Coptic Solidarity Bishoy Armia Boulous, formerly known as Mohammed Hegazy, an apostate from Islam in Egypt, remains imprisoned on charges of blasphemy related to his conversion to Christianity. Imprisoned now for approximately a year, he has been held well past the legal six month investigation period. All this time, he has been subject to physical and verbal abuse, from … [Read more...]
‘Whoever Disbelieves, Strike Off His Head’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, February 2015
Gatestone Institute All throughout February, Copts, the largest Christian minority in the Middle East, were slaughtered. Around mid-February, the Islamic State released a video depicting 21 Coptic Christians being decapitated. The executions took place in Libya, another nation along with Syria and Iraq where the Islamic State has carved a niche for itself. While holding … [Read more...]
Christians Pay Islam’s Price for Freedom: Muslim Persecution of Christians, January 2015
Gatestone Institute The New Year began with Muslim gunmen killing a dozen people at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7. The attack was motivated by the publication of unflattering caricatures of Islam’s prophet Muhammad. Lesser known is that, all throughout the Islamic world, the magazine’s caricatures of Muhammad were blamed on … [Read more...]
Muslims Burn Church, Kill Pastor’s Daughter, in Search of Apostate in Nigeria
A Muslim mob set fire to a church in a Christian village in Nigeria’s northern Kano State on April 1. Muslims were searching for a young man who had renounced Islam and re-converted to Christianity; they were looking to kill him. They also attacked Christian villagers with machetes and torched the home of a pastor, killing one of his daughters. The young man, Yahaya Joshua, … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Married Couple Beat for Converting to Christianity
On February 2 in Bangladesh, a Muslim mob attacked a Muslim man and wife for converting to Christianity. The couple was attacked as they were returning home after being baptized. Local residents were seen attacking the man (known only as Samuel) and his wife; the latter was slapped on the face by a Muslim imam in front of their two young children. The Islamic mob further … [Read more...]