A Christian in Erbil writes, ‘If you have not yet heard there was a tragic shooting incident in Sulaimaniyah School of the Medes last week - a student killed an American teacher and then himself. Now it seems the issue is having larger influence on the Christian work here. Please find the following article about these discussions and pray that the present freedom could continue.’ Aknews reported, ‘The killing of an American private school teacher by one of his students has prompted calls for the revision of program modules at the Christian Medes School in Sulaimaniyah. The Kurdistan Teachers Union believes that the murder-suicide was motivated by religious reasons and the student was agitated by the school promoting Christianity. We have information which confirms that in some private schools in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Duhok cities, a certain religion or sect (Christianity) is being promoted in a mainly Muslim country like Kurdistan.

Pray: the Ministry of Education would prevent further incidents while maintaining a Christian presence in the education system. (Ps.20:1-2)

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