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Muslims Force Christian Man Off Land To Build Mosque

An Ethiopian Christian fled his land in fear for his life after a Muslim mob ignored a court order protecting the Christian’s property rights.

The International Christian Concern reported that Fikere Mengistu built a home for his 93-year-old mother on land that he owned.  The Muslims then came in and destroyed the home along with his fence.  They looted the mother’s possessions from the home.

BosNewsLife reported that the Muslims acted in fear of Christians meeting.

Fearing that the village’s 38 Christians would use the house to gather for prayer,” BNL reported, “dozens of Muslims began to occupy his land and would remain for weeks at a time shouting “Allahu akhbar.”

The Muslims say they’re going to build a mosque on the Christian’s land.

“Their first plan was to kill my husband,” Mengistu’s wife, Haregewoyan, said in a statement to the ICC. “Now, he has escaped from the area. We are fasting and praying for God to rescue us from this forceful action.”

The land has been in Mengistu’s family for 90 years.

The head of the International Christian Concern in Africa is calling on the government to enforce the judge’s rulings.

African Leaders Attempt To Stop South Sudan Civil War

Leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia are in South Sudan attempting to stop escalating violence in the country from breaking into total civil war.

Several leaders in South Sudan believe the country is already in a state of war.

Ethiopian Prime Minsiter Hailemariam Desalegn and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will be holding talks today with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir regarding the violence. Kiir started the insurrection by firing his cabinet months ago including the country’s Vice President.

Kiir claimed on December 15th that the former leaders were attempting a coup which was denied by his rivals. After the President made the declaration, violence broke out in the nation’s capital and has spread to surrounding cities.

The United Nations says mass graves have been found throughout the nation and they fear that thousands have already been killed in the violence. Witnesses report that Muslim militias are targeting Christians for mass slaughter.