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...]
‘The Black Day’: A Decade of Displacement for Iraqi Christians
Gatestone Institute Last August 6 marked the tenth anniversary of “The Black Day,” a day forever etched in the memory of Iraqi Christians as the start of the unrelenting tragedy and atrocities they were subjected to exactly ten years earlier, on August 6, 2014. Then, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”) unleashed a pogrom of unprecedented terror across Northern Iraq, … [Read more...]
Another Coptic Christian Girl ‘Disappears’ in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity Although initially kept quiet and suppressed, the ongoing cries of a Coptic Christian family and supportive community concerning the latest Christian girl to “disappear” recently made the rounds on Arabic social media. Earlier this month, Christina Karim Aziz, a 20-year-old Christian girl, disappeared off the streets of al-Fatah Center, in Assyut, where she … [Read more...]
Audio: ‘Who’s Burning Our Churches?’ with Raymond Ibrahim
Fr. Robert McTeigue of the Catholic Current recently interviewed me. The nearly hour-long audio and its official description follow: We welcome back author and scholar Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the Paris Olympics and the true history of the conflict between Islam and Christendom. Should we really be surprised by what we saw on display? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts. … [Read more...]