Last November Raymond Ibrahim was interviewed by Egyptian reporter Sherif Awad. The interview appeared in several Egyptian magazines and websites, as well as American ones, such as the Westchester Guardian. The interview follows: Awad: Can you tell us about your family and their profession and how and why they decided to migrate to the US? Tell us about your childhood and … [Read more...]
Open Season on Christians in Libya
It’s open season on Coptic Christians in Libya. A few days after seven Copts were identified as Christians, pulled out of their homes by “unknown gunmen” and taken out and executed in Jarutha, some 20 miles west of Benghazi (see here for graphic pictures), Egyptian Copts are still being singled out and killed. This comes after the Islamic jihadi group, Ansar al-Sharia—which … [Read more...]
Seven Christians Executed in Libya
Libyan authorities came across the slain bodies of seven Christian Copts in the region of Jarutha, less than 20 miles west of Benghazi, on Monday afternoon. According to Libyan authorities, "The slain were killed by gunshots all over their bodies." Pictures (reproduced above and below) confirm that the men were killed "execution-style," including one Copt whose head and face … [Read more...]
The Simple Wisdom of Arab Dictators
After my recent articles documenting how the U.S. is the chief facilitator of Christian persecution in the Muslim world, I received an email from John Eibner, CEO of Christian Solidarity International, in which he made the following observation: The sad fact is that the ruthless Assad dictatorship has a better record than the United States or its Sunni allies of protecting … [Read more...]
Al-Qaeda: Defender of Christians?
Muslim persecution of Christians is the “Achilles Heel” of the global Islamic movement’s image—the surest way of exposing its supremacist and intolerant elements and one of the main reasons the major media and establishment rarely report or address it. The logic (fully explained here) can be summarized as follows: Islamic and jihadi attacks targeting the West or Israel pose … [Read more...]