More information about the Coptic Christian family -- mother, father, and daughter -- killed in Libya continues to surface. In an interview with the mother's brother, he explained how the murderers broke into the house in the middle of the night. They handcuffed and killed the father. Then they entered the children's bedroom, three girls. The mother was there, cried out, … [Read more...]
Thousand Churches Destroyed in Nigeria: Muslim Persecution of Christians, October 2014
Gatestone Institute In just two months, from August to October, nearly 200 Christian churches were destroyed by the Islamic organization Boko Haram and its Muslim allies after their capture of towns and villages in the north-eastern states of Borno and Adamawa. In the words of Reverend Gideon Obasogie, the director of Catholic Social Communication of Maiduguri Diocese in Borno … [Read more...]
Warning: Graphic Images of Murdered Christian Girl in Libya
Photos of Katherine -- or Katrine -- the young Christian girl recently murdered with her parents in Libya were recently published by Al Wafd. They are as graphic as they are necessary to document the virulent hate that animates the persecution of Christians in Muslim lands. According to forensics, the girl was shot at close range three times: twice in the head (one bullet … [Read more...]
Jordan: Santa Claus Arrested for ‘Evangelizing and Inciting Sectarianism’
A man dressed as Santa Claus in the nation of Jordan has been arrested for "evangelizing" and "inciting sectarian strife" in the Muslim-majority nation. A translation of the Arabic report published December 24 follows: Jordanian authorities have arrested a wanted man, a celebrity known as "Papa Noel" [Santa Claus], as he was distributing presents in various parts of the … [Read more...]
Europe Should Learn Ethiopia’s ‘Islam Lesson’
Veritas International Enterprise Indonesian Yet another Christian church was destroyed by Muslims in Ethiopia—this time by local authorities. Heaven’s Light Church, which served some 100 evangelical Christians, was demolished last November 28. The church had stood and functioned in the Muslim-majority city of Harar for five years. In the days preceding the destruction, … [Read more...]