Article About ICC’s Work in Somalia Goes Viral, Angers Somali Muslims

 

Somalia (International Christian Concern) — A recent article we posted on our website about Christian persecution in Somalia and our support for the underground church there went viral, sparking both positive and negative reactions.

The article, Serving the Hidden Church in Somalia, was originally published in May. It received the usual responses on our Facebook, Instagram, and X accounts — expressions of sadness for what our brothers and sisters in Christ endure in Somalia, promises to keep them in prayer, and a desire to help them.

However, shortly after we recently reposted the article, a Muslim Somali influencer named Ahmed Showqi shared it on his TikTok account. It garnered about 1.4 million views, more than 62,000 likes, and more than 24,000 shares. He also shared it on other social media channels. Here’s a translation of what he said in his video:  

“There’s a Christian organization called International Christian Concern and many others who are reaching out to the underground Christian community in Mogadishu, and this organization said that the number of Christians in Mogadishu alone is 1,500!  

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