In the early hours of Monday, February 23, Islamic State fighters attacked several Christian villages along the Khabur River in north eastern Syria. Four Christians enrolled in the Assyrian militia were killed and one young civilian child. One Christian woman was raped by the Islamic invaders before being slaughtered. As many as 200 Christians—including women and … [Read more...]
Claimed as Wife by Muslim Man, Christian Woman Flees: Christian Experiences in Pakistan
Editor’s note: The following account was written for RaymondIbrahim.com by an American teacher in the Muslim world. As I was writing this story, I could not stop comparing and contrasting the life of Eden, a young Christian woman from Pakistan, to the life of my daughter, a young Buddhist woman from Thailand. They are both beautiful 21 years old women who grew up dreaming … [Read more...]
Coptic Christian Mother ‘Thanks’ ISIS Slaughterers of Son
The mother of Kyrillos (Cyrus), one of the 21 Coptic Christians recently butchered by the Islamic State in Libya, said in a recent interview that she forgives the Muslim murderers of her son -- since he is now "with his Lord" -- and prays that they see the light and turn from evil. Said the mother of the 22-year-old martyr -- one of the many Copts who testified the name of … [Read more...]
Niger: Muslims Slaughter Christians, Try to Burn Them Alive in Churches Over European Muhammad Cartoons
More details on the “collective punishment” of Niger’s Christians in response to Charlie Hebdo Muhammad cartoons recently appeared. According to a nun who escaped the violence, forty churches were torched and ten people slaughtered. She further added that “the intention was to torch all the churches with us inside them on Christmas Day and thus burn us alive!” This never … [Read more...]
Nigerian Christians ‘Really Paying Heavy Price for Their Faith’
What does the sub-Saharan African nation have in common with Arab nations like Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia; what does it have in common with Iran or Turkey or even east Asian nations like Indonesia; what does it have in common with sister African nations like Somalia and Sudan? Muslims persecuting Christians: "The residents of Maiduguri [in Muslim-majority … [Read more...]