What a world of difference there is between anti-Islamic polemics emanating from the secular West and those emanating from the religiously charged Arab world itself. This is the thought I have whenever I watch Arabic language programs and debates, which tend to have an unrestrained and animated quality. Fr. Zakaria Botros, first introduced to non-Arabic speakers in my 2008 … [Read more...]
The Black Lives that Don’t Matter: 50 Christians Murdered in Their Church
Gatestone Institute Last Sunday, June 5, 2022, Islamic terrorists stormed the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo, Nigeria, and massacred more than 50 Christians who were otherwise peacefully worshipping their God. Videos, according to one report, “showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed.” As terrible as this massacre might seem, it … [Read more...]
Why Does One Mosque Massacre Outweigh Countless Church Massacres?
Gatestone Institute The United Nations recently named March 15 as “international day to combat Islamophobia.” That date was chosen because it witnessed one of the worst terror attacks on Muslims: on March 15, 2019, an armed Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, entered two mosques in New Zealand and opened fire on unarmed and helpless Muslim worshippers; 51 were killed and 40 … [Read more...]
Terrorism Was ‘Created by the West,’ Says Celebrated Muslim Authority
Coptic Solidarity A leading Muslim authority that so many Western leaders—Pope Francis being only the most famous—trust and listen to has just proclaimed that Islamic terrorism is really a creation of the West. Speaking before a delegation from Britain’s Royal College of Defence Studies, headed by Major General Stephen Deakin, and representatives from eleven other countries, … [Read more...]
“Shame on You!” European Parliament Rejects Discussion on Christian Persecution
Once again, a large governmental body has exposed itself as morally bankrupt if not wholly bereft of legitimacy. On May 18, 2022, the European Parliament, one of the European Union’s legislative bodies, rejected a proposal to discuss the elephant in the room: the rampant persecution of Christians around the world. The proposal came in response to the May 12 stoning and … [Read more...]