Sources

Sources: (Be sure to use MLA for the final)

VoiceOfTheMartyrs. "The Voice of the Martyrs Canada :: Afghanistan :: Providing Information and Support for Persecuted Christians." //The Voice of the Martyrs Canada :: Home Page :: Providing Information and Support for Persecuted Christians//. 2011. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. . This website provides a great history of Afghanistan, and will be great for the timeline project. It also gives some good facts like that 99.85% of the Afghani Population is Muslim, and .05% is Christian. It also is illegal to say good things about religions other than Islam. The facts and percentages are confirmed by the CIA and World Factbook, so they are reliable. It also says that Christians are attacked by militias regularly, and the police do not do anything to stop the.

"Afghanistan." //U.S. Department of State//. United States Department of State, 26 Oct. 2009. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. . This government website has a lot of laws facts about Afghanistan. "Islam is the "religion of the state" and "no law can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions of the sacred religion of Islam." The law also says that it is legal to belong to a religion aside from Islam, but **it is illegal to convert from Islam.** There also are a lot of facts about the country and political issues going on within Afghanistan. There is a //very// in depth history of the country, too, making it a very good utility for making the timeline later in the project.

"Convert Case Sparks Surge of Interest in Christianity Among Afghans." //Ultima Thule//. 27 Mar. 2006. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. . A passionate historian-blogger "Aussiegirl" (Now dead) summarized many stories and interesting problems that the Christians in Afhganistan are having. The most extreme story being about a man who was captured, tortured, and killed for communicating with a local Christian. Unfortunately, the only trials and executions of Christians that can be stopped are the ones that the press gets involved with, and they do not cover every single unfair manslaughter.

Gebauer, Matthias. "Christians in Afghanistan: A Community of Faith and Fear - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International." //SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten//. Der Spiegel, 30 Mar. 2006. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. . In this article, Der Spiegel goes into the history of Christian persecution. Kabar, a Afghan-Christian convert, says that Christians and Muslims existed almost peacefully for a while, until the Taliban came to power in the mid-'90s. Mullah Omar ordered Christian churches to be burned and for any Afghan-Christians to be lynched, and to kill or drive out anyone else who followed Christ. The Taliban would torture Christians so they would tell the names of other Christians. America and other Western Countries were unaware of the persecution until Rahman (mentioned in the ABC article) was almost executed for reading the Bible to his two year olds. The estimate for Christians in Afghanistan here are 1,000 - 2,000, saying that the 10,000 estimate is greatly exaggerated.

Peters, Gretchen. "Secret World of Afghan Christians - ABC News."//ABCNews.com: Daily News, Breaking News and Video Broadcasts - ABC News//. 27 Mar. 2006. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. . In this article, ABC goes covers a story about a man named Abdul Rahman was put on trial and almost faced execution for being a Christian. ABC goes into detail about how Karzai was only the face of the government. There were estimates of 10,000 Christians living underground and in fear of execution if they are caught worshipping Jesus and God. Rahman's own family ratted him out to the government when he read the Bible to his two year olds, if Christian Groups and Human Rights Groups did not intervene, Rahman would probably already have the death penalty.

"Their Last Church Destroyed, Afghan Christians Fear the Worst." //The New American//. Web. 19 Oct.2011..

 Mora, Edwin. "Not a Single Christian Church Left in Afghanistan, Says State Department." //CNSnews.com//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.. These articles are about all of the churches destroyed in Afghanistan lately. It says that there are no longer any public Christian church remaining in Afghanistan. The last one was built in 2010 and had a 99 year lease. But the land owner tore down the church this year. There are some private chapels on military bases and other private ownerships.

 "IAM." //Welcome to the International Association for Missions (IAM)//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011..  In this they talk about how the government has been destroying churches. The government allowed them to build a church in Kabul, but later went back on his promise and showed up one day with a bulldozer. They also thought that there was a hidden church underground. They dug 12 feet down trying to find this church but could not.

 "Afghan Convert Arrives in Italy - World News - South and Central Asia - Msnbc.com."//Msnbc.com - Breaking News, Science and Tech News, World News, US News, Local News- Msnbc.com//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. . "Country Profiles · Aid to the Church in Need." //Aid to the Church in Need//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.acnuk.org/countries.php/3/afghanistan>. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The first one talks about a man who converted to Christianity and was going to be killed. He had to flee to Italy to seek asylum. The second is a similar incident where a group of Muslims converted to Christianity, but were sentenced to death. They fled to India.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> "A New Year of Violence Against Christians: Robert Hunt." //Experts @ Patheos.com//. Web. 19 Oct.2011.<http://experts.patheos.com/expert/roberthunt/2011/01/02/a-new-year-of-violence-against-christians/>. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">This article talks in the start about a lot of attacks on Christians by Muslim terrorists. In January Christians were killed by terrorists in Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan. Over the past twenty years there had been attacks on Christians by Muslim terrorists in Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Iran, and Afghanistan. All of them because of being Christian. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">"Afghanistan Aid Workers' Deaths Highlights Delicate Position of Christian-affiliated Groups - CSMonitor.com." //The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com//. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0809/Afghanistan-aid-workers-deaths-highlights-delicate-position-of-Christian-affiliated-groups>. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">A Christian affiliated group ten man medical team was killed on their way back from providing eye care to remote villages. A Taliban spokes person claimed that they were spying and trying to convert Muslims. "So far, the large majority of Afghans, educated or not, had absolutely no problem in having Christian organizations providing assistance, as long as they did not get involved in religious matters," says Laurent Saillard, head of the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan relief in Kabul. "But now I am afraid this is changing."