A Muslim man stabbed a Christian woman with a knife multiple times and then threw her body into a canal last week in Egypt. The Coptic Christian woman, Gamila Basilious, was 48-years-old and married, living in the Ibrahmiya region of Minya. According to police reports, the man, Mahmoud Hassan Abdulhamid, came to her door inquiring about her husband. When he discovered her … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Raymond Ibrahim: Christianity’s Future In West Tied to Fate of Middle East Christians [Interview]
The Gospel Herald By Isaiah Narciso In light of the recent video released by ISIS showing the beheadings of 30 Ethiopian Christian men in Libya, author Raymond Ibrahim warns that the future of Christianity in the West is tied to the fate of Christians in the Middle East. In an interview conducted by Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review, Ibrahim, a Shillman Fellow at the … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on the Islamic State’s War on Christians
I recently appeared on Ave Maria Radio’s “Kresta in the Afternoon.” Topics discussed included the slaughter of some 30 Christian Ethiopians, the true meaning of "jizya" (it's not "poll tax"), and how Christians are dying for no other reason than refusing to renounce their faith -- and not just at the hands of the Islamic State. The 12-minute interview can be heard by clicking … [Read more...]
Islamic State Bombs Two Christian Churches
Reports from Syrian and Turkish press indicate that the Islamic State bombed two churches in Syria on April 28: the St. Odisho Assyrian Church in Tel Tal and the St. Rita Tilel Armenian Church in Aleppo. Tel Tal is one of the 35 Christian villages located along the Khabur River that was invaded by Islamic State militia on February 23. Approximately 300 Christians were … [Read more...]
Muslims Attack Christians for Mocking ‘Un-Islamic’ ISIS, Copts Arrested for ‘Contempt of Religion’
Earlier this month in Egypt, Gad Yunan, a Coptic Christian teacher, and some of his Coptic students were arrested on the charge of "contempt of religions." Their crime was to have made a 30-second video on Yunan's iphone poking fun at the Islamic State -- which Egypt's Muslims and authorities apparently equate with making fun of Islam, even as Muslims in the West insist ISIS … [Read more...]