Police pressure convert to return to Islam during ‘illegal’ five-day detention
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org. that defends rights of Christians in the Middle East
* Shaking the faith of a Muslim:
“Officials in several instances have cited a February 2006 law governing the worship of non-Muslims. Clarified by subsequent decrees in 2007, the law restricts most religious meetings to approved places of worship and forbids any attempt to ’shake the faith of a Muslim’.”
ALGIERS, Algeria, May 9 (Compass Direct News) – An Algerian Christian detained five days for carrying a Bible and personal Bible study books was handed a 300-euro (US$460) fine and a one-year suspended prison sentence last week, an Algerian church leader said.
