Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of July 2024. Muslim Slaughter of Christians Democratic Republic of Congo: According to a July 28 report, “Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed, in four statements published on July 25-27, 2024, that on July 24 its fighters attacked six … [Read more...]
Massive Fire Consumes Coptic Christian Diocese in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity On Saturday night, August 31, 2024, a massive fire “broke out” in the Coptic Diocese of Beni Suef in Egypt, consuming all of the five-story Christian building’s contents—reception halls, offices, libraries, precious books, furniture, and computers—as well as more than 300 wooden benches belonging to the adjacent Church of the Virgin Mary, which were located … [Read more...]
Today in History: Christian Slave Turned Commander Defends Albania from Islamic Takeover
LifeSiteNews Today in history witnessed one of the most stalwart defenses against the Islamic spear-thrust into Europe — the Battle of Albulena in Albania, 1457. To appreciate the significance of this epic clash, one must first appreciate the leader of the Albanian forces, George Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg (“Lord Alexander”). Today, he is as little known in the … [Read more...]
‘The Black Day’: A Decade of Displacement for Iraqi Christians
Gatestone Institute Last August 6 marked the tenth anniversary of “The Black Day,” a day forever etched in the memory of Iraqi Christians as the start of the unrelenting tragedy and atrocities they were subjected to exactly ten years earlier, on August 6, 2014. Then, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”) unleashed a pogrom of unprecedented terror across Northern Iraq, … [Read more...]
Who’s to Blame? Historic American Church Transformed into a Mosque
The Stream A large, historic Catholic church in New York is on its way to becoming a mosque, following its purchase by a Muslim organization. On August 11, Fr. Ronald Vierling drew attention to the sale in a social media post: “St. Anne’s Church, Buffalo, NY. Permanently closed. Sold to the Islamic community for $250,000 who are converting the historic church into a … [Read more...]