After a blistering 11-day campaign from their strongholds in the north to Damascus, Syria’s capital in the south, rebel forces succeeded this weekend in toppling the 24-year reign of dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Suleiman Bouhafs, an Algerian Christian convert, gained his freedom from prison on Sept. 1 after serving three years for blasphemy against Islam and alleged ties to terrorism. Bouhafs has denied the terrorism allegations.
The North Indian state of Rajasthan approved an anti-conversion law that makes it mandatory for people wishing to convert to another religion to inform authorities at least two months in advance.
Everything changes with the gift of an auto-rickshaw, and ICC has given nearly 100 new, dependable rickshaws to Christian families recently freed from the kilns.