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Moroccan Authorities Raid Bible Study, Arrest Christians

Published in 2010

MARSEILLES, France, February 9 (CDN) — A large, military-led team of Moroccan authorities raided a Bible study in a small city southeast of Marrakech last week, arresting 18 Moroccans and deporting a U.S. citizen, area Christian leaders said. Approximately 60 officers from the Moroccan ....

Officials Deport Five Foreign Christians

Published in 2009

ISTANBUL, March 30 (CDN) — The Moroccan government announced on Sunday (March 29) it had expelled five foreign female Christians for trying to “proselytize” in the Islamic country, although sources said they were foreign visitors merely attending a Bible study with fellow ....

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