Christians in North Africa Face 'New Year of Persecution'As Algeria shutters evangelical churches, U.S. organization says 2024 will be 'very difficult''PERSECUTION IS A CROWN WE WEAR': Christians in North Africa face a "new year of persecution" that is intensifying in the shadow of the Holy Land conflict, says Middle East media ministry SAT-7 USA (www.sat7usa.org). NEWS PROVIDED BYSAT-7 USAJan. 24, 2024EASTON, Md., Jan. 24, 2024 /Standard Newswire/ -- Christians in North Africa, where less than 1% of the population follows Christianity, are facing a new year of escalating persecution in the shadow of the Holy Land conflict. "Persecution is like a crown we wear on our heads every single day," said Samia Kessai, a SAT-7 presenter in Algeria. Social media, especially, gives them the opportunity to chat and worship with other Arabic-speaking believers in real-time and join live Christian programs on their phones and digital devices. Launched in 1996, SAT-7 (www.sat7usa.org) -- with its international headquarters in Cyprus -- broadcasts Christian and educational satellite television and online programs to the Middle East and North Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2024 00:55 UTC