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  Lessons from Covid-19 have shone a light on city slums giving hope to India's poor

  Charlotte Walker | Fri 21 Aug 2020 10:40 BST

  India's coronavirus crisis is reported to have reached a critical level this week. More than two million cases have been diagnosed and 50,000 deaths reported. For the nine million people living in Mumbai's slums there's little hope of avoiding the virus.

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  In Myanmar, a Christian mother and wife blazes a trail for other women in her community despite opposition

  Open Doors UK | Fri 21 Aug 2020 10:22 BST

  "Previously I thought women should not engage in any work outside the house. This is a common perspective in the minds of women here."

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  In Iraq, a Christian mother's bags are always packed in case she must flee ISIS again

  Open Doors UK | Thu 20 Aug 2020 10:03 BST

  "I remember being so anxious," said Dalia, a mother of three. "We left our house that we had spent years building and ran into the unknown, with not much more than the clothes on our back."

• Trump says he spoke to God about state of the economy

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 19 Aug 2020 9:27 BST

  And God told him to rebuild it, the US President said.

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  Foreign Christians deported from Turkey or unable to return

  Morning Star News | Wed 19 Aug 2020 9:23 BST

  Dozens of foreign Christians in Turkey have been forced to leave the country or been banned from returning in what appears to be government targeting of the Protestant Christian community, rights advocates say.

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  A Vietnamese mother rebuilds her life again after being banished from her village

  Open Doors UK | Wed 19 Aug 2020 9:21 BST

  When Y Bi's* young son died her life in a remote Vietnamese village fell apart. But it was not only her anguish which she had to contend with - Y Bi's grief exposed her as a Christian, which her community took as a direct betrayal of them.

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  Christians in the Middle East hear the Gospel through social media

  Open Doors UK | Wed 19 Aug 2020 8:47 BST

  Each day this week, Christian Today is sharing stories of persecuted Christian women who have leant on Christ and been strengthened in order to pull through the incredible hardships they have faced. Today we tell the story of Mariam, a young Christian woman in the Middle East who is using social media to share the Gospel and bring hope.

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  Verdict in Pakistan could lead to more forced marriages and conversions of Christian girls

  Morning Star News | Tue 18 Aug 2020 8:42 BST

  A court decision in Pakistan to return custody of a 14-year-old Christian girl to the Muslim who allegedly kidnapped her and forced her to convert to Islam and marry him will make more Christian girls vulnerable to such trauma, sources said.

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  Canada experiences rise in assisted suicides as a third say they fear being a burden

  Right to Life UK | Mon 17 Aug 2020 12:54 BST

  The number of assisted suicide and euthanasia deaths in Canada rose by more than 25% in 2019 and made up 2% of all deaths in the country last year, according to a report released by the Canadian Government.

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  In Nigeria, a young widowed mother leans on God after extremists killed her husband

  Open Doors UK | Mon 17 Aug 2020 10:36 BST

  Each day this week, Christian Today is sharing stories of persecuted Christian women who have leant on Christ and been strengthened to pull through the incredible hardships they have faced.

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  Calls to end government aid to Nigeria over Christian persecution are 'misguided'

  Staff reporter | Wed 12 Aug 2020 10:42 BST

  Cutting aid to Nigeria over the persecution of Christians may lead to more suffering, Open Doors UK has warned.

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  Help amid the heartache in Lebanon

  Embrace the Middle East | Wed 12 Aug 2020 9:09 BST

  As time goes on, the consequences of the Beirut explosion will be even more serious than the immediate casualties and property damage.