This likely has to do with the fact that 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) […]
For the Left, Black Lives Don’t Really Matter — Only the ‘Genocide in Gaza’ Does
Brendan O’Neill wonders — or rather, he doesn’t wonder (a very pretty epanorthosis) — that the Western world has paid almost no attention to the real ethnic cleansing that is now in full swing in Sudan, with well-armed Arabs murdering largely defenseless black Africans because all eyes everywhere must remain fixed on Gaza, where the […]
Sudan: Genocide, Starvation, Crimes against Humanity
The world’s most ruinous war is approaching its third year in Sudan while the world largely stands by in indifference. Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by a civil war between two Muslim forces, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF, led by Sudan’s de facto ruler, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF, […]
Sudan: Rapid Support Forces convert cathedral into command center, attack and loot other churches
The unbelievers among the people of the book, that is, the Jews and Christians who do not become Muslims, are “the most vile of created beings” (Qur’an 98:6). What rights do they have that Muslims must respect? “Christians who remain in Sudan face grave danger,” by Felipe d’Avillez and Maria Lozano, Aid to the Church […]
US has limited leverage in Sudan, while Saudis hope to host peace talks
This represents America’s past influence and leverage in Sudan: The United States for decades has been the key diplomatic player in Sudan, negotiating a 2005 agreement that ended the civil war and brought independence to South Sudan and later taking the forefront in efforts to stop a scorched-earth campaign in Darfur How far America has […]
Sudan: Muslims beat and threaten to kill government advisor for Christian affairs
He was told that he would be killed “if he continues to open church files with the Empowerment Removal Committee and the Ministry of Religious Affairs.” This would presumably uncover evidence of the persecution of Christians in Sudan during the rule of Omar Al Bashir. Some apparently want to keep this quiet, and are doing […]
Sudan: Muslims set fire to another church building, the ninth in two years
Good thing the West’s intelligence agencies are mobilizing against the threat of “right-wing extremism.” I mean, it isn’t as if there were any other kind of terrorism, right? “Another Church Building Set Ablaze in Sudan,” Morning Star News, February 17, 2021: JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The ninth church building in two years […]
Sudan: Muslims burn temporary worship structure for fifth time, threaten to kill Christians if they put up another
“The subject peoples … are forbidden to build new churches.” (Reliance of the Traveller, o11.5). “Worship Structures in Sudan Burned, Christians Threatened,” Morning Star News, December 22, 2020: NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in Sudan who have burned down a church’s worship structure five times threatened to kill congregation members if they […]
The Trump Effect: Sudan Joins UAE and Bahrain in Normalizing Relations with Israel
And why the political elites hate America’s president so much. My latest in FrontPage: “This is one of the great days in the history of Sudan,” President Trump declared Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added: “Today, Khartoum is saying yes to peace with Israel, yes to recognition of Israel and yes to normalization with […]
Iran Denounces Sudan’s Normalization Agreement As Paying ‘Ransom’
Tehran appears to be almost as unhinged as the Palestinians in its reaction to the normalization agreements that three Arab states – the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan (once its government approves the deal) – have now made with Israel. Iran’s charge of “ransom” is reported on here: “Iran slams Sudan’s Israel deal, says it paid […]