Besides removing supposed temptations to idolatry, Islamic jihadists want to destroy the artifacts of non-Muslim civilizations because doing so testifies to the truth of Islam, as the Qur’an suggests that the destroyed remnants of ancient non-Muslim civilizations are a sign of Allah’s punishment of those who rejected his truth: Many were the Ways of Life […]
Turkey: Cross Ripped Off Door of Armenian Church
The Surp Grigor Lusavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator) Armenian Church in Istanbul’s Kuzguncuk district has been attacked, the newspaper Agos reported. On May 23, an unknown assailant ripped off a cross from the church door. The moment of the attack was caught on surveillance cameras. This was the second attack against a church in Istanbul […]
Turkey: Magazine accuses Ecumenical Patriarch, other Christian and Jewish leaders of role in coup against Erdogan
In response, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has called these charges “unsubstantiated slanders, which are highly inflammatory and upsetting to the Christian and Jewish members of our people. As this action was very painful, very grave and irresponsible, and made further allegations, we consider it necessary to explain to the public our concerns in order to reduce […]
Why doesn’t Pakistani feminist Malala care about abductions and forced conversions of non-Muslim girls in Pakistan?
In the “holy” Islamic month of Ramadan, a 14-year-old Christian girl, Myra Shebaz, was abducted by a group of Muslim men led by a man named Muhammad Naqash in Pakistan’s Faisalabad. The armed abductors fired a round of bullets in the air warning onlookers against any retaliation before forcing Myra into their car. The Movement […]
Pakistan Human Rights Commission: Hindus and Christians “have been complaining of forced conversions”
Islamic tolerance. The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). However, what constitutes “compulsion” is in the eye of the beholder. The institutionalized subjugation of the dhimma, with its regular humiliation and harassment, from which one can be freed for the simple price of converting to Islam, is not considered compulsion. Remember Steve […]
Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan refuse to go back, seek Indian citizenship under CAA
But remember: the Citizenship Amendment Act is racist and “Islamophobic.” These Hindus should be happy to go back to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, right? After all, Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. “Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan refuse to go back from Uttarakhand, seek Indian citizenship under CAA,” by Vineet Upadhyay, New Indian […]
UN Commission on the Status of Women slams Pakistan for persecution of religious minorities
Meanwhile, the international media excoriates India for offering safe haven to these religious minorities, over which Muslims in India are rioting. “UN body slams Pak over ‘discrimination’ of religious minorities,” ANI, December 15, 2019: New Delhi: The United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has said that discriminatory legislation by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
India’s cabinet approves bill to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighboring Muslim countries
“Critics have called the proposed law anti-Muslim.” Why? Are non-Muslims not actually being persecuted in Muslim countries? This shows how the charge of being “anti-Muslim” is used to intimidate and silence anyone who dares stand against the jihad or with its victims. Meanwhile, every nation on earth should offer a similar refuge. “India’s cabinet sends […]
Nigeria: Priest says persecution of Christians part of President’s plan for “Islamization of Nigeria”
Christian persecution in Muslim countries is rooted in Islamic supremacist hate and intolerance of pluralism; it is also rooted in Islamic doctrine, which divides the world into the House of War (Dar al Harb) and the House of Islam. In normative Islam, it is the duty of Muslims to force disbelievers (the House of War) […]
Pakistan: Another Hindu girl abducted, forced to convert to Islam
Imagine the international outcry that would ensue if a Muslim girl were kidnapped and forced to leave Islam. But the international media will take no notice of this. The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). However, what constitutes “compulsion” is in the eye of the beholder. The institutionalized subjugation of the dhimma, […]