Originally published by the Stonegate Institute Half of Iraq's indigenous Christians are gone due to the unleashed forces of jihad, many of them fleeing to nearby Syria; yet, as the Assad regime comes under attack by al-Qaeda and others, the jihad now seeps into Syria, where Christians are experiencing a level of persecution unprecedented in the nation's modern history. … [Read more...]
Saudi Grand Mufti Calls for “Destruction of All Churches in Region”
Translations of this item: Dutch According to several Arabic news sources, last Monday, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, declared that it is "necessary to destroy all the churches of the region." The Grand Mufti made his assertion in response to a question posed by a delegation from Kuwait, where a parliament member … [Read more...]
Egyptian Presidential Candidate: ‘I am the Mahdi’
by Raymond Ibrahim • Mar 13, 2012 at 2:07 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch According to today's edition of Egypt's Al-Wafd, a popular political website, the latest candidate for the Egyptian presidency, Muhammad Muhammad Musa, claims he is the hidden Mahdi -- a savior figure in Islamic eschatology. After exiting from the Supreme Council for Elections, Musa said that "he is … [Read more...]
Christians, Jihadists, and the Fate of Syria
Originally published by the Stonegate Institute What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria? A simple if indirect way to find out is to consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against Assad—and why. Christian minorities, who, at 10% of the Syrian population, have the most to gain from a secular government and the most to suffer from a … [Read more...]
Refuting Muslim Apologetics Concerning Tawriya (“Creative Lying”)
Published in Jihad Watch Sam Shamoun of Answering Islam recently forwarded me an article titled "Tawriya: Islamic Doctrine of 'Creative Lying'? Response to Raymond Ibrahim," appearing on a website called Muslim Debate Initiative, and written by one Shadid ("Severe") Lewis in response to my recent exposition on the doctrine of tawriya. Although this response—poorly written, … [Read more...]