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Afghan convert to Christianity attacked at Norway asylum reception center

A an ex-Muslim convert to Christianity was attacked with boiling water and acid by fellow detainees in Norway, according to Mohabat, the Iranian Christian news agency.

He was attacked by fellow countrymen who are Muslims at an “asylum reception center” in Norway on Friday, according to Mohabat, which serves Farsi-speaking Christians in Iran as well as nearby countries.

“‘Ali’ (not his real name), an asylum seeker in an immigration center in Jaeren, Norway, had boiling water poured over him after he would not comply with Ramadan fasting rules. He and the other converts at the center now fear for their lives. ‘If you do not return to Islam, we will kill you,’ was the message from the other asylum seekers at the Asylum Reception in Hå, in the Jaeren region of Norway,” Mohabat reported. 

He refuses to disclose his real name for fear of further reprisals from them. If Afghan authorities found out about the incident and he were to be subsequently deported [back to Afghanistan] he risks being sentenced to death by stoning, he claims. Ali, his face distorted in pain, nevertheless maintains a calm voice as he told his story to Mohabat:

“Two of the Muslim residents asked why I had not fasted during Ramadan. When I would not answer, they began to discuss the matter. One of them said that he knew I was Muslim and converted to Christianity, and that they had to engage in Jihad.”

One resident held Ali while another struck him in the back of the head with a pot of boiling water and Ali collapsed to the floor. Several other Muslim residents joined the commotion. A third man walked into Ali’s room and began to trash it.

The police arrived, but only an hour later – the damage already done.

“I was still on the floor when police arrived. I told them a little, but was in too much pain to talk, so I was taken to hospital.

After a night in the hospital, Ali went back to the reception center, knowing that danger had not passed. When he checked, the door handle to his room turned out to be covered with an acidic substance that causes burns on contact.

He summoned the staff who washed away the chemical, but the Christian Afghan feel still does not feel safe.

“They’re really killing me,” he said in a message sent to Mohabat, ”and they will not rest until they have done it.”



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William Bourbon

posted August 30, 2011 at 4:25 am


And they say it’s a religion of peace. They think the are acting on behalf of God when the oppoisite is true!



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Donald Johnston

posted August 31, 2011 at 2:23 pm


This story should be told to all the judges and public officials in the United States who give in to the demands of Muslims wanting Shariah Law instead of U.S. law. This could happen easily in our country.



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Ken

posted August 31, 2011 at 3:23 pm


What else can you say?
Pray for the Christians who have the courage to turn to the truth and away from the lies of the Mohammedan delusion.



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American

posted September 2, 2011 at 7:06 pm


A large part of the Muslim world is this way. They try to murder people who leave Islam.



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Varados

posted September 2, 2011 at 8:32 pm


No information regarding the man’s attackers in provided in the article. Why haven’t those cockroaches been deported to their countries of origin? Are the Norwegians truly this stupid?



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salemm

posted September 8, 2011 at 5:59 am


the funny part about the attack at the asylum office in Norway is, they may approve the Muslim first for an asylum app. why because it has always been the norm in the western world. If a Christian running for his life from the Muslim World they do not believe him, but if the Muslim comes up with a bogus story that he is running from the tribe or from his wife that she is controlling or whatever the case maybe he quick gets approved!!!!!! what happen to Christianity today?? why we do not stick with each other???



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