Gatestone Institute After a 1,400-year-old Iraqi Christian monastery was recently destroyed by the Islamic State (ISIS) most of the world condemned the demolition — except for spokesman for the U.S. military’s Operation Inherent Resolve, Col. Steve Warren. “Thousands [of Iraqi Christians] have been killed, hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee,” noted CNN’s Wolf Blitzer […]
Egypt: Homemade bomb placed near Coptic Christian church
A makeshift bomb was found near a church in Egypt on January 22. Father Paul of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt found what he described as a “foreign object” next to the garbage bin outside of the Virgin Mary Church in Aswan. He took it in to the authorities for analysis, and it was […]
When Muslims Mutilate Themselves for Allah
“Infidels,” or non-Muslims—or those who are not Muslim enough or the wrong kinds of Muslims—are often seen as the natural recipients of Islamic violence as prescribed by Islamic law, or Sharia. Few, however, are aware that Sharia can cause individual Muslims to do violence upon themselves. According to France24, on January 15, a Muslim boy in […]
“Christian Girls Are Only Meant for the Pleasure of Muslim Men”
Gatestone Institute Three Christian girls in Pakistan, who rejected the advances of some wealthy Muslim young men, were recently mauled by them. One of the girls died. London-born Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) and human rights activist, Wilson Chowdhry, who broke the story, reported that one of the men had said: “Christian […]
Egypt: Lawyer accuses Al Azhar of promoting hate for Christians
During a televised Egyptian talk show that aired on January 18, lawyer Ahmed ‘Abdu Maher called for the “punishment of those who author books that promote strange and perverse ideas in Al Azhar.” As with many others before him, the lawyer denounced the Islamic world’s oldest and most prestigious university for continuing to radicalize […]
Hating Americans Is Official Saudi and Qatari Policy
As American talking heads continue to express their “moral outrage” at Donald Trump’s call “for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” perhaps they should first consider what the official position of foreign Muslim governments is on Americans—beginning with […]
Liars or Fools: Which Govern America?
When it comes to the connection between Islam and “anti-infidel” violence, one fact must be embraced: the majority of those in positions of leadership and authority in America are either liars or fools, or both. No other alternative exist. The reason for this uncharitable assertion is simple: If Islam was once a faraway, exotic […]
Islamic State trapped Christians in coffins and set them aflame
According to the recently published testimony of Karam Sa‘ad—a former sergeant in the Iraqi army who was imprisoned and tortured by the Islamic State in June 2014 but recently escaped—ISIS engages in atrocities that the West remains largely ignorant of. Among these and in the words of the escapee: They [ISIS] tormented them [Christians] in […]
Islamic State arrests, possibly executes, five youth for greeting Christians on Christmas
According to Arabic media, the Islamic State has “arrested, if not executed, some youth [five] in the city of Raqqa [in Syria] for befriending and greeting Christians on the occasion of Christmas.” ISIS reportedly told the five youth that “they are being detained after an investigation [including through their personal computers] found that they greeted […]
U.S. Christian Groups Support Muslim Refugees, Ignore Persecuted Christians
According to recently released figures from the State Dept., the United States has let in a minuscule number of Christian refugees from Syria — only 34 — during the four years since the Islamic State began its campaign of mass slaughter. Put differently, although Christians amount for 10 percent of Syria’s population—and so should at […]