Portuguese Last Friday, April 24, we remembered how exactly 100 years ago the last historic Muslim caliphate, the Ottoman Empire, tried to cleanse its empire of Christian minorities — Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks — even as we stand by watching as the new caliphate, the Islamic State, resumes the genocide. And in both cases, the atrocities were and are being committed … [Read more...]
Obama Breaks Promise on 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Frontpage Magazine: French As the world continues to look on in dismay at the barbaric atrocities committed against Christian minorities by the Islamic State—the self-proclaimed new “caliphate”—today, April 24, marks the genocide of Armenian and other Christian minorities by Turkey’s Islamic Ottoman Empire—the last caliphate. Most American historians who have examined the … [Read more...]
Brotherhood Supporters Place X Marks on Coptic Homes
The Christian Copts of Shubra al-Khaima, Egypt, are in a "state of panic and terror" as "a number of supporters of ousted President Muhammad Morsi have been placing markings on Christian homes in the area for [future] targeting." Speaking anonymously, one Copt from the region told Veto News agency that they "recently noticed strange movements in the streets. When they went … [Read more...]
The Muslim Brotherhood: Origins, Efficacy, and Reach
World Watch Monitor [Note: The following essay, commissioned and written nearly a year ago but only recently published, has, in light of the June 30 Revolution and ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, been slightly updated with additional bracketed text.] The Muslim Brotherhood is the most important Islamic organization in the world, with tentacles of influence … [Read more...]
Video: Coptic Church Set Aflame by Muslim Brotherhood Supporters
One week ago, I wrote, anti-Christian fury [from the Brotherhood and its supporters] is far from sated and has taken on genocidal proportions. While Al Jazeera was covering (and distorting) events in Egypt, a Libyan man named Tamar Rashad called in and said “I want to offer the good news to [Pope] Tawadros that, Allah willing, the day is coming when no Copt will ever again … [Read more...]