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MYANMAR’S CHURCH SHINES BRIGHTLY AMID THE DARKNESS OF WAR
It has been over three years since Myanmar’s civilian government was overthrown in a military coup. The world’s attention was captivated by unfolding events...
DRC CEASEFIRE AND SUMMIT TALKS – IS THERE A SPARK OF HOPE?
By Isolde Doubell
13/02/2025
An emergency summit addressing the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was held this past weekend in the...
AS HAJJ BEGINS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR THE CHURCH
By Jeremiah Goddard
Introduction and Historical Context of Hajj: The Islamic celebration of Hajj begins on 14 June and continues until 19 June. Hajj is...
SURVIVING A MASS EXODUS: IS THERE HOPE FOR THE DISPLACED?
By Lauren Sedemeester
27/02/2025
On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan initiated a military offensive in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, swiftly capturing the remaining territory. In a shocking turn...
BOLA AHMED TINUBU WINS ELECTION TO BECOME NIGERIA’S 16th HEAD OF STATE
By Alex Pollock
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria's disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of...
REFUGEE DAY 2024 – SOLIDARITY WITH REFUGEES: STORIES OF HOPE AND RESTORATION
By Alexandra Nyoni
At the end of 2023, 117.3 million people were displaced, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). If those...
NORTH KOREA: WESTERN TRAVELERS’ BRIEF OPEN WINDOW INTO THE ‘HERMIT KINGDOM’
By Isolde Doubell
13/03/2025
In February, travel agencies announced that Western tourists were allowed to visit North Korea (formally known as the Democratic People's Republic of...
WHAT COULD SYRIA’S REINTEGRATION MEAN FOR THE MIDDLE EASTERN CHURCH?
By Alex Pollock
Gulf Arab foreign ministers and their counterparts from Egypt, Iraq and Jordan discussed Syria's possible return to the Arab fold at a...
REFLECTING ON FIFTEEN YEARS OF BOKO HARAM’S VIOLENT IMPACT IN NIGERIA THROUGH A CHRISTIAN...
“Ten years after the Chibok girls kidnapping, Boko Haram continues to be a threat to civilians in Borno state – where 1.8 million civilians...
DWINDLING HOPE IN SYRIA’S NEW DAWN: FEARS OF MINORITY EXECUTIONS
By Lauren Sedemeester
10/03/2025
Violent clashes broke out between gunmen linked to Syria's new Islamist rulers and loyalists of the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, in the...
