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Sisters of Strength: The Stories of Persecuted Women in the Middle East

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Middle East – Where religious and cultural tensions run high, Christian minorities face unique struggles in the heart of the Middle East. Amid these struggles, women bear the burden of being both believers and females in a region where they are often treated as third-class citizens. Yet they find their strength in silence and sometimes isolated from their entire families and communities. The following stories of six brave Christian women we’ve come alongside of are testaments to the resilience and strength that they find in the Lord, in light of the trauma they’ve experienced.

LAILA

Laila, a 43 year old widow, did not have support from her community after her husband died. She was uneducated and didn’t have much job experience.

“I tried hard to find a job and worked in a sewing factory, where it was long working hours and little pay. But we were content with what we had,” she said.

That was until she was laid off due to rising costs and inflation. She found work for a Muslim family as a housemaid and was treated well for awhile. The family decided to host a large birthday party for their 20-year-old son, and due to the extra work, Laila enlisted the help of her teenage daughter for the night of the party. Laila was serving food when she had a realization.

“Suddenly, I looked around and did not find my daughter. I went looking for her, and heard muffled screams and found the birthday boy trying to rape her. His mother came in and said, ‘Let him do what he wants, and we will pay you. You are Christians and have no morals.’ When I gathered my strength, I shouted to call for help from the guests, but the family accused my daughter of theft. No one believed me.”

Laila was out of a job with no means to provide for her daughter. ICC helped her start a clothing and linen business so she was able to leave the household and support her family.

“I would like to thank our Lord because even in the midst of the most difficult situations, God saved us and never abandoned us. I want to thank you for the project you provided for me,” said Laila.

SAMIRA

“My problem started after my husband died when I had to work. I worked in a room service in a small hotel downtown. I was exposed to a lot of harassment,” said Samira. “One day, I delivered an order to a room and was about to take the elevator. One of the guests was following me and took the elevator with me and offered me sex for money. I asked the owner of the hotel to move me out of room service, as I could no longer tolerate customer harassment. His response was, ‘You are young and beautiful and you can make money working in room service, but you have to be smart.’ My request was rejected, so I left work.”

With little work experience, Samira’s job options were limited, and many other options for inexperienced women often involved risks involving harassment that can lead to violence.

“All I want is to live in the fear of God and be able to provide for my three children,” she said.

After hearing of her struggle to find a safe job, ICC helped her start her own small business to sell clothes and other goods to customers to independently provide for her family.

“Thanks to you, I can now work on my own business and support my children. I hope you remember me in your prayers and thank you for your help,” said Samira.

MIRIAM

“My name is Miriam. I married a widower with children. Throughout our marriage, I took care of his children, as well as the children we had together. After my husband died, his children, who converted to Islam, kicked me out of the apartment. I went to church and they helped me by renting an apartment,” said Miriam.

She continued to tell us her story. “The area where the apartment is, is in a slum. Christians are a minority and Muslims are extremists. However, I had no choice. The church paid the rent, and I found work as a cleaner. Of course, it was not easy for a woman to live alone with her two daughters in an area like this. I have a Muslim neighbor who is always harassing me. In the end, I’m an adult and I can protect myself, but the neighbor was always taking advantage of my absence at work and knocking on my daughters’ door. Because I always warn my daughters never to open the door to anyone, they did not respond to him.”

“A month ago, on my daughters’ way back from school, this neighbor was waiting for them near the house. He told them to go with him and said I sent him to bring them to our relatives house. They were terrified and ran home,” she said.

Since then, she has not gone to work in fear of the neighbor returning to do worse. ICC helped Miriam start a small business to tailor clothes out of her home so that she can stay home and make a living for her family, while protecting her daughters.

“I would like to thank you for your help. And now I feel reassured about my daughters because I do not have to leave them alone for long hours and they will go with me everywhere. I thank God that He responded to me, looked at my weakness, and supported me,” said Miriam.

FATIMA

“I got married to my husband and we were very happy, but that happiness did not last long. We were Christians in a majority- Muslim area,” Fatima began as she told her harrowing story with us.

“I was subjected to a lot of harassment that would be difficult for any young woman to endure. They were uttering obscene words and threats, such as, ‘We will bring you to us, and Islam is the solution for people like you.’ A lot of things happened like this, and I was afraid to tell my husband because I didn’t want to get him in trouble. I hoped that they would limit themselves to verbally expressing their hatred for us Christians, but no.

“More than that, they tried many times to take advantage of my husband going out to work and knocking on my door. At that time, I felt that I could not bear my fear, so I decided to tell my husband. I called him while he was at work and told him someone was talking from behind the door and telling me that he won’t leave me alone. I told my husband everything. He came quickly and when he arrived home, there were three men waiting for him outside.

“They beat him on the head and body with a stick, causing him to lose consciousness. After he fell to the ground, the attackers fled…I told him that when I screamed and threatened to go to the police, they said, ‘You Christians, you worshipers of the cross, will not be able to do anything. This is our city and we will cleanse it of people like you. Either you are with us, or you are against us, and whoever resists us will not live.’

“We spent the night praying to God to save us from them, and when we slept, one of them entered through the window and turned on the gas in the apartment, intending for us to die of suffocations. But we felt it, thanks to God. He didn’t enter our room. We fled our home to the city where my uncle lives. My husband has been working for two months, but I dream that we will get help renting an apartment in which my husband and I can live, and that we will leave my uncle’s house,” said Fatima.

“We have been through difficult times and were terrified of extremists. But now we feel safe, and we thank you for supporting us. May our Lord bless you.”

HANNA

Hanna comes from a Muslim family, but received Jesus as her Savior when she was 17 years old. Secretly, Hanna grew in faith and lived for Christ, but did not tell anyone in her family for fear of them turning on her.

Her family married her to a Muslim man, and she could not refuse. Hanna lived with her husband and raised her three children. She constantly took them to church and baptized them and they received Jesus as their Savior.

Unfortunately, Hanna’s husband discovered her and her children’s faith. He threatened to take everything away, and slowly did that, one by one. Her oldest son went off to Ukraine for school and joined the military when the war started to make income for himself and send to his mother.

Hanna received the news of her son’s death. Since then, her husband has refused to give her and her surviving daughters any money and she has no means of making money. Her husband kicked her out of the home and kept her daughters, who desperately wish to live with their mother.

“This is my story,” said Hanna. “I do not know what to do. I am a mother who lost my son because of his father, and I am also about to lose my daughters because of him. I hope to get help to rent a flat so my daughters would live with me so I can protect them from their cruel father.”

ICC helped Hanna with rent and now her two daughters live with her.

“I would like to thank God and thank you for this apartment because we were desperate. But thanks to your generous support, I have a place to live. Now my daughters can live with me and leave their evil father,” said Hanna.

SARAH

“My story begins when my husband met a Muslim woman. His behavior changed and he became abusive toward me and would disappear for days,” said Sarah. “After that, he converted to Islam, divorced me, and left me and my children to shame, disgrace, and need. I spent the worst days of my life, and then I decided to leave my hometown and move so that I could support my children away from their father.

“I work in cleaning houses and stairs, and I receive a small wage that is barely enough for us. I have difficulties paying the rent.”

In order to help her move away from her abusive ex-husband, ICC helped pay for Sarah’s rent.

“I want to thank you very much for the help you have given me. Because of your project, we will not need anyone’s help as I work as a cleaner and we can live with the money I earn. I thank God for answering my prayers,” said Sarah.
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സെൻ ട്രസ്റ്റ് ഫണ്ടിംഗ് കേസ്: അബ്രഹാമിക് മതങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള പരാമർശങ്ങളിൽ മദ്രാസ് ഹൈക്കോടതിയുടെ വിധി

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മധുര: വിദേശ സംഭാവനകൾ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കേസിന്റെ വിധിപ്രസ്താവത്തിനിടയിൽ അബ്രഹാമിക് മതങ്ങളെ ‘സ്വഭാവത്താൽ തന്നെ മറ്റുള്ളവരെ അകറ്റിനിർത്തുന്നവ’ (inherently exclusive) എന്ന് വിശേഷിപ്പിച്ച് മദ്രാസ് ഹൈക്കോടതി. ഒക്ടോബർ 6-നാണ് മധുര ബെഞ്ച് ഈ സുപ്രധാന വിധി പുറപ്പെടുവിച്ചത്.

സെൻ മെഡിറ്റേഷൻ ട്രസ്റ്റിന് വിദേശ സംഭാവന (നിയന്ത്രണ) നിയമപ്രകാരമുള്ള (FCRA) രജിസ്ട്രേഷൻ നിഷേധിച്ച കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാരിന്റെ നടപടി ജസ്റ്റിസ് ജി.ആർ. സ്വാമിനാഥൻ, ജസ്റ്റിസ് എം.ഡി. സുമതി എന്നിവരടങ്ങിയ ഡിവിഷൻ ബെഞ്ച് ശരിവെച്ചു.

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മതപരമായ സ്വഭാവം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തൽ: അപേക്ഷയിൽ തങ്ങൾ മതപരമായ സംഘടനയാണെന്ന കാര്യം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിൽ ട്രസ്റ്റ് പരാജയപ്പെട്ടുവെന്ന് കോടതി വ്യക്തമാക്കി. “അപ്പീൽ നൽകിയ കക്ഷി ഇത്രയധികം ഒളിച്ചുകളി നടത്തേണ്ടതില്ലായിരുന്നു” എന്ന് ബെഞ്ച് നിരീക്ഷിച്ചു.

അബ്രഹാമിക് മതങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള പരാമർശം: എല്ലാവരെയും ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന സ്വഭാവമുള്ള ഹിന്ദുമതത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്തമായി, ജൂതമതം, ക്രിസ്തുമതം, ഇസ്‌ലാം എന്നീ അബ്രഹാമിക് മതങ്ങൾ അടിസ്ഥാനപരമായി മറ്റുള്ളവരെ ഒഴിവാക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവമുള്ളവയാണെന്ന് കോടതി നിരീക്ഷിച്ചു. തങ്ങളുടെ മതമാണ് ഏക സത്യമെന്ന് ഭക്തർ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നുവെന്നും വിധിയിൽ പറയുന്നു.

മതപരിവർത്തന പരാമർശം: തീവ്രനിലപാടുള്ള ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങൾ മതപരിവർത്തനത്തിന് കുപ്രസിദ്ധമാണെന്ന് കോടതി പരാമർശിച്ചു. എങ്കിലും, പ്രസ്തുത ട്രസ്റ്റിന് അത്തരമൊരു അജണ്ടയുണ്ടെന്ന് തങ്ങൾ ആരോപിക്കുന്നില്ലെന്നും ജഡ്ജിമാർ വ്യക്തമാക്കി.

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ദിണ്ടിഗൽ ജില്ലയിലെ കൊടൈക്കനാലിൽ മോണ്ടിസോറി സ്കൂളും സെൻ ധ്യാന കേന്ദ്രവും നടത്തിവരുന്ന ‘കാൻസിയോൺ പബ്ലിക് ചാരിറ്റബിൾ ട്രസ്റ്റ്’ സമർപ്പിച്ച അപ്പീലാണ് കോടതി തള്ളിയത്. ട്രസ്റ്റിന്റെ സ്ഥാപകനും മുഖ്യചാലകശക്തിയുമായ റവ. ഫാ. അമാ സാമി എസ്.ജെ. ഒരു ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ പുരോഹിതനാണെന്ന കാര്യം ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിച്ചാണ് കോടതി ഈ നിരീക്ഷണങ്ങളിലേക്ക് എത്തിയത്. ധ്യാനകേന്ദ്രത്തിലെ ബുദ്ധ പ്രതിമയ്ക്ക് മുകളിൽ ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ കുരിശ് സ്ഥാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ചിത്രം ട്രസ്റ്റിന്റെ വെബ്‌സൈറ്റിലുണ്ടായിരുന്നതായും കോടതി രേഖപ്പെടുത്തി.

വിദേശ ഫണ്ടുകൾ നിയന്ത്രിക്കേണ്ടതിന്റെ ആവശ്യകത ഊന്നിപ്പറഞ്ഞ കോടതി, വിദേശ സംഭാവനകൾ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നത് സ്ഥിരമായ അവകാശമല്ലെന്നും അതൊരു പ്രത്യേക പദവി (privilege) മാത്രമാണെന്നും വ്യക്തമാക്കി.
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) distinguished Hinduism from Abrahamic religions, saying that the former is inclusive while the latter are inherently exclusive. A Division Bench of Justice G. R. Swaminathan and M.D. Sumathi observed in the verdict upholding the central government’s decision to deny the FCRA registration to Kanzeon Public Charitable Trust, which runs a Zen meditation centre in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.

“Unlike Hinduism, which is inclusive, the Abrahamic religions are inherently exclusive. The devout Jews, Christians and Muslims believe that theirs is the one true and complete revelation because that is what their Holy books say of themselves,” the High Court said.

Respondent wrongly projected itself as non-religious: HC
The High Court dismissed the Trust’s appeal against challenging the government’s decision, stating that the Trust did not correctly identify itself as a religious organisation despite being one. The court said that organisations engaged in religious conversion cannot be granted registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). “Though the applicant is engaged in religious programs, they wrongly projected themselves as non-religious. That is why the respondent authority had to say “Illa Samy” (No Sir) to Rev.Fr.Ama Samy (which name literally translates as “Yes”),” the court said.

The Trust had argued that it was not a religious organisation and that the Zen meditation centre run by it belonged to “India’s Dhyana tradition” and its activities cannot be described as having a religious nature. The government, however, maintained that the trust was engaged in religious programmes.

The Bench held that Zen Buddhism is a variant of the Mahayana Buddhist school and that the trust should have disclosed itself as a religious organisation while seeking FCRA registration. It added that the FCRA only bars an unregistered religious organisation from receiving foreign aid. A religious organisation can seek registration under Sections 11 and 12 of the FCRA, but it has to declare itself as one. “The appellant need not have been so coy…one has to make a clean breast of everything. One cannot keep any card up one’s sleeve. This is no game of hide and seek,” the Bench said.

A leopard will not change its spots: HC.
The High Court noted that the author of the trust is an ordained priest called Rev.Fr.Ama Samy SJ. The Court highlighted that Christianity is an evangelical religion, which aims to convert people. “At this stage, the learned standing counsel pointed out that the author of the trust and the moving spirit behind the appellant organisation is an ordained Christian priest. He is addressed as “Rev.Fr.Ama Samy SJ”. One cannot forget the fact that Christianity is a messianic religion. Their theological and religious mission is to bring everyone within the fold of Jesus Christ. There is a saying: a leopard will not change its spots,” the court observed.

Examining the material placed before it, the High Court noticed motifs installed at the meditation centre and referred to the argument that appropriation of local motifs marks the initial step of the ultimate takeover. “It is not for us to doubt if the said claim is genuine or spurious. A strong argument is being made that the native and local motifs are appropriated by the messianic religions so that the ground is prepared for eventual takeover. It is not within our province to engage in such debates. They have to be waged elsewhere,” the court said.

Radical Christian groups notorious for conversion activities: HC
The High Court, however, cautioned against the adverse effects of one religion trying to gain prominence over others. “We are a pluralist nation. Unlike the USA, we are not a melting pot but a salad bowl, a beautiful metaphor credited to Justice Ruma Pal. This status quo would be upset if one religious group gains ascendancy,” the court warned.

Citing precedents, the High Court pointed out that foreign funds can be used to influence national polity. The court referred to the recent instances of friction between Christian and Muslims groups in Kerala and added that if “foreign funds are freely allowed inside to facilitate conversion activities, the sovereignty of the nation would be imperilled”.

The court also highlighted that radical Christian organisations are notorious for engaging in conversion activities. “We specifically highlight the issue of conversion because radical Christian Institutions are notorious for indulging in such activities,” the court said. It stated that there is no vested or absolute right to receive foreign funds.
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ഓൺലൈനിൽ ദൈവനിന്ദാപരമായ ഉള്ളടക്കം പങ്കുവെച്ചെന്നാരോപിച്ച് ഒരു ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ വ്യക്തിയുടെ ക്ലിനിക്കിനു നേരെ ആൾക്കൂട്ടം ആക്രമണം നടത്തിയതിനെത്തുടർന്ന് പാകിസ്ഥാനിലെ പഞ്ചാബ് പ്രവിശ്യയിൽ പോലീസ് അഞ്ച് പേരെ അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്തു. കൂടുതൽ അക്രമമുണ്ടാകുമെന്ന ഭയത്താൽ ഗ്രാമത്തിലെ ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ കുടുംബങ്ങൾ വീടുകൾ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് പലായനം ചെയ്യാൻ ഈ സംഭവം കാരണമായി.

ഷെയ്ഖ്‌പുര ജില്ലയിലെ ഘര്യൽ കലാൻ ഗ്രാമത്തിലെ പരമ്പരാഗത ചികിത്സകനായ കാമ്രാൻ ഗിൽ മസീഹിനെതിരെയാണ് സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിൽ ദൈവനിന്ദാപരമായ കാര്യങ്ങൾ പങ്കുവെച്ചെന്നാരോപണം ഉയർന്നത്. ഒക്ടോബർ 9-ന്, ഇദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ വീടിനോട് ചേർന്നുള്ള ചെറിയ ഡിസ്പെൻസറി ഒരു ആൾക്കൂട്ടം തീവെച്ചു നശിപ്പിച്ചതായി റിപ്പോർട്ടുണ്ട്.

വടികളുമായി അസഭ്യം പറയുകയും മുദ്രാവാക്യങ്ങൾ വിളിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന പുരുഷന്മാരുടെ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിൽ പ്രചരിച്ചിരുന്നു; ദൈവനിന്ദ ആരോപിക്കപ്പെട്ട വ്യക്തിയുടെ തലയറുക്കണമെന്ന ആഹ്വാനങ്ങളും ഇതിൽ ഉൾപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു.

മസീഹിനെ കസ്റ്റഡിയിലെടുക്കുകയും കുടുംബത്തെ സുരക്ഷിത സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് മാറ്റുകയും ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ട് പോലീസ് നടപടി സ്വീകരിച്ചതായി നാരംഗ് പോലീസ് സ്റ്റേഷനിലെ അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് സബ് ഇൻസ്പെക്ടർ മുഹമ്മദ് അക്തർ തബസ്സും പറഞ്ഞു. ഗ്രാമത്തിലെ ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ നിവാസികൾക്കിടയിൽ ഭയം പടർന്നതിനെത്തുടർന്ന് ഏകദേശം പന്ത്രണ്ടോളം ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ കുടുംബങ്ങൾ വീടുകൾ വിട്ടുപോയതായി പ്രാദേശിക വൃത്തങ്ങൾ ‘യുസിഎ ന്യൂസി’നോട് (UCA News) പറഞ്ഞു.

ഒക്ടോബർ 10-ഓടെ സ്ഥിതിഗതികൾ നിയന്ത്രണവിധേയമാവുകയും ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ കുടുംബങ്ങൾ സുരക്ഷിതമായി തിരിച്ചെത്തുകയും ചെയ്തതായി തബസ്സും അറിയിച്ചു.

മസീഹിനെതിരെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സ്വത്ത് ആക്രമിച്ചതായി സംശയിക്കുന്നവർക്കെതിരെയും പോലീസ് പ്രത്യേകം കേസുകൾ രജിസ്റ്റർ ചെയ്തു. പാകിസ്ഥാൻ പീനൽ കോഡ്, ഭീകരവിരുദ്ധ നിയമം എന്നിവ പ്രകാരമാണ് സംശയിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവർക്കെതിരെ അന്വേഷണം നടത്തുന്നതെന്ന് പോലീസ് വ്യക്തമാക്കി. അഞ്ച് പേരെ കസ്റ്റഡിയിലെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്; സംഭവത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെട്ടതായി സംശയിക്കുന്ന മറ്റുള്ളവർക്കായി പോലീസ് തിരച്ചിൽ തുടരുകയാണ്.

സംശയിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവരെ തിരിച്ചറിയാൻ വീഡിയോ ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെങ്കിലും, പൊതുജനങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് സഹകരണം ലഭിക്കാത്തത് അന്വേഷണ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥർക്ക് വെല്ലുവിളിയാകുന്നുണ്ടെന്ന് തബസ്സും പറഞ്ഞു. വിവിധ സ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ പോലീസ് റെയ്ഡുകൾ നടക്കുന്നുണ്ടെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം കൂട്ടിച്ചേർത്തു.
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Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province have arrested five suspects in connection with a mob attack on a village clinic run by a Christian man over allegations of online blasphemy.

Kamran Gill Masih, a traditional medicine practitioner from Gharyal Kalan, a Muslim-majority village in Sheikhupura district, was accused of sharing blasphemous content on social media. The mob set fire to his small dispensary adjoining his home on Oct. 9, police said.

Videos circulating on social media showed men wielding sticks, hurling abuses and chanting Allah-u-Akbar and Behead the blasphemer, during the attack.

Police responded promptly, took the person [Masih] who uploaded the reel on his Facebook account into custody and moved his family members to safety, Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad Akhtar Tabassum of Narang police station said.

Fear also gripped the dozen Christian families in the village, and all of them fled their homes, local sources told .

Tabassum told  News on Oct. 10 that things were under control and the Christians had returned home safely.

The police have registered separate cases against Masih, and his attackers were being booked under the penal code and anti-terrorism law.

Tabassum said the five suspects were taken into custody and police teams were searching for the other attackers.

The public is not cooperating, and we’re identifying the culprits from a video of the attack. Raids are being conducted at various places, he said.

The village peace committee held an interfaith meet at the local Presbyterian church after Sunday worship on Oct. 11.

The incident is being exaggerated. Things are being manipulated because of misinformation spread by some YouTubers, Ghulam Murtaza, another assistant sub-inspector at Narang police station, who was present at the event, said.

He blamed the arson attack on some miscreants, adding that the villagers were willing to provide a surety bond guaranteeing that Christians would not be harmed.

Contacted some local Christians, but they declined to comment.

Lahore-based Human Rights Focus Pakistan, in an Oct. 11 statement, urged the authorities to investigate the allegation against Masih while seeking protection for him, his family and other Christians in the village.

An accusation does not establish guilt, and every accused person is entitled to due process, legal representation, and a fair trial, its president Naveed Walter said, while stressing that no allegation can justify mob violence, arson, intimidation, or collective punishment.

The rule of law must prevail over mob justice, he said.

Pastor Amjad Niamat, chairman of the Ecumenism and Interfaith Harmony Commission of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan, said most blasphemy cases are against Muslims, but only Christian settlements are attacked.

But we strive for a peaceful society. False allegations become a source of shame for our country on the global stage, he said.

Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in Pakistan. Allegations have led to mob attacks on Christian settlements, especially in the Punjab province.

Legal penalties range from heavy fines to life imprisonment or even the death penalty, depending on the offence.

The number of registered blasphemy cases has dropped to 13 so far this year, down roughly two-thirds against comparable periods in recent years, Reuters reported on Aug. 6, quoting the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
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സുവിശേഷവത്കരണത്തിനായുള്ള ഡിക്കാസ്റ്ററിയിലെ സുവിശേഷവത്കരണത്തിനും പുതിയ പ്രാദേശിക സഭകൾക്കും വേണ്ടിയുള്ള വിഭാഗത്തിന്റെ അനുബന്ധ സെക്രട്ടറിയായി സി. മേരി തെരേസ ബാരോണിനെ ലെയോ പതിനാലാമൻ മാർപാപ്പ നിയമിച്ചു. പൊന്തിഫിക്കൽ മിഷൻ സൊസൈറ്റീസിന്റെ പ്രസിഡന്റ് ചുമതലയും ഇതോടൊപ്പം ഇവർ നിർവഹിക്കും.

നിലവിൽ മിഷനറി സിസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് ഓഫ് ഔർ ലേഡി ഓഫ് അപ്പോസ്റ്റൽസ് (Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles) സന്യാസിനീ സമൂഹത്തിന്റെ സുപ്പീരിയർ ജനറലായ സിസ്റ്റർ ബാരോൺ, 2027 ജനുവരി നാലിന് പുതിയ ചുമതലകൾ ഏൽക്കും. 1968 നവംബർ ഏഴിന് അയർലൻഡിലെ ഡോണഗലിലാണ് സിസ്റ്റർ മേരി തെരേസ ബാരോൺ ജനിച്ചത്. ഡബ്ലിനിലെ ഇൻസ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് ഫോർ പബ്ലിക് അഡ്മിനിസ്ട്രേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് പബ്ലിക് ഹെൽത്ത്‌കെയർ അഡ്മിനിസ്ട്രേഷനിലും, അയർലൻഡിലെ ഡബ്ലിനിലുള്ള കിമ്മേജ് ഇൻസ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ടിൽ നിന്ന് ഇന്റർനാഷണൽ ഡെവലപ്‌മെന്റിലും മാസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് ബിരുദങ്ങൾ നേടിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.

2022 മുതൽ 2025 വരെ ‘സർവീസ് ഓഫ് ഡോക്യുമെന്റേഷൻ ആൻഡ് സ്റ്റഡി ഓൺ ഗ്ലോബൽ മിഷൻ’ (SEDOS) പ്രസിഡന്റായും, 2023 മുതൽ 2025 വരെ ഇറ്റലിയിലെ റോം ആസ്ഥാനമായുള്ള ‘ഇന്റർനാഷണൽ യൂണിയൻ ഓഫ് സുപ്പീരിയേഴ്സ് ജനറൽ’ പ്രസിഡന്റായും പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. 2018 മുതൽ മിഷനറി സിസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് ഓഫ് ഔർ ലേഡി ഓഫ് അപ്പോസ്റ്റൽസ്സിന്റെ സുപ്പീരിയർ ജനറലായി സേവനമനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു വരികയാണ്.
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Reverend Sr. Mary Teresa Barron, N.S.A., superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches, with the office of president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, with effect from 4 January 2027.

Today, at around noon, before the recitation of the Angelus, Sr Mary Teresa Barron was presented to the staff of the Missionary Dicastery at the Palazzo di Propaganda Fide.

Reverend Sr. Barron was born in Donegal, Ireland, on 7 November 1968. She was awarded a master’s degree in “Public Healthcare Administration from the Institute for Public Administration in Dublin, and in “International Development” from the Kimmage Institute in Dublin, Ireland. Since 2018 she has served as superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, from 2022 to 2025 she was president of the Service of Documentation and Study on Global Mission (SEDOS), and from 2023 to 2025, president of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) in Rome, Italy, as stated in the official curriculum vitae accompanying the appointment.

Her public statements are characterized by her missionary experience, intercultural dialogue and the link between synodality and the proclamation of the Gospel.

In an interview with the Spanish weekly Vida Nueva, published on 10 January 2025, she stressed the importance of having lived and worked in different ecclesial contexts and of being in contact with “the Church and peoples from different continents”.
She described this experience as “extremely important for any role in the Church that has a global reach”.
When asked on that occasion what belonging to a missionary congregation might have in common in her own journey and that of Sister Simona Brambilla, who had recently been appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, she explained: “I believe that a missionary perspective and understanding are very important in a synodal Church, because experience teaches us to appreciate and cherish diversity as a source of richness.” She added that “the missionary spirit is often inclusive and readily encourages dialogue”, qualities that are important in relations with people from all over the world.

The link between mission and synodality was already at the heart of her words at the conclusion of the Assembly of the Synod on Synodality in October 2024. In an interview with iCatholic, Sister Barron recalled with emotion a process in which she had been involved from the very beginning, three years earlier. She expressed satisfaction with the final document, which she regarded as a source of support to continue “as a Church on this synodal path”.
When asked about the prospects for the Irish synodal journey, she identified the “missionary orientation” as one of the document’s strengths. The challenge, she explained, was to form missionary disciples and to help people live their faith in everyday life: “Faith is not a Sunday event; it is something we live every day.” It meant bringing Christ’s love into ordinary life and sharing it. She also highlighted the emphasis placed on the family as the domestic Church, seeing this as a call to a more missionary presence in society.

On 19 March 2026, in a joint interview with Vatican News together with Father François Marie Hervé du Penhoat, Superior General of the Society of African Missions, Sister Barron reflected on new forms of missionary presence. The two congregations were celebrating, among other anniversaries, the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles and the 170th anniversary of the Society of African Missions.
“The Church is becoming more synodal. This missionary spirit is fundamental,” she said.
“Today, our response could include accompanying migrants, women who are victims of trafficking for the purpose of exploitation, and a greater commitment to social pastoral ministry, even though our traditional apostolates in healthcare and education remain essential.”
She also recalled the international dimension of the congregation, which brings together sisters from 21 countries, and the importance of nurturing a family spirit among them.

Her concern for people wounded by exploitation is one of the causes particularly close to her heart, as shown by a message she addressed to participants in a prayer marathon against human trafficking, organized in 2025 by the UISG and the Union of Superiors General. “Our prayers today are not just words. They are also a call to action,” she stressed, inviting participants to walk in solidarity with victims and to draw inspiration from the courage of survivors.
During the nine-day novena following the death of Pope Francis, on 3 May 2025 in St Peter’s Basilica, she expressed, on behalf of consecrated women, a commitment to continue a mission of closeness: “To be the caress of our loving God the Creator towards those who suffer, to be the fire that kindles other fires.” She linked this mission to the Gospel’s call to go out to meet people, to serve, heal and accompany those most in need.
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