Asia Archives

Karzai: Afghan Regime Would Back Pakistan Against U.S. in War

Afghan “President” Hamid Karzai, who rose to power with massive U.S. assistance, promised that the regime ruling Afghanistan would support the Pakistani government...

Alex Newman October 24, 2011

Vatican Asks Hindus to End Anti-Christian Propaganda

Bruce Walker October 21, 2011

The Vatican on October 19 sent a message to Hindu leaders asking them to resist “hateful propaganda” against Christians and allowing Christians to...

Israel Willingly Compromises Its Security with Hamas Prisoner Swap

Dave Bohon October 20, 2011

A historic and highly controversial prisoner swap between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has Middle East observers predicting a fresh wave...

Pakistan: Rape as a Tool for Conversion to Islam

James Heiser October 20, 2011

For Zubaida Bibi, a Christian woman working in a garment factory in the Korangi Industrial Area of Karachi, Pakistan, the workday on October...

Despite Headlines, No Evidence of New Trial for Iranian Pastor

Dave Bohon October 16, 2011

There has been a series of varying reports on the latest news concerning 32-year-old Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani (pictured at left), who had...

Their Last Church Destroyed, Afghan Christians Fear the Worst

Michael Tennant October 12, 2011

American Christians may not see eye-to-eye on the justness or wisdom of their government’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but one thing on...

Iranian Christian Pastor Facing False Charges

James Heiser October 6, 2011

After months of threatening the execution of Youcef Nadarkhani (left), the Iranian government is backing away from putting the Christian pastor to death,...

Will Women be Allowed to Drive in Saudi Arabia?

Bruce Walker September 30, 2011

Not every nation and not every culture grants women the rights that they enjoy in America or those nations we usually call “Western”...

Decade of Violence Turns Pakistanis Against U.S.

Michael Tennant September 29, 2011

“I have read that Americans are peace-loving,” 58-year-old Pakistani writer Syed Zubair Ashraf told the Washington Post. “But their government has interfered in...

Iranian Pastor Faces Death for Refusal to Renounce Christian Faith

Dave Bohon September 28, 2011

A pastor in Iran who has twice refused to renounce his Christian faith may be executed within days, reported Baptist Press News. It...

Playing Down the PLA

William P. Hoar September 27, 2011

Item: The New York Times for August 26 reported that Chinese defense officials had “denounced” a Pentagon “report that called China’s military buildup...