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Have you seen the headlines from China? “China Shuts Down Prominent Christian Church” Agence France-Presse “Replace Pictures of Jesus with Xi Jinping, Christian Villagers Urged” South China Morning Post “Chinese House Church Leaders and Toddler Arrested After Singing in Park” Christianity Today In the last year, China banned Bibles from online stores, and forbid children from attending church.…

Burma’s long-running war against the Karen and other minorities has re-ignited over the last year. Yet it’s gotten little attention as the world focused on the military’s atrocities against the Rohingya. But last month the U.S. Treasury hit four Burmese commanders and two military units with financial sanctions for their part in ethnic cleansing and…

Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest Muslim holidays. In Bangladesh, the normally jam-packed streets are quiet as the entire country commemorates Ibraham’s (Ahraham’s) willingness to sacrifice his son by gathering with their families, dressing in their best clothes and sacrificing an animal. The only activity in the streets is ritual sacrificing of cows and…