Published in Investigative Project on Terrorism The month of Ramadan, which ended earlier this week, proved to be a month of renewed Muslim piety on the one hand, and renewed oppression of non-Muslim minorities on the other. In Nigeria, for example, Islamic militants are living up to the assertion that "Ramadan is a month of jihad and death for Allah," proving that killing … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christians Threatened for Selling ‘Filthy Idols’
Youm-7, one of Egypt's popular secular media that was recently attacked by Muslim Brotherhood supporters, reports that at least seventeen Christian bookstores in Shubra, one of Cairo's largest districts, are under threat for selling Christian icons and statues. The storeowners, who are "in panic," say they received threat letters by mail demanding that they stop selling their … [Read more...]
U.S. Distorts Nigerian Jihad on Christians
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute While the Obama administration continues to say that the Islamic group Boko Haram's jihad against Nigeria's Christians—which has seen countless churches destroyed, and thousands of Christians killed— has nothing to do with religion, the group once again made clear that it is all about religion. According to a recent report: In an … [Read more...]
Murder of Copts Begins After Genocide Call
Hours after leaflets from Egypt's jihadi organizations were distributed promising to "reward" any Muslim who kills any Christian Copt in Egypt, specifically naming several regions including Asyut, a report recently appeared concerning the random killing of a Christian store-owner. According to reporter Menna Magdi, writing in a report published August 14 and titled "The serial … [Read more...]
Muslim ‘Gang’ Torments Christian Copts for Jizya-Money
After the recent events of Dahshur, Egypt, when thousands of Muslims rampaged and plundered Christian homes—in a conflict that began when a Christian laundry worker accidentally burned the shirt of a Muslim—news now comes from Asyut, Egypt, of a Muslim "gang" attacking Christian homes, abducting children, and demanding money—ransoms and extortions as a form of tribute, or jizya … [Read more...]