Zanzibari Christians persist in worship amid rising threats, attacks

Unsplash) The doors of some small churches in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania, have been broken, Bibles scattered and congregations left shaken. Yet Christians in several Muslim-majority communities continue to gather for worship despite fears of further attacks and growing social pressure.

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Unsplash) The doors of some small churches in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania, have been broken, Bibles scattered and congregations left shaken.

Yet Christians in several Muslim-majority communities continue to gather for worship despite fears of further attacks and growing social pressure.

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Unsplash) The doors of some small churches in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania, have been broken, Bibles scattered and congregations left shaken. Yet Christians in several Muslim-majority communities continue to gather for worship despite fears of further attacks and growing social pressure. By Vincent Matinde, Christian Daily International.

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