10 Year Fast

Pray for the Poor – In 2021, many people in Libya were living in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at 1.90 U.S. dollars a day. Although exact statistics regarding poverty in Libya remain unavailable, it is estimated that roughly 33 percent of Libyans live at or below the poverty line. Many Libyans live without access to clean […]

Pray for More Religious Freedom – The Arab Organization for Human Rights – Libya (AOHRL) continued to report a restrictive social environment for religious freedom throughout the country. This included intense social and economic pressure on former Muslims to return to Islam. NGOs stated Salafist interpretations of sharia continued to contribute to this restrictive environment. […]

Pray for Strength and Perseverance – According to the Christian rights advocacy group Middle East Concern (MEC), Islamic militant groups and organized crime groups targeted religious minorities, including Christian migrants, converts to Christianity, and foreign residents with physical attacks, sexual assaults, detentions, kidnappings, and killings. According to international media, former Muslims faced intense social and […]

Pray for Libya – The estimated the total population of Libya is currently at 6.9 million (midyear 2020 estimate). According to reports by the International Organization for Migration, 12 percent of the population are migrants. Sunni Muslims represent between 90 and 95 percent of the population, Ibadi Muslims account for between 4.5 and 6 percent, […]