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	Egypt attempts to convict Christian to justify Muslim riots
	  	 The high profile criminal trial of 21-year-old Christian Girgis Baroumi accused of sexually assaulting a Muslim girl, is viewed by the Christian community as an example of the Egyptian government, Attorney General, Interior Minister and Parliament… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  INSIGHT: Egypt: Christian’s life on hold
	  	 An Egyptian who left Islam to become a Christian and consequently lost his wife, children and business is waiting to see if the government will now take away his freedom for ‘defaming’ Islam. Ashraf Thabet, 45,… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  Afghanistan: Authorities block lawyer from visiting Christian
	  	 A Christian in Afghanistan facing ‘apostasy’ charges punishable by death is still without legal representation after authorities blocked a Christian lawyer's attempt to visit him in prison. Authorities denied him access to Musa and to his… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  Pakistan: Desperate needs
	  	 Much of Pakistan is still under water after recent floods. Pakistan is a country already deeply in debt with millions of people relying on food aid as they will not be able to grow rice and… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
