Recently we learned that Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council of the UAE and ruler of Sharjah, called for the transformation of the Cathedral of Cordoba back to the Mosque of Cordoba, since Spain’s Christians “don’t deserve it.” What we weren’t told is what occasioned him to say this—the all-important context of his demand—namely, his new … [Read more...]
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The Two-Faced Muslim that Pope Francis Loves and Trusts
FrontPage Magazine On November 15, 2019, two of the foremost representatives of Christianity and Islam, Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb of Al Azhar—the latter was once named the “most influential Muslim in the world”—met and embraced each other again as brothers. “During the[ir] cordial discussions,” the Vatican announced in a press release, the two religious … [Read more...]
“Tomorrow We Are Coming to Kill You All!” Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2019
Gatestone Institute Slaughter of Christians Mali: On June 9, Islamic Fulani gunmen massacred 95 Christians—including women and children—during their rampage of a Christian village, which they set ablaze before leaving; several of the slain were burned alive. “About 50 heavily armed men arrived on motorbikes and pickups,” a survivor recalled. “They first … [Read more...]
The Battle of Yarmuk: ISIS’s Blueprint for Terror
Today in history, on August 20, 636, one of the most consequential battles between Islam and the West took place, that of Yarmuk. Not only did it decide whether the Arabian creed thrives or dies; it became a chief source of inspiration and instruction for jihadis throughout the centuries, right down to the Islamic State, or “ISIS.” And yet, very few in the West … [Read more...]
They Are ‘Infidels and No Good!’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, March, 2019
Gatestone Institute When it comes to violence between Muslims and non-Muslims, March news was dominated by the Christchurch, New Zealand massacres, where an Australian man killed 51 Muslims in two mosques on March 15. However, to place matters in perspective, a statistical report did some number crunching and found that “a Christian living in a majority … [Read more...]
Christian Martyrs under Islam: Religious Violence and the Making of the Muslim World
Christian Martyrs under Islam: Religious Violence and the Making of the Muslim World By Christian C. Sahner Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. 360 pp. $39.95.Reviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East QuarterlySpring 2019 Sahner, associate professor of Islamic history at Oxford University, informs the reader that Christian Martyrs under … [Read more...]
Pope Francis and His Muslim Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Gatestone Institute The two foremost representatives of Christianity and Islam, Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb—the Grand Imam of Al Azhar who was once named the “most influential Muslim in the world”—recently signed “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.” This document “forcefully rejects,” to quote Vatican News, “any justification of … [Read more...]
“Burnt Beyond Recognition”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, August 2018
Gatestone Institute Christians Burned Alive and Churches Torched Ethiopia: Approximately 15 Christian priests were killed—at least four burned alive—and 19 churches torched during Muslim uprisings in the east, where most of the nation’s 33 percent Muslim population is centered. “Similar tensions are bubbling under the surface in other parts of Oromia,” which is … [Read more...]
“A Pure Genocide”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2018
Gatestone Institute The Jihad on Nigerian Christians In what the Christian Association of Nigeria called a “pure genocide,” 238 more Christians were killed and churches desecrated by Muslims throughout the month of June. This brings the death toll of Christians to more than 6,000 between January and June of 2018 alone. According to a joint statement by the Christian … [Read more...]
The Annihilation of Iraq’s Christian Minority
Gatestone Institute “Another wave of persecution will be the end of Christianity after 2,000 years” of it in Iraq, one Iraqi Christian leader recently declared. In an interview earlier this month, Chaldean Archbishop Habib Nafali of Basra discussed how more than a decade of violent persecution has virtually annihilated Iraq’s Christian minority. Since the 2003 U.S.-led … [Read more...]