar.org/eng/show.art.asp?aid=546
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134
Along with the independent sourcing provided for the following stories, Magdi Khalil, who is closely involved with all these cases, augmented the information presented here.
135
Mary Abdelmassih, “Egyptian Christian Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for ‘Insulting the Prophet,’” Assyrian International News Agency, March 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20120304191519.htm
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136
“Egypt arrests Christian teacher for ‘insulting Islam’ on Facebook,”
Russia Today
, July 31, 2012,
http://rt.com/news/coptic-arrest-islam-facebook-484/
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137
Arabic article, translation by the author, “Two Years Prison for School Administrator,”
Al Ahram
, June 24, 2011,
http://digital.ahram.org.eg/articles.aspx?Serial=549900&eid=725
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138
“After Attacks, Christian Leaders in Indonesia Decry Lax Security,” World Watch Monitor, February 11, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/indonesia/32936
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139
“Wrongful Conviction in Ethiopia Robs Christian of Children,” World Watch Monitor, May 17, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/ethiopia/article_1541743.html
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140
“Tunisia blasphemy bill threatens free speech: HRW,” Agence France-Presse, August 3, 2012,
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iVZHjY05k7pFnUkmf412-mVXqeCA?docId=CNG.3012aa25793d245b04367a928a3d5bf9.351
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141
“Swedish Christian Worker Dies from Pakistan Shooting,”
Morning Star News
, December 13, 2012,
http://morningstarnews.org/2012/12/swedish-christian-worker-dies-from-pakistan-shooting/
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142
Mindy Belz, “A Rush of Life,”
WORLD Magazine
, March 12, 2012,
http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/a_rush_of_life
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143
Mindy Belz, “A Blessed Legacy,”
WORLD Magazine
, March 6, 2012,
http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/a_blessed_legacy
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144
“American Teacher Killed in Iraq,”
Wall Street Journal
, March 1, 2012,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203753704577255092300395360.html#articleTabs%3Darticle
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145
“Jeremiah Small, Teacher Slain In Iraq, From Religious Washington Family,” CBS, March 1, 2012,
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/jeremiah-small-teacher-slain-in-iraq-from-religious-washington-family/
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146
Kawa Abdulla, “Exclusive Interview With Father of Student Who Shot His American Teacher,”
Rudaw
, March 15, 2012,
http://www.rudaw.net/english/interview/4527.html
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147
Mathias Hariyadi, “Accused or proselytising, American family attacked by Indonesian extremists,”
AsiaNews
, September 15, 2012,
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Accused-or-proselytising,-American-family-attacked-by-Indonesian-extremists-22643. html
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148
Abdulla, “Exclusive Interview.”
149
“US missionaries injured by Muslim mob in Bangladesh,”
New York Post
, February 29, 2012,
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/us_missionaries_injured_by_muslim_Nx6m7PDupWuGhmT9aDl3K
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150
Jeremy Reynalds, “Christianity Grows in Afghanistan, Despite Islamists’ Threat,” ASSIST News Service, September 13, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12090079.htm
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151
“Taleban ‘agree to free Koreans,’” BBC News, August 28, 2007,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6966756.stm
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152
“Five Afghan Christians Martyred,” World Watch Monitor, September 9, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/afghanistan/2004/newsarticle_3340.html/
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153
Paul Marshall, “Apostates from Islam,”
Weekly Standard
, April 10, 2006,
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/059fpgrn.asp
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154
“Algerian faces 5 years in prison for sharing Christian faith,” World Watch Monitor, December 2, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/13314/article_1945783.html
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155
“Christian in Bangladesh Goes to Prison for Evangelism,” World Watch Monitor, March 23, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/bangladesh/article_99015.html
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156
Al-Masry Al-Youm, “Sectarian fights over proselytizing injure 12 at Assiut University,”
Egypt Independent
, October 6, 2012,
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/sectarian-clashes-assiut-university-over-proselytizing-12-injured
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157
“Security Message for U.S. Citizens Threat Information Directed Against U.S. Citizens,”
Embassy of the United States
,
Cairo Egypt
, September 28, 2012,
http://egypt.usembassy.gov/sm-092812.html
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158
“Suspected Islamists Burn Down Two Homes in Ethiopia,” World Watch Monitor, April 21, 2011,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/ethiopia/article_111313.html
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159
Tom O’Connell, “Iran Launches Bible-burning Campaign,”
Newsmax
, August 26, 2011,
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/iran-bible-burning-christians/2011/08/26/id/408824
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160
“More arrests and Bibles seized in Iran,”
Christian Today
, August 24, 2011,
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/more.arrests.and.bibles.seized.in.iran/28492.htm
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161
“SEVERE RESTRICTIONS AGAINST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH IN IRAN,”
Persecution
, March 19, 2012,
http://www.persecution.org/2012/03/22/severe-restrictions-against-assembly-of-god-church-in-iran/
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162
“Jammu and Kashmir’s top Islamic cleric summons Christian priest to Sharia court over conversions of Muslims,” Jihad Watch, October 28, 2011,
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/10/jammu-and-kashmirs-top-islamic-cleric-summons-christian-priest-to-sharia-court-over-conversions-of-m.html
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163
M Saleem Pandit, “Kashmir’s ‘mufti azam’ summons Christian priest to explain alleged conversions,”
Times of India
, October 28, 2011,
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//articleshow/10518322.cms?intenttarget=no
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164
Eric Young, “30,000 Bibles Detained by Malaysian Gov’t, Claim Christian Leaders,”
Christian Post
, March 11, 2011,
http://m.christianpost.com/news/30000-bibles-detained-by-malaysian-govt-claim-christian-leaders-49377/
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165
“Malaysian Christians Seek to End Restrictions on Malay Bibles,” World Watch Monitor, April 6, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/malaysia/article_110442.html
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166
Boo Su-Lyn, “On Facebook, fans of Jais church raid swell over 23,000,”
Malaysian Insider
, September 3, 2011,
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/on-facebook-fans-of-jais-church-raid-swell-over-23000/
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167
Ahmed Nazeer, “Custom seize two men carrying books about Christianity,”
Minivan News
, September 30, 2012,
http://minivannews.com/society/custom-seize-two-men-carrying-books-about-christianity-44580
; Jeremy Reynalds, “Christian Deported from Madives for Bringing in Literature: Bangladeshi development worker blacklisted from island country,” ASSIST News Service, December 1, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2012/s12120004.htm
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168
World Watch Monitor,“Moroccan Convert Serving 15 Years for His Faith,”
Christian Post
, September 18, 2010,
http://www.christianpost.com/news/moroccan-convert-serving-15-years-for-his-faith-46828/
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169
“Moroccan Islamists Use Facebook to Target Christians,” World Watch Monitor, June 17, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/morocco/21797
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170
Azimazi Momoh Jimoh et al., “Troops swoop on Boko Haram, claim end of sect is near,”
Guardian Nigeria
, January 24, 2012,
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74858:troops-swoop-on-boko-haram-claim-end-of-sect-is-near &catid=1:national&Itemid=559
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171
“Muslim Extremists in India Attack, Threaten Christian Women,” World Watch Monitor, August 5, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/india/article_116022.html
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172
“Evangelist Shot Dead in Pakistan,”
Christian Post
, November 18, 2011,
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelist-shot-dead-in-pakistan-62358/
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173
“A Christian Pastor kidnapped in Pakistan,”
Pakistan Christian Post
, August 15, 2012,
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=3685
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174
Noel Tarrazona, “Christian Preschool Learning Center Threatened with Closure,” ASSIST News Service, December 25, 2011,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2011/s11120110.htm
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175
Sophia Kishkovsky, “Russian Priest Killed in Church,”
New York Times
, November 19, 2009,
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/world/europe/20moscow.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=sysoyev&st=cse&
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