After visiting the ransacked Malawi National Museum in al-Minya, Upper Egypt, as well as a nearby evangelical church that was torched, Pierre-André Lablaude, a UNESCO antiquities representative, expressed his "displeasure and dismay" concerning the "radical" groups responsible for such wanton destruction of historic buildings and antiquities, describing them as "enemies of … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: June, 2013
Gatestone Institute Spanish The degradation of Christian women living in the Islamic world continued in the month of June. In Syria, after the al-Qaeda linked rebel group conquered Qusair, a city of the governate of Homs, 15-year-old Mariam was kidnapped, repeatedly gang raped according to a fatwa legitimizing the rape of non-Sunni women by any Muslim waging jihad against … [Read more...]
In Pictures: Christian Copts Stand Firm in Midst of Persecution
Below are some pictures of Egypt's Christian Copts, still attending and holding worship services in their churches that were recently destroyed, desecrated and/or torched by the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters. According to one Egyptian human rights lawyer, as of August 18, "82 churches, many of which were from the 5th century, were attacked by pro-Morsi supporters in … [Read more...]
Has Syria Got a Prayer? Attacks on Christian Churches Near Damascus
National Review Online [Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Raymond Ibrahim] On his website, Raymond Ibrahim, author of Crucified Again, posts a video of what appear to be Islamic extremists attacking Christian churches in Syria — St. Elias Church and St. Grace Church in the Christian village of Maaloula near Damascus – where villagers still speak Aramaic, the language Christ … [Read more...]
Egypt: Church Vandal Caught in the Act
During the recent spate of attacks on Christian churches in Egypt, nearly 100 churches, monasteries, and other Christian institutions were destroyed -- all in the name of the Muslim Brotherhood. Other churches, however, were "lucky" in that they were "only" vandalized with graffiti. To the right is one of the rarer instances when a pro-Brotherhood vandal got caught in the act. … [Read more...]