The Gatestone InstituteAs in former years, Easter was under attack in various Muslim nations, most spectacularly in Egypt. On April 9, two Coptic Christian Orthodox churches packed with worshippers for Palm Sunday Mass, which initiates Easter holy week, were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. Twenty-seven people—mostly children—were killed in St. George's in Tanta, … [Read more...]
Slaughtered Christians “A Viable Target”? Muslim Persecution of Christians, March 2017
The Gatestone InstituteThe uptick in often lethal persecution of Christians in Muslim regions has caused many Christian leaders to appeal for aid. Canon Andrew White, the prominent minister known as the "Vicar of Baghdad" told Fox News in March, "If there is anything I can tell Americans it is that your fellow brothers and sisters are suffering, they are desperate for … [Read more...]
“Drip-Drip” Genocide: Muslim Persecution of Christians, February, 2017
Gatestone InstituteThe Islamic State is at it again. More stories of atrocities against Christians continued to surface. In one, a Christian man, Meghrik, said the bus in which he was riding in Syria was stopped at what turned out to be an ISIS checkpoint. Three men dressed in black entered and began checking all the passengers’ identification papers. “Are you a … [Read more...]
Death and Destruction for Christmas: Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2016
Originally published by the Gatestone InstituteAs in previous years, the month of Christmas saw an uptick in Islamic attacks on Christians—much of it in the context of targeting Christmas related worship and celebrations.The one to claim the most lives occurred in Egypt. There, on Sunday, December 11, an Islamic suicide bomber entered the St. Peter Cathedral in Cairo … [Read more...]
Trump to American Muslims: Embrace Christianity, Pay Jizya, or Die?
As American liberals/leftists continue to portray Donald Trump’s immigration ban on seven Muslim nations in the worst possible terms—from “racist” to “Islamophobic”—and as Muslim activists continue to claim “shock and trauma,” a lone Egyptian man has asked some relevant questions that few Muslims care to face.Dr. Ahmed 'Abdu Maher is a researcher and political activist who … [Read more...]