Yet another phenomenon with a long paper trail in Islamic history has just taken place, even as the Western “mainstream”—little acquainted with true history or reality—dismisses it as an aberration. Asia News has the details: Islamist rebels have kidnapped a group of nuns from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Thecla (Mar Taqla) in Maaloula [an ancient Christian community … [Read more...]
A Month of Horror for Christians under Islam: September, 2013
Gatestone Institute The same month that Obama tried to wage war on behalf of the jihadi rebels in Syria (citing “human rights” concerns), some of the war’s worst atrocities were committed against that nation’s Christian minority, most notably in Ma‘loula, an ancient Christian region where the inhabitants still spoke the language of Jesus. There, among other things, the … [Read more...]
BBC Minimizes Christian Persecution
While it is no secret that the so-called mainstream media habitually fail to report on the international phenomenon of Christian persecution, few are aware that they sometimes actively work to undermine the efforts of those who do expose it. Consider a new report by the BBC titled “Are there really 100,000 new Christian martyrs every year?” by Ruth Alexander, who asks: So … [Read more...]
Lebanon: Church Bombed
Once an ancient Christian center, and until recently the only Christian-majority nation in the Middle East, Lebanon is the latest country in the region to experience an attack on a church. Last Monday, a firebomb attack on Mar Zakhya Cathedral in Ajaltoun, took place at 6:30 pm. An unidentified attacker targeted the reception area of the newly built cathedral of the town’s … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Accuse Copt of Sexual Relations with Muslim
Yesterday a report appeared indicating how the Muslim Brotherhood in Minya, Upper Egypt, are still trying to incite violence against the Coptic Christian minority. Journalist Yusuf Bebawy reports that "In an attempt to instigate sectarian strife and violence in the village, members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Shaheen Estate, Minya, accused a Coptic driver of having a sexual … [Read more...]