Gatestone Institute The Slaughter of Christians Egypt: On November 2, heavily armed Islamic terrorists ambushed and massacred Christians returning home after visiting the ancient St. Samuel Monastery in Minya. Seven pilgrims—including a 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy—were shot to death. More than 20 others were left injured, with bullet wounds or shards of broken … [Read more...]
Mirage: One Desert Cathedral Does Not Equate Religious Freedom in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity On January 10, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the newly built Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ located some 30 miles east of Cairo, Egypt. Later, at the Al-Fattah Al-Alim mosque, as the Times of Israel reported, the secretary of state praised Egypt’s “freedoms here in these houses of worship, these big, beautiful, gorgeous buildings where … [Read more...]
A Human’s History With — Not A Human History Of — God
Editor's note: The following book review by Raymond Ibrahim of Reza Aslan's book God: A Human History (Nov. 2017) first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 41, number 02 (2018). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal click … [Read more...]
Christian Girls “Are Now Our Slaves”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, October 2018
Gatestone Institute The Slaughter of Christians Nigeria: As many as 55 Christians and one church were torched following a Muslim attack on a crowded market in Kaduna state on October 18. “A Muslim raised a false alarm about a thief in the market, which caused stampede, and then other Muslims started chanting ‘Allahu Akbar [the jihadist slogan, God is Greater],’ attacking … [Read more...]
Exposed: Obama Administration Facilitated Christian Genocide in Nigeria
Gatestone Institute In a bombshell revelation, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's former president (2010-2015), has accused the Obama administration of meddling with his nation's politics in order to replace him with its current president, Muhammadu Buhari -- whom many blame for facilitating the persecution of Christians. In his new book, My Transition Hours, … [Read more...]