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Additionally, Ghaffari suggests urging U.S., Canadian, and Western European officials to accept refugees from Iran. These nations deny refugee status to the vast majority of Christians from Iran, he says, in essence "throwing these Christian refugees to the devil."

—Jeff M. Sellers

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Other Christianity Today articles on Iran include:

Quake Opens Door to Gospel | How Christians are trying to ease tensions in the Islamic Republic. (Feb. 06, 2004)

On The Run from Police, Iranian Christian Survives Church Attack | Fleeing persecution with no passport, refugee witnesses last week's grenade murders in Pakistan. (March 26, 2002)

Hiding from Religion Police | What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Iran. (March 20, 2002)

Books & Culture Corner: Keeping the Dust on Your Boots | Remembering the Afghan refugees—and the church in Iran. (Jan. 14, 2002)

Church Officials Optimistic that Iran Is Changing Its Views of Christians | Vatican official, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei talk about improving Muslim-Christian relations. (March 08, 2001)

Previous Bearing the Cross articles include:

Vietnam—April 2004

China—January 2004

North Korea—July 2003

Indonesia—April 2003

Nigeria—Feb. 2003

Egypt—Dec. 2002

Cuba—Oct. 2002

Turkmenistan—Aug. 2002

India—June 2002

Saudi Arabia—April 2002

Iran—March 2002

Vietnam—January 2002

Pakistan—Nov 2001

Laos—Oct, 2001

North Korea—Aug. 2001

Sudan—June 2001

Indonesia—April 2001

China—March 2001

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July 2004, Vol. 48, No. 7