Kenyan rescuers find christian student survivor who hid from al-Shabaab gunmen in a cupboard for two days.

“They killed about 50 of them before leaving” on Tuesday, families said. International alliance hopes to defeat the group in weeks.

Daesh (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack. Four gunmen shot 20 tourists dead after trying to storm the Tunisian Parliament. PM fears attack will affect tourism. 

Both the media and mosques have been accused of escalating the situation with hate messages. Riots erupted in reaction to explosions which killed at least 14 in two churches. Christians have asked the government to take real action to protect churches.

French Foreign Minister called a meeting on March 27 to protect Christian minorities from the threats they face in Iraq and Syria.

Three evangelicals in Egypt describe the atmosphere after the death of the 21 martyrs. “Christians have more freedom, and are more protected now than before.”

France will double the funds for Islamic studies in their Universities. UK invests money in areas with big Muslim communities. 

A study has found that hundreds tweet more than 150 messages per day. One in five ISIS supporters write in the English language.

The police are asking Evangelical, Jewish and Catholic authorities about their activities and security, within the framework of preventive anti-terrorist measures.

U.N. rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt suggests preventing violence in the name of religion through trust building and a political agenda based on freedom of conscience

Bert de Ruiter, Consultant Christian Muslim Relations for Operation Mobilisation Netherlands, talks about how to achieve a better understanding between Christians and Muslims.

Parliament approved initiative to stop radicalisation of Muslim leaders in the country. Imams will also be asked to speak German. 

A child received 60 lashes to his back for simply referring to Daesh by the very term they hate.

Assyrian Christian minority was the target, says Syrian Human Rights group based in London. “I feel so helpless. Cannot do anything for them but pray,” say relatives.

Preacher said ISIS soldiers had merely been following the precepts of the Quran as they killed 21 Coptic Christians in Libya.

Belgian newspaper Le Soir published in its weekend edition a magazine supplement on Islam. French schools debate how to teach the country's values.

They had been abducted by the Libyan branch of Islamic State in two different incidents in December and January. Egypt's military reacted by attacking Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday. 

Three police officers injured. Conference about Art, Freedom of Speech and Islam was attended by cartoonist Lars Vilks and the French Ambassador to Denmark, François Zimeray.

And using mentally-challenged kids as suicide bombers, says UN Watchdog

What can The West learn from Africa about religion in the public square? At least 5 lessons. 

On Sunday, nearly 200 people attended a prayer meeting for Goto and his family, said Kazuto Takahashi, pastor at the United Church of Christ in Japan in Denenchofu, Tokyo, where Goto was a member.

Apparent death of kidnapped journalist follows days of back-door negotiations between Islamic State and government Shinzo Abe

“We live in a global village and Africans understand the village life better- each person's problem is everyone's problem”, said AEA leader to Evangelical Focus. Christians in the continent ask Muslims to condemn violence against Christians. 

Kenji Goto Jogo, one of the two Japanese hostages taken by Islamic State in Syria, is a Christian who “has a strong sense of justice”, according to former pastor H. Tamura.

Believers under pressure after 45 Churches are burnt. Government arrests 90 violent protestors. Reports come in about Islamists marking Christian homes.