Editor’s note: The following account was written for RaymondIbrahim.com by an American teacher in the Muslim world. While in Thailand last month, I visited my friend Paul, who, with his family, was forced to flee Pakistan in 2012. After lunch he introduced me to Stephan, another Christian who fled Pakistan with his family because of religious persecution. Like Paul, … [Read more...]
From Riches to Rags: Christian Experiences in Pakistan
Editor’s note: The following account was written for RaymondIbrahim.com by an American teacher in the Muslim world. It is reminiscent of other accounts in Pakistan. For instance, in March 2010, Rasheed Masih, described as a “devoted Christian,” was butchered by Muslim men “with multiple axe blows for refusing to convert to Islam.” Earlier, the “six men had threatened to kill … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on CBN News: Christian Woman Facing Execution ‘Tip of Iceberg’
On June 6, Raymond Ibrahim appeared on CBN News discussing the plight of Sudan's Meriam Ibrahim -- a wife and mother on death row for refusing to renounce Christianity and embrace Islam. … [Read more...]
Sudan Mother’s Case ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ on Islamic Persecution
CBN News Slovak Evidence has again emerged indicting that if Western mainstream media actually reported more on the sufferings of Christians throughout the Islamic world, their lot would likely improve. Meriam Ibrahim, a woman who is imprisoned in Sudan and sentenced to death on the charge that she apostatized from Islam and converted to Christianity—and who recently gave … [Read more...]
U.S. “Chose to Stay Silent” on Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2013
Gatestone Institute The endemic rise of Christian persecution in the Middle East was noted in November when Pope Francis declared “We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians” and stressed the importance of “the universal right to lead a dignified life and freely practice one’s own faith” after he met with patriarchs from Syria, Iran, and Iraq, … [Read more...]