There are!

There is a common misconception that there are no Christian churches in Muslim majority countries. This sentiment is typified by Cathy's comment in the Daily Mail:

“What in God’s name is happening to this country? If the shoe had been on the other foot and a Muslim was opposing the building of a Catholic Church Christians would not be acting this way. It’s about bloody time that this government got a grip on the situation, because every pub/street corner etc you hear people talking about how rubbish this country has become. Let all us British and Christian people unite and stand up against this blatant racism. This is OUR COUNTRY, it is a CHRISTIAN country and it’s about time we took it back. If they want to build a big mosque, go build it in a Muslim country, because you can bet your bottom dollar that we would not be able to build a Christian church in the Muslim countries.”- Cathy, Watford, England (Source: Daily Mail)

Unfortunately for Cathy, this is untrue. The following is a non-comprehensive list of Islamic countries that have Christian churches and a Christian population:

Bahrain: http://thebahrainpropertysite.com/Bahrainchurches.html

Bangladesh:http://across.co.nz/BangladeshChurches.html

Egypt: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/coptchurch.htm

Indonesia: http://www.expat.or.id/orgs/jcc.html

Iran: http://www.farsinet.com/icc/iran.html

Iraq: http://www.atlastours.net/iraq/mosul_churches.html

Jordan: http://www.elcjhl.org/

Kuwait: http://www.catholic-church.org/kuwait/

Libya: http://www.catholicinlibya.com/

Morocco: http://www.arabicbible.com/directories/churches/morocco.htm

Pakistan: http://across.co.nz/PakistanChurches.html

Syria: http://www.oikoumene.org/gr/member-churches/regions/middle-east/syria.html

Turkey: http://www.greatistanbul.com/church.htm

UAE: http://www.indexuae.com/Top/Religion/Christianity

Yemen: http://www.cypgulf.org/Christchurch%20Aden/index.htm


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