Ten years since the Islamic State (ISIS) invaded the Yazidi homeland in Iraq, Sinjar, the Yazidi genocide remains ongoing. Islamic jihadis continuously target Yazidis in Iraq as does the government, Iraq’s wider society, Islamic clerics, and Shia militias who are supported by Iran, as well as Turkish airstrikes. On August 3, 2014, ISIS launched its […]
Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan says Christians won’t accept a constitution based solely on Sharia
Metropolitan Yohanna Bataah of the Syriac Orthodox Church has affirmed that Christians, along with all Syrians, will not accept a constitution based solely on Islamic Sharia. He insists that the constitution must draw from multiple references and represent all Syrians equally. pic.twitter.com/c1LnoJCTCd — Greco-Levantines World Wide (@GrecoLevantines) January 7, 2025 That’s understandable, given the second-class […]
Netherlands: Muslim woman gets 10 years in prison for enslaving Yazidi after joining ISIS in Syria
Slavery is acceptable in Islam. The Qur’an has Allah telling Muhammad that he has given him girls as sex slaves: “Prophet, We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave girls whom God has given you as booty.” (Qur’an 33:50) Muhammad bought slaves: “Jabir (Allah be pleased […]
Bangladesh: Muslims raid over 100 Hindu-owned properties, loot millions over alleged blasphemy
After Dhaka, Comilla and Chittagong, rabid jihadists have again attacked minorities in Bangladesh, this time in Sylhet, and under the centuries-old, tried and tested pretext of “blasphemy.” The rise of social media has made the job of these religious fanatics even easier, as they have to put little imagination or effort into making up a […]
Bangladesh: Two more Hindu monks arrested when they tried to get food to previously arrested monk
Bangladesh appears to be well on its way to becoming an Islamic state. 2 More Hindu Monks Arrested In Bangladesh, ISKCON Calls For Safety Prayers Today,” News 18, December 2, 2024: In a continued action against the Hindu community in Bangladesh, two more ISKCON monks were arrested in Chattogram when they went to deliver food to Chinmoy Krishna […]
Iran’s exiled Crown Prince: ‘Alongside Jews and Baha’is, Iranian Christians face rampant persecution’
When Iran became an Islamic Republic, immediately non-Muslims began to be repressed and persecuted. Yet anyone who notices the obvious connection is vilified as an “Islamophobe.” “Iran’s exiled Crown Prince highlights ‘widespread and rampant persecution’ of Christians,” Article 18, November 20, 2024: The exiled son of the former Shah of Iran has highlighted the “widespread and […]
Bangladesh detains Hindu monk, prepares to ban ISKCON, reveling Muslims tear down 3 Hindu temples
Merely three months after Sheikh Haseena’s ouster, Bangladesh, as a nation, has bared its blood-smeared jihadi fangs, and the interim government has unleashed a full-fledged genocidal attack on the Hindus. They are not even discreet about it anymore. The latest chapter of their state-sponsored attack is the unwarranted detaining of Hindu religious leader Chinmoy Krishna […]
Iran: Baha’i man gets 11 years prison and assets seized for ‘propaganda against regime by holding music classes’
The Islamic Republic has been cracking down hard on Baha’is and other religious minorities. “Propaganda against the regime by holding music classes,” however, is ridiculous even for them, and reveals once again the regime’s deep insecurity. “Tehran Revolutionary Court Sentences Baha’i Citizen to 11 Years in Prison and Orders Asset Confiscation,” Iran Press Watch, October […]
Iran: Nearly 80-year-old Christian gets prison for ‘Christian publications with the aim of attracting Muslims’
An extraordinarily insecure regime. “The case of Alexander B.,” Article 18, August 29, 2024: Of all the examples in the leaked Edaalate Ali files pertaining to Christians, one case stands out: that of a dual national by the name of Alexander B, who at nearly 80 years old was sentenced to five years in prison for attending […]
Iran: 80-year-old Baha’i back in prison for ‘membership in illegal groups aimed at disrupting national security’
It’s an Islamic republic, and so even membership in a non-recognized religious group is a threat to the state. Clearly the Islamic Republic of Iran is extraordinarily insecure. “Iran Returns 80-Year-Old Baha’i Man to Prison After Six-Month Suspension,” Iran Wire, October 3, 2024: Authorities in the Islamic Republic have returned an 80-year-old Baha’i citizen to […]