A September 10, 2013 Watan report confirms what I recently wrote—that Egypt's Christian Copts are increasingly being kidnapped and held hostage for ransom, some being killed even after payment is made. In al-Minya province in Upper Egypt, authorities have just identified a “gang made up of five persons that specializes in overseeing operations to kidnap wealthy Copts in … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: June, 2013
Gatestone Institute Spanish The degradation of Christian women living in the Islamic world continued in the month of June. In Syria, after the al-Qaeda linked rebel group conquered Qusair, a city of the governate of Homs, 15-year-old Mariam was kidnapped, repeatedly gang raped according to a fatwa legitimizing the rape of non-Sunni women by any Muslim waging jihad against … [Read more...]
Brotherhood Imposes Jizya Tribute on Egypt’s Christians
Portuguese Spanish Now that the attacks on Egypt's Christian churches have subsided, stage two of the jihad -- profiting from the fear and terror caused by stage one -- is setting in: reports are arriving that the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters are forcing the roughly 15,000 Christian Copts of Dalga village in south Minya province to pay jizya -- the money, or … [Read more...]
In Pictures: Christian Copts Stand Firm in Midst of Persecution
Below are some pictures of Egypt's Christian Copts, still attending and holding worship services in their churches that were recently destroyed, desecrated and/or torched by the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters. According to one Egyptian human rights lawyer, as of August 18, "82 churches, many of which were from the 5th century, were attacked by pro-Morsi supporters in … [Read more...]
Has Syria Got a Prayer? Attacks on Christian Churches Near Damascus
National Review Online [Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Raymond Ibrahim] On his website, Raymond Ibrahim, author of Crucified Again, posts a video of what appear to be Islamic extremists attacking Christian churches in Syria — St. Elias Church and St. Grace Church in the Christian village of Maaloula near Damascus – where villagers still speak Aramaic, the language Christ … [Read more...]