Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of August 2024. Muslim Slaughter of, Violence against, and Hate for Christians Burkina Faso: According to an Aug. 30 report, Muslims had slaughtered over 100 Christians, and kidnapped many more, over the course of the previous three months (between late … [Read more...]
Video: Raymond Ibrahim on the Islamic Takeover of the Middle East
My speech from the Coptic Solidarity event that took place in June in D.C. … [Read more...]
Unsheathe the ‘Two Swords’ of Christianity
The Stream Wherever one looks, whatever one considers, Ecclesiastes 9:11 — which describes the cyclical nature of human events, that “there is nothing new under the sun” — returns to haunt. Such were my reflections while recently rereading the following excerpt from Eusebius of Caesarea’s (263-339 AD) important history of Christianity's first three centuries: Like dazzling … [Read more...]
‘Head Separated from Body’: The Muslim Persecution of Christians, July 2024
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of July 2024. Muslim Slaughter of Christians Democratic Republic of Congo: According to a July 28 report, “Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed, in four statements published on July 25-27, 2024, that on July 24 its fighters attacked six … [Read more...]
Massive Fire Consumes Coptic Christian Diocese in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity On Saturday night, August 31, 2024, a massive fire “broke out” in the Coptic Diocese of Beni Suef in Egypt, consuming all of the five-story Christian building’s contents—reception halls, offices, libraries, precious books, furniture, and computers—as well as more than 300 wooden benches belonging to the adjacent Church of the Virgin Mary, which were located … [Read more...]