Coptic Solidarity On Sunday, July 28, 2024, a military court sentenced a Coptic Christian conscript to three years in prison for “blasphemy” against Islam. According to court documents, Yusuf Sa‘d Hanin was charged with “committing behavior that is harmful to discipline, order, and military requirements,” after he exchanged, what prosecution called, “statements offensive to … [Read more...]
Today in History: Muslims Behead 800 Christians for Refusing to Renounce Christ
The Stream “The Turks have sworn the extinction of Christianity. A truce to sophistries! It is the moment not to talk, but to act and fight!” — Pope Sixtus IV A little-remembered event that occurred 538 years ago today — the ritual decapitation of 800 Christians who refused Islam — sheds much light on contemporary questions concerning the ongoing conflict between Islam and … [Read more...]
Iraqi Christians’ Never-Ending ‘Black Day’
PJ Media Yesterday, on Aug. 6, the Christians of Iraq commemorated the tenth anniversary of “The Black Day” — when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) invaded northern Iraq, where most of that nation’s Christian minorities live(d), beginning on Aug. 6, 2014. The atrocities then committed — and which were correctly labeled genocide by the international community — were … [Read more...]
‘No Parent Should Endure Such a Devastating Loss’: The Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2024
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of June 2024. The Muslim Slaughter of Christians Russia: On Sunday, June 23, terrorists launched attacks on several churches and synagogues in the Muslim region of Dagestan. At least 21 people were killed and dozens wounded. One elderly and ailing … [Read more...]
Will Pope Francis Ever Speak Honestly about the Muslim Persecution of Christians?
LifeSiteNews Pope Francis recently acknowledged an otherwise widely suppressed topic—the persecution of Christians, especially throughout the Middle East. On June 27, 2024, during a meeting held in the Vatican with members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for Oriental Churches (ROACO), Francis made some refreshing, because true, remarks: Many Eastern Churches are bearing a … [Read more...]