Less than 10 days after two churches in Pakistan were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers attacked two churches in Pakistan, killing at least 17 people wounding 70 others, another church was recently attacked. On March 24, around 2 p.m. two assailants on motorbikes opened fire on the main gates of the church and Christian school in Lahore. The school had just closed half an … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim Radio Interview: Iran’s Taqiyya-Fatwa, Pakistani Church Persecution, and More
I was recently interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo. Topics ranged from President Obama's reference to the Ayatollah's "taqiyya-fatwa" concerning nuclear weapons, Pakistani persecution of Christians, in the context of two recent church bombings, and Islamic modus operandi: when weak, preach peace, when strong, wage jihad. Click here to listen to the 23-minute … [Read more...]
Jihadis Cleansing Pakistan of Christians
PJ Media On Sunday, March 15, as Christian churches around the world were celebrating morning mass, two churches in Pakistan were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. At least 17 people were killed and over 70 were wounded. The two churches (located in Youhanabad, Lahore’s Christian quarter) were St. John’s Catholic Church and Christ Church (Protestant). The Taliban … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Catholic Congregation Held Hostage, Church Robbed by Armed Men
On February 19 around nine in the morning, three armed men entered Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic church in Kasur district, Punjab, which is 97% Muslim, and took church personnel, the assistant parish priest Father Ijaz Bashir, and congregation hostage. Before leaving the premises the terrorists stole mobile telephones, cameras and a computer. This is not the first time the … [Read more...]
Claimed as Wife by Muslim Man, Christian Woman Flees: Christian Experiences in Pakistan
Editor’s note: The following account was written for RaymondIbrahim.com by an American teacher in the Muslim world. As I was writing this story, I could not stop comparing and contrasting the life of Eden, a young Christian woman from Pakistan, to the life of my daughter, a young Buddhist woman from Thailand. They are both beautiful 21 years old women who grew up dreaming … [Read more...]