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World in Brief
A selection of shorter news articles
Worldwide Anglican Update

South Africa: a vision for new freedoms
South Africa witnessed
two ...
Australia: which refugees?
Since the civil war began in Syria in 2011, almost a ...
Syria: Christians as human shield
Reports say that 22 Syrian Christian families (over 60 people) are ...
Lesotho: Gideons’ visit brings joy
In September, I was part of a team from Gideons International, ...
Lebanon: turning to Christ
I returned in early December from a short trip to Lebanon ...
Quebec: unsatisfactory childcare legacy
‘Worse health, lower life satisfaction, and higher crime rates later in ...
Norway: Christian family torn apart by social services
A Christian couple in Norway became embroiled in a battle with ...
Cyprus: across the Muslim world
In November, representatives of the Middle East Reformed Fellowship (MERF) ﬁelds ...
W. Africa: refugee disaster
A report by IRIN (originally the Integrated
Regional
Information ...
Germany: persecution in the camps
A Christian family who ﬂed Iraq ...
King’s seal
It was reported in December that a seal for
a ...
Syria: town saved from IS threat
Militants of Islamic State (IS) came within 3
kilometres of ...

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