In a globalized world where debate and diplomacy predominate, there is one sure way to discern the sincerity of any particular government: see how it behaves at home, where it is in power; see especially how it treats its minorities. Consider the government of Iran. Gearing up for the Durban III Conference, supposedly against racism, scheduled to take place in New York City … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Apostasies
Published in Jihad Watch Cases dealing with apostasy in Islam—whereby Muslims who convert to other religions are tortured and executed—are on the rise and need to be acknowledged for what they are: one of Islam's most visible attempts to suppress the human conscience—a phenomenon that has dire implications beyond religious freedom. Consider these two recent stories. … [Read more...]
La persecuzione musulmana contro i Cristiani: Agosto 2011
Lisistrata Ho iniziato questa serie di articoli per elencare alcuni – certamente non tutti – dei casi più terribili di persecuzione musulmana contro i Cristiani che emergono ogni mese. la serie ha due obbiettivi: in particolare, per documentare quello che i grandi media (stampa e TV) non fa: la comune, per non dire cronica, persecuzione musulmana dei Cristiani. più in … [Read more...]
Why ‘Christian’ Persecution?
Published in Jihad Watch Some are asking why my new monthly series, "Muslim Persecution of Christians," wherein I collate and assess some of the atrocities committed by Muslims against Christians, does not include the persecution of other religious minority groups; others are suggesting I broaden my scope to include all minorities, for instance, homosexuals. Of course other … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: August, 2011
Translations of this item: Italian Polish This series was developed in order to collate some—by no means all—of the foulest instances of Muslim persecution of Christians that surface each month. It serves two purposes: Intrinsically, to document that which the mainstream media does not: habitual, if not chronic, Muslim persecution of Christians. Instrumentally, … [Read more...]