West African countries are in a state of turmoil with their armies attempting coup d’etats to overthrow the existing governments. Some have been successful, but not all. It was just last month on January 24 when Burkina Faso, a West African country experienced a successful coup when the army [...]
In most of the Muslim world, people add Islam to their old religious practices. Charms, amulets, belief in the evil eye and jinns (spirits) are common. The place where you are least likely to find pre-Islamic beliefs in Saudi Arabia, where Islam originated. They practice Islam as it was [...]
In his book, “A Wind in the House of Islam,” David Garrison points out that there has been an unprecedented harvest among Muslims in the 20th century that is accelerating in the 21st century. Much of his research involves personal interviews. They would ask, “What did God use to [...]
1996 was 26 years ago. It was also the year when only 20 out of 163 Indonesian unreached people groups had full-time missionaries. By June, all 163 will have at least one worker taking Christ to them. Seventy of these unreached people groups have four generations of people studying [...]
There were at least five demonstrations in Sudan on Monday morning, and security forces tried to stop them with bullets. Seven died and about 100 were injured. It was one of the deadliest days for protesters. The death toll is now up to 71. Thousands took to the streets [...]
There are two main reasons for Afghanistan’s economic crisis. When U.S. forces left in August, Afghanistan’s assets, many of which were tied up in American banks, were frozen by the international community. Afghanistan’s currency is weak, and most of the world works on the American dollar. Before they are [...]
Sudan's attempt to move from military to civilian rule was set back another step on January 3, 2021 with the resignation of temporary civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He cited a failure to keep his nation from "sliding towards disaster" and building a consensus between the interests of the [...]
Riots in Kazakhstan led to the burning of the city hall in Almaty, the largest city. The violence has led to the burning of the regional branch of the ruling Nur Otan Party and many police cars. Police claim rioters killed 13 officers and injured an additional 353. At one point, protesters [...]
Chad is poor, even by sub-Saharan African standards. There is a life expectancy of 49 years, and over 85 percent of their people face regular hunger. A high percentage of the people in Chad live and die by agriculture. There are farmers trying to eke out a living on [...]
Kazakhstan is a Muslim-majority country like none other. When former Soviet Socialist Republics were dissolving in 1990-91, this was the country missionaries went hoping for easy opportunities. The Kazakhs don’t have a culture saturated by Islam, like most others in Central Asia. Their culture is much more like the [...]
