Published by the Gatestone Institute The deplorable state of religious freedom in the Islamic world came to the fore in May when news of the arrest, imprisonment, and death sentencing of a pregnant Christian wife and mother on the accusation that she had left Islam for Christianity reached the world. On May 15, Meriam Ibrahim of Sudan was sentenced to flogging followed by … [Read more...]
Raped and Slaughtered: Muslim Persecution of Christians, April 2014
Gatestone Institute From one end of the Islamic world to the other, the abduction and rape of Christian girls at the hands of Muslims—both terrorists and laymen—was a dominant theme in April. On Easter Sunday Morning, for instance, four Muslim men raped a 7-year-old Christian girl named Sara in a Punjabi village. Last reported, the child was in an intensive care unit in … [Read more...]
Revisiting “The Silent Extermination of Iraq’s ‘Christian Dogs’”
Nearly three-and-a-half years ago, before the “Arab Spring” and the plight of Christians became much of a topic, I wrote a FrontPage article titled “The Silent Extermination of Iraq’s ‘Christian Dogs.’” Revisiting it is useful, as it highlights some important points. The article follows below in italics, with new observations interspersed in regular font: Last week [April, … [Read more...]
Islamic State Torches Syriac Catholic Diocese in Mosul
French According to a number of independent sources, the so-called "Islamic State" (formerly "of Iraq and Syria," or "ISIS"), just recently burned down the Syriac Catholic Diocese in Mosul, destroying all its contents. This comes soon after the organization threatened all Christians under its authority either to pay jizya, or extortion money, convert to Islam, or die. … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Suppresses Talk of Muslim Persecution of Christians: March 2014
Gatestone Institute Along with an especially egregious list of atrocities committed against Christian minorities throughout the Islamic world, March also saw some callous indifference or worse from the U.S. government. President Barack Hussein Obama was criticized by human rights activists for not addressing the plight of Christians and other minorities during his talks … [Read more...]