By Ralph H. Sidway Facing Islam Raymond Ibrahim’s new book, Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians, is an essential text — not merely for its thorough and deliberate documentation on the phenomenon of Islamic persecution against Christians from one end of the Muslim world to the other, but primarily for its contribution to our overall understanding of the … [Read more...]
Al-Qaeda Vows to Slaughter Christians After U.S. ‘Liberates’ Syria
Portuguese Spanish While U.S. leaders continue pushing for war against the Syrian government, today "Al-Qaeda-linked rebels," reports AP, "launched an assault on a regime-held Christian mountain village in the densely populated west of Syria and new clashes erupted near the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday... In the attack on the village of Maaloula, rebels commandeered a … [Read more...]
Egypt: Church Vandal Caught in the Act
During the recent spate of attacks on Christian churches in Egypt, nearly 100 churches, monasteries, and other Christian institutions were destroyed -- all in the name of the Muslim Brotherhood. Other churches, however, were "lucky" in that they were "only" vandalized with graffiti. To the right is one of the rarer instances when a pro-Brotherhood vandal got caught in the act. … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christians Killed for Ransom
Not only are the churches, monasteries, and institutions of Egypt’s Christians under attack by the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters—nearly 100 now have been torched, destroyed, ransacked, etc.—but Christians themselves are under attack all throughout Egypt, with practically zero coverage in Western media. Days ago, for example, Copts held a funeral for Wahid Jacob, a … [Read more...]
Egypt: Behind the Headlines
Back in late December, Robert Spencer -- director of Jihad Watch and NYT best-selling author -- interviewed me on his ABN Jihad Watch show concerning Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood, at the height of Morsi's power. Though a few months old, the show is still very applicable. It follows. Around the 40 minute mark, I point out that the Egyptian character is not very conducive … [Read more...]