A project to build a road around Fayum, Egypt, crosses the territory around the Coptic monastery of St. Macarius and threatens to destroy the ancient archaeological site around a church dating from the 4th century, or some 300 years before Islam was born and invaded Coptic Egypt. In response, the monastery's monks have objected with passive resistance -- laying their bodies … [Read more...]
Drive-By Jihadis Murder Another Coptic Christian in Sinai
Coptic Solidarity On February 23, another Coptic Christian man was fatally shot in al-‘Arish, Sinai, by members of the Islamic terrorist group, Ansar Bait al-Maqdis. Hani, the Coptic man, was in his shop when three terrorists drove by and opened fire on him; with bullets lodged in his head he immediately died. Earlier, on January 31, masked gunmen stormed the home of another … [Read more...]
Pictures of Christian Carnage from Islamic State Raid on Khabur Villages
Pictures of the carnage left behind after yesterday's jihadi raid by the Islamic State on Assyrian Christian villages along the Khabur River in north eastern Syria follow: … [Read more...]
Pictures: IS Prepares to Burn Caged Kurds
The following picture stills are from a new propaganda video issued by the Islamic State. It shows several captured Kurdish Peshmerga fighters being humiliated and in cages awaiting their execution by burning -- like the Jordanian fighter pilot before them. It should be noted that burning humans alive, while common throughout Islamic history -- see this particularly graphic … [Read more...]
Islamic State Poisons Water Stations
The Islamic State has poisoned the water stations of Anbar, Iraq, where it also recently burned another 50 people alive in their cages. According to Tahrir News, several people got very sick though no casualties were reported. It should be noted that the Islamic State earlier threatened to try to poison the water in the West. … [Read more...]