As is—or should be—well known by now, wherever Islam has sway, the advertisement of any other faith or creed becomes forbidden, for fear of “completion.” Accordingly, reports indicate that close U.S. friend-and-ally Saudi Arabia—the birthplace of Islam where not one single church is allowed to exist—has now decreed the death penalty for anyone caught trying to smuggle Bibles … [Read more...]
Islamic State Arrests Book Store Owner for Selling Christian Books
Islamic State members arrested the owner of Arab Generation, one of the oldest book stores in Mosul. His crime? Selling Christian books. Islamic law bans the "promotion" of any religion other than Islam. An online search find that Dhakir al-Ali, a lawyer and author (pictured) is the owner of Arab Generation. … [Read more...]
Iran: Sickly, Elderly Christian Leader in Prison after “Christmas Raid”
Victor Bet-Tamarz, a sickly 60-year-old Assyrian Pentecostal church leader who was among many Christians to be arrested after Iranian security forces raided his Tehran home during a Christmas celebration, as well as another unidentified Christian, remain behind bars, as of February 2: Police was seen filming the arrests, forcing each Christian to state their identity, explain … [Read more...]
Christmas Slaughter: Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2014
Gatestone Institute Once again, the month of Christmas witnessed some of the most barbaric attacks on Christians throughout the Islamic world. After Andrew White, an Anglican priest known as the “Vicar of Baghdad,” told of how the Islamic State (IS) “chopped [Christian] children in half; they chopped their heads off,” he offered the following anecdote: IS turned up and … [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...]