Gatestone Institute Translations of this item: Czech DanishDutchFrench GermanHebrewItalianPortuguese Greek Russian Spanish Swedish Countless churches throughout Western Europe are being vandalized, defecated on, and torched. In France, two churches are violated every day. According to PI-News, 1,063 attacks on Christian churches or symbols (crucifixes, icons, statues) were registered in France in 2018. This represents a 17 […]
Video: “Daily Life for Christians in Egypt”
Earlier I appeared via Skype on Colliding Worldviews, a program on ABN’s Trinity Channel, hosted by Tony Gurule. Titled, “Daily Life for Christians in Egypt,” the 30-minute interview follows. Discussions range from the distant past and the much misunderstood colonial era, to the present era, particularly in the context of the Muslim Brotherhood and President […]
Christian Martyrs under Islam: Religious Violence and the Making of the Muslim World
Christian Martyrs under Islam: Religious Violence and the Making of the Muslim World By Christian C. Sahner Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. 360 pp. $39.95. Reviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East QuarterlySpring 2019 Sahner, associate professor of Islamic history at Oxford University, informs the reader that Christian Martyrs under Islam“seeks to explain the earliest stages of a […]
Egypt’s Judiciary: Enabling the Victimization of Coptic Christians
Coptic Solidarity On Sunday, March 17, the ruling court in Minya, Egypt, recused itself and stepped down from two ongoing cases concerning the victimization and killing of Coptic Christians. Due to this unexpected move, both cases—which had already been at court three and six years—must now be retried anew, a process that will likely take several more […]
America’s 233-Year-Old Shock at Jihad
American Thinker Exactly 233 years ago today, on March 28, 1786, two of America’s founding fathers documented their first exposure to Islamic jihad in a letter to Congress; like many Americans today, they too were shocked at what they learned. Context: in 1785, Muslim pirates from North Africa, or “Barbary,” had captured two American ships, […]
The “Blasphemy” Jihad on Pakistan’s Mentally Disabled Christians
Gatestone Institute “A mentally ill Pakistani Christian man has been charged with blasphemy,” the Pakistan Christian Post reported a few days ago. Stephen Masih was arrested after Muhammad Rafiq and Muhammad Imran told Muhammad Mudassar—a renowned hafiz, one who has memorized the entire Koran—that the Christian “had made derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).” […]
“Is It Really Human Beings Doing This?” Muslim Persecution of Christians, January 2019
Gatestone Institute Massacres in and Attacks on Churches Philippines: On Sunday, January 27, Islamic militants bombed a Catholic cathedral during Mass. At least 20 people were killed and 111 wounded. Two explosives were detonated about a minute apart in or near the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo around 8:45 a.m. According […]
Christian Martyrs of Islamic Jihad: A Recurring Theme
American Thinker Last February 15 marked the four year anniversary of the martyrdom of 21 Christians—20 Coptic Orthodox from Egypt and one Ghanaian. It was commemorated by several groups, including Coptic Solidarity, which summarized the event in a February 15, 2019 statement: This week in 2015, 21 men were brutally beheaded on a Mediterranean beach […]
Report: “11 Christians Killed Every Day for Their Faith”
Gatestone Institute Last year, Christians were persecuted more than ever in the modern era—and this year is expected to be worse: “4,136 Christians were killed for faith-related reasons,” says Open Doors USA in its recently published World Watch List 2019 of the top 50 nations where Christians are persecuted. “On average, that’s 11 Christians killed every […]
“We Will Displace You, O Worshipers of the Cross” Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2018
Gatestone Institute The Slaughter of Christians Egypt: A Muslim policeman charged with guarding a Coptic Christian church shot and killed two Christians—a father, 49, and his son, 21—on the night of December 12 in Minya. Eyewitnesses say a verbal quarrel had ensued before the officer pulled out his gun and opened fire on the two […]