Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria recently invaded a number of Christian villages, burning churches and homes, and slaughtering over 70 Christians including a church pastor. In a May 11 communique, a local source wrote, The jihadists, in their quest to eliminate Christians in Plateau state and their thirst for blood, have succeeded in killing Christians and burning their houses… … [Read more...]
Egypt: Explosive Goes Off Next to Church
Coptic Solidarity A homemade explosive planted next to a Coptic Christian church was detonated around sunset on May 16. Although there were no human casualties at the St. George Church in Tamiya (Fayum governorate), as the church was mostly empty except for clergy, the church’s administrative offices and second floor glass was shattered, creating chaos and panic in the … [Read more...]
Islamic State Demolishes Christian Church in Syria
The Assyrian Network for Human Rights recently published the following photograph saying they are the demolished remains of the Church of Saint Mar Beesho‘a in Tel Shamiran, an Assyrian Christian village located in the countryside of the northern city of Hasakah—which was earlier occupied and ransacked by the Islamic State. … [Read more...]
‘Whoever Disbelieves, Strike Off His Head’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, February 2015
Gatestone Institute All throughout February, Copts, the largest Christian minority in the Middle East, were slaughtered. Around mid-February, the Islamic State released a video depicting 21 Coptic Christians being decapitated. The executions took place in Libya, another nation along with Syria and Iraq where the Islamic State has carved a niche for itself. While holding … [Read more...]
Leading Saudi Cleric: ‘It Suffices Me Not to Hear Church Bells Ringing’
Saudi Sheikh Adel al-Kalbani, former Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and current prayer leader of Muhaisin Mosque in Riyadh, recently issued the following "tweet" on his personal Twitter account: "My beloved nation: It suffices me that you shelter me from hearing church bells ringing in you." This is reminiscent of when another top ranking Saudi religious leader, Sheikh … [Read more...]