Gatestone Institute The fate of those Iraqi Christians who had fled from the Islamic State only to be incarcerated in the United States has finally been decided by the Obama administration: they are to be thrown back to the lions, where they will likely be persecuted if not slaughtered like so many Iraqi Christians before them. Fifteen of the 27 Iraqi Christians that have … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Mecca: Muslim Pilgrim Commits Suicide in “Hope of Entering Paradise”
A Muslim pilgrim in Mecca committed suicide by hanging himself in a bathroom of the holy site of Mina. He did so in "hope of entering paradise." The man was from Bangadesh and reportedly 50-years-old. He was found hanging in the bathroom around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22. According to witnesses, the man had earlier said that "death while dressed as a pilgrim [ihram … [Read more...]
Ben Carson Exposes Islamic Taqiyya
PJ Media Of all the points presidential candidate Ben Carson made in defense of his position that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” most poignant is his reference to taqiyya, one of Islam’s doctrines of deception. According to Carson, whoever becomes president should be “sworn in on a stack of Bibles, not a Koran”: “I do not believe … [Read more...]
Al Azhar Promoting ‘Anti-Christian’ and ‘Anti-Infidel’ Violence
Coptic Solidarity While discussing how the Islamic State burns some of its victims alive—most notoriously, a Jordanian pilot—Egyptian journalist Yusuf al-Husayni remarked on his satellite program that “The Islamic State is only doing what Al Azhar teaches… and the simplest example is Ibn Kathir’s Beginning and End.” Located in Cairo, Egypt, Al Azhar is the Islamic world’s … [Read more...]
Islamic State Blows Up 21 Christian Homes
Coptic Solidarity Earlier this week, the Islamic State blew up 21 homes belonging to Christians in the once Christian majority Nineveh Plain, northeast of Mosul. An official of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Mosul further said that the Islamic State has throughout the months detonated “hundreds” of homes in Nineveh Plain, primarily to strike fear into the hearts of … [Read more...]