Iran
- I Plant Secret House Churches Because I Was Saved into OneHow an Iranian teenager found Christ and launched a mission to equip persecuted believers.Nathan Rostampour|
- Iran’s House Churches Are Not Illegal, Says Supreme Court Justice(UPDATED) After unprecedented ruling asserts practicing Christianity at home is not a national security threat, a prosecutor drops charges against eight converts and says apostasy is not a crime under Iranian law.Jayson Casper|español
- Dari TV Host: Afghanistan Will Now See ‘Pure Christianity’As satellite ministry becomes one of the few ways under the Taliban to reach local believers, SAT-7 Afghan pastor reflects on the gospel impact of the US military withdrawal.Jayson Casper|españolрусский
- Proof That Political Privilege Is Harmful for ChristianityOur analysis of 166 nations suggests the biggest threat to Christian vitality is not persecution, affluence, education, or pluralism. It’s state support.Nilay Saiya|españolPortuguêsFrançais简体中文Indonesian繁體中文
- Diplomacy with Iran Requires Biblical Wisdom. The US Has Chosen Foolishness.“The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.” (Proverbs 18:7)Bonnie Kristian|
- To Further Religious Freedom Among Muslims, Can Women Succeed Where Men Have Not?Films, courses, and dialogue groups invite—rather than confront—Islamic societies toward greater openness. But will accompanying “intersectionality” undercut support?Jayson Casper|
- Pope Francis Secures Favorable Fatwa for Iraq’s ChristiansA short history of Shiite Islam explains why the pope made peace with Grand Ayatollah Sistani, yet Iranian rival and Sunni extremists don’t accept Muslim leader’s authority.Jayson Casper|
- Trump and Biden Disagree on Sanctions. So Do Evangelicals Outside the US.Longstanding foreign policy tool impacts national economies. But evangelicals from US to Syria and Iran differ on who deserves blame.Jayson Casper|
- ‘Water on a Stone’: UN Expert on the Hard Work of Religious FreedomSpecial Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed on the impact of COVID-19 and Trump, the right to religious conversion, and implementing Muslim declarations.Jayson Casper|
- Researchers Find Christians in Iran Approaching 1 MillionSecular survey may succeed where Christian advocates have failed to convince the world of widespread conversions in the Islamic republic.Jayson Casper|
