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			<title><![CDATA[Mercy Ships Founder on Restoring Dignity, Health to Women Suffering From Obstetric Fistula]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As Thursday, May 23 marks the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, The Christian Post highlights a global faith-based charity which has been working for the past decade to end this painful and embarrassing medical condition which affects 5,000 women in new cases per year, worldwide.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:20 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Religious Defamation Charges Reflect Practices of Authoritarian Regimes, Says Egyptian Politician]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the Constitution Party, explained that contempt of religion and insulting the president are charges found only in authoritarian regimes.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:47 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Muslim Brotherhood Not Qualified to Run Egypt, Says Former Member]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hossam Abdel Moniem, a former leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, said that the leaders of the Egypt's ruling group are not qualified to rule the country, given that the members were once prevented from taking any executive position during the era of the Hosni Mubarak regime.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:44 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Islamists in Egypt Threaten Copts and Judicial Integrity, Says Ex-Court Official]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Morsi Sheikh, former head of the Appellate Court and director of the Center for Justice and Democracy of Human Rights, stated that Copts in Egypt face continual threats and violence from Islamists.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:46 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Egyptian Politician: Removal of Christian Secretary Shows Submission to Religious Pressure]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Deputy Head of the Egyptian Democratic Social Party Emad Gad said that pressure from religious groups in the country is corrupting the judicial system in Egypt.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:24 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Chairperson of Evangelical Synod: Christian Court Secretary's Exclusion Insulting to Faith]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Priest Ekram Lamei, Chairperson of the Evangelical Synod, criticized the decision issued by a Cairo court to exclude the secretary of the court from a hearing session because he is a Christian.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26:16 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Ihab Ramzi Says Removing Christian Court Secretary 'a Black Day in Judicial History']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ihab Ramzi, professor of law and member of the recently dissolved Egyptian parliament, said the court's response to the request of Abu Islam's lawyers to change the Christian secretary of the court is a black day in the history of the judiciary.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:58 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Ghana Stampede Over Healing Holy Water Leaves Four Dead]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A stampede in Ghana on Sunday left four people dead after thousands swarmed a church said to be offering holy water with healing properties.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:28 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Egyptian Solidarity Wants Removal of Religious Defamation Laws From Country's Constitution]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Egyptian Solidarity has called for the removal of religious defamation laws from the Egyptian penal code and constitution, explaining that such laws contradict the principles of human rights.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:47 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Christians Suffering in Central African Republic: Islamists 'Targeting Churches,' Says Bishop]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Reports from Africa indicate that militia soldiers under the control of the Central African Republic's government are looting and destroying Christian churches and mission stations.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18:59 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Ruling Regime Involve Copts in Political Game, Says Egyptian Counselor]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Counselor Amir Ramzy of Cairo's Court of Appeal advised that issues surround Coptic and Muslim relations should be solved with thought and dialogue not by political motivations.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:25 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Rev. Refaat Fikri: Egypt Has No Political Will to Protect Copts]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rev. Refaat Fikri, head of the Media Center for the Evangelical Church in Egypt, said the problems facing Egyptian Christians have been going on since the 1970s and looks to continue as there is a lack of political will by the ruling regime to solve them.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:51:26 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Christian Leader Killed by Militants Linked to Boko Haram]]></title>
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			<link><![CDATA[http://global.christianpost.com/news/christian-leader-killed-by-militants-linked-to-boko-haram-96041/]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Islamist terrorists in Nigeria are thought to have killed a prominent Christian leader in the northern reaches of the country after the country's president recently declared a state of emergency.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:05:45 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Mob Attacks Copts and Their Businesses in Northern Egypt]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Coptic-owned businesses and pharmacies in Menbal village, Minya in northern Egypt were attacked by a mob, resulting in extensive damage and several injuries.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:08:30 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Gunmen Storm St. Mina's Church in Port Said After Shootout With Egyptian Security]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[St. Mina's Church in Port Said was the site of a deadly police shootout with thieves, who had previously stolen a container containing an estimated two million Egyptian pounds.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:11 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Abu Islam Should Be Prosecuted for Threats Against Christians, Says Egyptian Lawyer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Samir Sabri, a lawyer, filed a complaint to the Supreme State Security Prosecution against Ahmed Mamhoud Abdullah, also known as Abu Islam, because he threatened Christians in Egypt.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:34 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Egyptian Christian Teacher Accused of Blasphemy Released on Bail]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An Egyptian Christian teacher who claims to have been falsely accused of denouncing Islam has been released on bail after being imprisoned in the southern city of Luxor.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:14:54 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Nigerian President Declares State of Emergency as Islamic Extremists Take Over Villages and Towns]]></title>
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			<link><![CDATA[http://global.christianpost.com/news/nigerian-president-declares-state-of-emergency-as-islamic-extremists-take-over-villages-and-towns-95875/]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states of the African country after Islamic extremists took control of a number of villages and towns.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:26:44 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Elephant Tramples Poacher in Animal Reserve in Zimbabwe]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An elephant is thought to have trampled and killed a would-be poacher after the remains of Solomon Manjoro were found by park rangers. The poaching trip went awry in the Charara safari area in Zimbabwe.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:44:59 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[40 Patients Escape Psychiatric Hospital in Kenya]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Police are searching for 40 mentally ill patients who escaped from Kenya's only psychiatric facility. Mental health care is seriously underfunded in the country, and patients complained that their medications were ineffective.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:41:34 EDT</pubDate>        
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