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Watch the video below to hear the story of Saul, and see how you can pray for all Sauls in the Near East!
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Last Saturday marked the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.
This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Join us over the next 30 days as we pray along with countless numbers of Christians around the world for Muslims to encounter the living God during this years Ramadan! Thirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so called Islamic State (IS), the UN says.
They have been taken to UN centres in Dohuk in Kurdish northern Iraq. It is unclear whether they escaped in Iraq or were freed, as the UN declined to give more information to avoid jeopardising future releases. IS killed and enslaved thousands of Yazidis after seizing the northern town of Sinjar in 2014. Kurdish Peshmerga forces regained control in 2015 but many Yazidis were held captive by IS elsewhere as the group took over large swathes of northern Iraq. The 36 survivors include men, women and children who were enslaved, the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. They reached Dohuk two nights ago where they are being housed in centres established by the UN Population Fund. There, they are being reunited with family members and offered care including clothing and medical and psychological aid, the UN said. The women and children are being cared for at dedicated service points and will be referred for more specialised treatment. The UN's humanitarian co-ordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande, said the UN was going to do "everything possible" for the rescued Yazidi. "What these women and girls have endured is unimaginable,"she said. For more information visit: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39762790 |
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