The Stream A Coptic Christian bishop from Egypt recently issued a stark warning to the people of Germany –and by extension, the entire Western world. In a video posted on June 11, Bishop Damian of the Höxter-Brenkhausen diocese stressed two main points that I have belabored for nearly two decades: the importance of 1) learning from the historic interaction between Islam and … [Read more...]
‘Their Throats Were Slit Simply Because They Were Christians’: The Muslim Persecution of Christians, May 2024
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of May 2024. Muslim Slaughter of and Violence against Christians Nigeria: Some May headlines from the ongoing Muslim genocide of Christians in the African nation: May 1: “Fulani Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria” May 6: … [Read more...]
Today in History: Christians ‘Place Their Hope in the Lord Jesus Christ’ and Defeat Islam
The Stream Thanks to the efforts of Ferdinand III of Castile (aka Saint Ferdinand, or Fernando) today in history, Córdoba, which after the eighth century Muslim conquest of Spain had become one of the most important “abodes of Islam,” passed into "the hands of the accursed Christians—may Allah destroy them all!” (to quote from a disgruntled Muslim chronicler). Six months … [Read more...]
The Miraculous Victory: When Outnumbered, Starved Christians Defeated the Hordes of Islam
The Stream Today in history, on June 28, 1098, Crusaders won such a victory over the forces of Islam that, for those present, it could only be interpreted as a miracle. As discussed here, on June 3, the Crusaders managed to liberate from Islamic abuse the ancient Christian city of Antioch — the place where the very word “Christian” was first coined (Acts 11:26). Before they … [Read more...]
The Road to Acquiescence
The following article was written by Joachim Osther …there was a much larger but wholly forgotten backstory…the recollection of which can revolutionize the way the West understands its past, and thus its present, with Islam. – Raymond Ibrahim, Sword and Scimitar After two Swedes were targeted and murdered by a radical Islamist in Brussels last Fall, Swedish Prime Minister … [Read more...]