• Saudi Arabia Traps Christian Surgeon for Faith in Jesus

  Dr. Mamdooh Fahmy, who was working as a surgeon in Saudi Arabia, wrote a letter to International Christian Concern appealing for help to return home to Egypt. His prior attempts to go home for over two years have been futile with the Saudi government refusing to grant him the required exit visa.

• N. Korean Christian on Death Row Sparks Campaign by Watchdog Group, U.S. Senators

  A Christian persecution watch group, with the support of U.S. lawmakers, launched a worldwide campaign effort Tuesday to free a North Korean man awaiting public execution for the crime of simply being a Christian.

• Women Take Center Stage at Landmark HIV/AIDS Conference

  The first-ever international conference on women’s leadership in the battle against HIV/AIDS opened Thursday to over 1,500 women and men – including some of the world’s leading experts on the pandemic.

  

• Christianity Spreading in Iran via Multimedia

  Christianity is expanding in the closed, heavily Muslim country of Iran through multimedia technology, according to a Christian persecution watch group.

• 'Evan Almighty' Makes Environmental Push through Biblical Story

  NBC Universal’s first movie to “zero out” its carbon emissions is continuing its efforts raise awareness about green issues as it reaches out to an increasingly environment-conscious faith market with the modern day retelling of Noah's ark.