Gatestone Institute Not only does the West facilitate the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, but in the West as well. According to a recent NPR report, the U.S. supported “moderate” coalition fighting both Bashar Assad and the Islamic State in Syria “has extremists in its own ranks who have mistreated Christians and forced them out of their homes”—just as IS has … [Read more...]
The Islamic Roots of the Yellow Badge of Shame
Editor’s note: The following account was written for RaymondIbrahim.com by an American teacher in the Muslim world. Last week, while reading different articles on the Islamic State's persecution of Christians in the Middle East, I was made aware for the first time that following the fall of the Iraqi city of Mosul in July of 2014, the Islamic State spray painted in red the … [Read more...]
When Muslims Betray Non-Muslim Friends and Neighbors
Portuguese Let believers not take for friends and allies infidels rather than believers: and whoever does this shall have no relationship left with Allah—unless you but guard yourselves against them, taking precautions – Koran 3:28 Days ago, after the Islamic State [IS] entered the Syrian city of Hassakè, prompting a mass exodus of Christians, a familiar, though often … [Read more...]
Islamic State Transforms Cathedral into ‘Mosque of Jihadis’
The Islamic State posted notices around the captured city of Mosul announcing that the Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Church of St. Ephrem, seized a year ago, is to be become the “mosque of the mujahedeen,” or “jihadis.” The new name was announced on the anniversary of the date the church was seized. The Islamic flag stating the shehada—that “there is no god but Allah and … [Read more...]
Both ‘ISIS’ and Iraqi Authorities Abuse Christians
According to Nineveh Provincial Council member Anwar Mata “more than 120 thousand Christians [were] displaced from Mosul and Nineveh after ISIS control on Mosul,” noting that, “about 20 thousand of them have migrated Iraq since last year…. The lack of interest of the federal government towards the displaced Christians pushed them to migrate outside the country … the … [Read more...]