Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches. Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 (6,7) “Road to a Newly Constructed Church Blocked Off,” […]
Egypt: Christian woman disappears after going to church, police unhelpful, suggest she was converting to Islam
Neveen Lamei and Mariam Nasser Kamal both disappeared “from an area of Cairo known for persecution incidents.” Police have been unhelpful most likely because, if these women were abducted by men who intend to force them to convert to Islam, they are more sympathetic to the abductors than to their victims. “2 Egyptian Christian Women […]
Uganda: Muslima converts to Christianity, her husband murders her
The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them […]
Pakistan: Third blasphemy claim in less than a month leads Christians fearing Islamic retribution to flee homes
The UN is far too concerned over the desecration of a copy of the Qur’an to be concerned about Christians being terrorized in Pakistan. “Christians in Pakistan Flee Homes after Blasphemy Accusation,” Morning Star News, July 20, 2023: LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A third accusation of blasphemy in less than a month compelled […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder 37 Christians in Benue State
There hasn’t been much news of the jihad in Nigeria lately, but this is not because things have calmed down. The Nigerian media, apparently under pressure from the government, has begun to imitate the Western media. Instead of noting that these attacks were carried out by “Fulani herdsmen” or “Boko Haram,” which would indicate that […]
Turkey: Government forbids Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople to celebrate Divine Liturgy at historic monastery
Clearly Erdogan sees no reason at this point to show any magnanimity toward the vanishingly small, cowed and harassed remaining Christian community of Turkey. The Turks have every reason to believe that Sweden will soon submit to Islamic blasphemy laws and outlaw the desecration of the Qur’an. The prospect of Turkey joining the EU has […]
Indonesia: Muslims storm church, disrupt worship service — ‘You the minorities should not always ask to be respected’
Islamic apologists in the West constantly tell us about how tolerant Islam is, yet all too many Muslims in Muslim-majority countries somehow don’t seem to have gotten the memo. “Muslims Again Break Up Worship of Church in Indonesia,” Morning Star News, July 17, 2023: SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – As police looked on, a group of Muslims […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: Over 50 Christians in five cities arrested in new crackdown
Then Khamenei goes on Twitter and disseminates self-righteous lies about how tolerant Iran is compared to the evil West. The West is no paradise of tolerance these days under increasing Leftist tyranny, but as repressive as it is, the Islamic Republic really has no leg to stand on in this regard. “Over 50 Christians in […]
Iran: Muslim interrogator taunts arrested Christians, ‘Where is your Jesus now?’
Amid all the controversies about Qur’an-burning in the West, Islamic apologists are frequently asserting that Muslims, in contrast to wicked Western Christians, respect all religions. This kind of story shows that this claim is, unfortunately, not quite always true. “‘As a mother there was nothing I could do to calm my child and it was […]
Afghanistan: Christians face regular raids on their homes, frequently receive threats, and lack access to education
Why is one of the world’s most self-consciously strict adherents of Islamic law so intolerant of Christians? The pope and many others assure us that Islam is peaceful and tolerant. Why doesn’t the Taliban get this? “Freedom Focus Report: Afghanistan’s Christians Fight to Survive Under the Taliban,” International Christian Concern, July 13, 2023: 07/13/2023 Afghanistan […]