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In 2008, Open Doors USA delivered 3.9 million Bibles, study Bibles, children’s Bibles, Sunday school materials, adult training materials and other scriptural books and literature to persecuted Christians worldwide. Open Doors trained 114,400 Christian leaders and pastors in the Word and supported 206,500 with skill and vocational training along with emergency relief. More about Open Doors' work
Asia Bibi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In June 2009, Asia Noreen, a farm hand from the village of Ittan Wali in Sheikhupura District,[6] was asked to fetch water; she complied, but some of her Muslim fellow workers refused to drink the water as they considered Christians to be "unclean".[4] Apparently some arguments ensued.[7] There had already been a running feud between Noreen and a neighbour about some property damage.[1] Later some coworkers complained to a cleric that Noreen made derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammad. A mob came to her house, beating her and members of her family before she was rescued by the police.[4] However, the police initiated an investigation about her remarks, resulting in her arrest and prosecution under Section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code.[3] She spent more than a year in jail. In November 2010 Muhammed Naveed Iqbal, judge at the court of Sheikhupura, Punjab, sentenced her to death by hanging.[3] Additionally, a fine of an equivalent of $1,100 was imposed.[8]
Noreen's husband, Aashiq Fauji Masih, 51 years old,[9] plans to appeal the verdict, which has to be upheld by the Lahore High Court.[3]
Answering A Few Questions About Youcef Nadarkhani | Present Truth Ministries
Youcef Nadarkhani is still awaiting a ruling on his apostasy case from the Gilan provincial court. We anticipate the verdict will be delivered sometime in December. Under normal circumstances the court is required to provide a written verdict 10 days after the trial is complete. That would have been early October. However, as a result of the international pressure on the Iranian government, the jurists wrote a letter to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini. They have asked him to give his legal opinion prior to issuing the written verdict.
