February 2015 was the first time many in the West heard of the Copts, Egypt’s indigenous, Christian inhabitants. Then, the Islamic State published what subsequently went viral—a gory video of their jihadi members savagely carving off the heads of 20 Copts and one Ghanaian by the shores of Libya because they refused to renounce Christ for Islam. Little known, however, is … [Read more...]
A Dubious Conversion to Islam: Missing Coptic Woman Reappears and Remains “Servant of Christ”
Coptic Solidarity A Coptic Christian wife and mother who disappeared for nearly three months—supposedly because she had willingly converted to Islam and no longer wanted any connection to her “infidel” husband and three young daughters—has finally been returned to her family. Ranya ‘Abd al-Masih, 39, a high school teacher of English in al-Minofiya, just north of Cairo, … [Read more...]
“Burned Alive”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2020
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of June 2020: The Slaughter of Christians Nigeria: The jihad on Christians continued unabated in the West Africa nation. In what police described as a “brutal assault,” suspected Muslims raped and slaughtered Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a 22-year-old Christian girl who was … [Read more...]
Video: “‘I Hate Christians’: How Fare the Copts? with Raymond Ibrahim”
I recently appeared in a Middle East Forum webinar titled "'I Hate Christians': How Fare the Copts? with Raymond Ibrahim." The 30-minute video follows: … [Read more...]
“32,000 Christians Butchered to Death”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, May 2020
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of May 2020: The Slaughter of Christians Nigeria: From January 2020 to mid-May 2020, Muslim terrorists massacred at least 620 Christians (470 by Fulani herdsmen and 150 by Boko Haram). According to a May 14 report: Militant Fulani Herdsmen and Boko Haram ... have … [Read more...]