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A trauma counsellor recalls: “When Rifkatu first came here, she was full of anger. She didn’t smile at anyone and doubted God’s existence.”

Things got so dark for Jemal*, an entrepreneur from Ethiopia, that he wondered: has God abandoned us?

On 16 September 2022, Mahsa Amini died as a result of police violence. Even now, three years later, the situation for women, dissidents, and Christians remains concerning.

A peace-making pastor and a prominent convert from Islam have been murdered in an attack on a church in Yaribori, Katsina State, Nigeria. On 7 July, Islamist militant gunmen burst into a worship service, and shot and killed Pastor Emmanuel Na’allah and his friend, teacher Samaila Gidan Taro, who had converted from Islam. A woman, reported to be the wife of a Pentecostal pastor, was abducted. All three were loved and respected leaders in the Christian community.

In Central Asia, something exciting is happening among the deaf community. Somewhere in Central Asia, a church is organizing ongoing training courses (funded by Open Doors) for new deaf believers. These Bible courses help them to get to know the Bible. These seminars are entitled “Light of the Bible.”

“He took the baby from my arms, laid her on the table. Then he began beating me with his belt,” remembers Somayeh, her voice strong despite the horrific memory.