Targeting Christian Holidays in the Islamic World Originally published by the Gatestone Institute Last Sunday, many Christians around the world celebrated Easter, taking it for granted that they can congregate and worship in peace. Not so; in the Islamic world, where top religious officials call for the destruction of churches, Christian holidays celebrated in church are … [Read more...]
Israel a Christian Haven amid Islamic Persecution
by Erick Stakelbeck CBN The so-called Arab Spring has given a big boost to radical Islamists like the Muslim Brotherhood. For Christians, it's been a much different story. Believers in Jesus are suffering major persecution throughout the Middle East and North Africa. But there is one place left in the region where they don't have to fear: Israel. Growing Islamic … [Read more...]
Saoedi-Grootmoefti roept op tot “vernietiging van alle kerken in regio”
Oorspronkelijk Engels Item: Saudi Grand Mufti Calls for "Destruction of All Churches in Region" Volgens verschillende Arabische nieuwsbronnen heeft sjeik Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, de grootmoefti van Saoedi-Arabië, afgelopen maandag verklaard dat het "noodzakelijk is om alle kerken in de regio te vernietigen." De grootmoefti deed zijn uitlating in antwoord op een vraag van een … [Read more...]
Jihad and ‘Martyrdom’ in the Voting Booth?
by Raymond Ibrahim • Apr 6, 2012 at 1:29 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Over and over, evidence emerges from Islamic nations that democracy and voting are instrumental means to an intrinsic end: the establishment of a decidedly undemocratic but draconian form of law—Islamic law, or Sharia. Earlier, for instance, there was Dr. Talat Zahran, an Egyptian cleric who … [Read more...]
Tunisia: Muslims Threaten Church, Cover Its Cross with Garbage Bags
According to Al Quds, last Tuesday it was revealed that the Christian Orthodox Church in Tunis, one of very few churches in the country of Tunisia, is being "abused" and receiving "threatening messages" from "Salafis." Church members are described as "living in a state of terror," so much so that the Russian ambassador in Tunis specifically requested the nation's Ministry of … [Read more...]