Jordan struggles with economic difficulties, unemployment and a burgeoning population. More than 100,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan since the conflict in Syria began in 2011. Since July 2012, Jordan has settled all newly arriving refugees into one camp near the Syrian border. The refugees are prohibited from leaving the camp, which has led to rioting.
Islam is the official religion, but the state generally supports religious freedom. The constitution allows citizens to practice religion freely unless it "violates public order or morality or conflicts with Islamic law." Traditionally, Christians have had few difficulties in Jordan, and even quiet evangelism has been allowed. However, Christians in Jordan, both natives and refugees, increasingly face persecution from their families, employers and society. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of "honour killings" of Christians, wherein a Muslim family kills a family member for leaving Islam. Many traditional Christians have left, but the number of evangelicals continues to grow as people come to Christ. With Islamist movements sweeping the region, Jordanian believers fear similar developments in their own country, and they have asked for prayer.
Pray for the safety of the sisters who were forced to flee their home in Jordan. Flickr / Dennis Jarvis
Two sisters who converted to Christianity were forced to flee their village recently after their brother threatened to kill them for leaving Islam. Before her conversion, "Nazli" felt that Allah w
A Christian girl in Jordan was kidnapped by Muslim extremists on October 15 and forced to convert to Islam.
The girl is from the town of Fuheis, which is the only settlement in Jordan that is still predominantly Christian. About 60 per cent of its 20,000 residents are Greek Orthodox, and the rest ar
A Jordanian Christian, Mohammad Abbad (40) is on trial for apostasy for converting from Islam to Christianity in 1993, according to an April 24 report from Middle East Concern. Abbad fled the country late last month after Muslim militants attacked him, his son...
Jordan has expelled and denied residence permits to at least 27 foreign Christians in 2007, according to a February 26 report from Compass Direct. The acting Foreign Minister of the country, Nasser Judeh, confirmed on February 20 the expulsions of missionaries operating "under the cover