The Stream The “Muslim grievance” mantra is back. Israel’s war in Gaza, we are again being told, is going to prompt aggrieved Muslims the world over to resort to terrorism — the “weapon of the weak.” Thus, during a recent U.S. Senate hearing on global security threats, the top American intelligence official, Avril Haines, “warned that the war in Gaza could embolden terrorist … [Read more...]
The 21 Christian Martyrs of Egypt: A Feature Film?
The Stream A filmmaker recently announced that he is making a movie dedicated to the trials and travails of the 21 Coptic Christians who were ritually decapitated by ISIS terrorists in Libya in 2015. The iconic and infamous moment the 21 men in orange jumpsuits were killed was captured by video and disseminated around the world. Kneeling with their hands tied behind their … [Read more...]
‘Magnanimous’ Authorities Give Churchless Christians ‘Permission’ to Celebrate Easter in a Home
Coptic Solidarity Another example—there seems to be no end—of the difficulties experienced by Egypt’s most indigenous inhabitants, the Christian Copts, was on display last Easter (which for the Orthodox world was observed on Sunday, May 5, and celebrated in churches during the night of Saturday, May 4). As discussed here, less than two weeks earlier, on April 23 in … [Read more...]
Cautionary Tale: Egypt’s Islamic Present Could Be the West’s Sharia Future
The Stream An old drama highlighting the ongoing but wholly unacknowledged Muslim persecution of Christians is once again playing out in one of its primary theaters: Egypt. On April 23, in al-Fawakhir village, more than 500 Muslims savagely attacked and torched the homes of Christians due to a rumor that a church was to be constructed in the village. According to … [Read more...]
Elon Musk X-poses: Globalist Censorship of Muslim Violence against Christians
The Stream Last week, a bearded teen of Middle Eastern appearance, armed with a knife and crying Islam’s war cry — “Allahu akbar!” (Allah is greater!) — savagely stabbed an Orthodox Christian clergyman as he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit of his church in Sydney, Australia. The attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was captured on video as the worship service was … [Read more...]