Arguing that Muslim blood is more precious than infidel blood, Muslim clerics in and out of Sudan are outraged because a Sudanese court has condemned a Muslim man to death—simply because he murdered a non-Muslim, the American diplomat John Granville on January 1, 2008. A 2009 report offers context: The court had sentenced the men [originally four] to death in June for … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: August, 2013
Gatestone Institute The attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians and their churches that began in July on the heels of the popular June 30 Revolution -- which saw the ousting of President Morsi and prompted the Muslim Brotherhood to scapegoat and incite violence against the Copts -- became even more brutal in mid-August after security forces cleared out Brotherhood “sit in” camps, … [Read more...]
Jihad or Terrorism? The Semantic Arguments of Islam’s Authorities
German; Portuguese A recent Arabic article appearing in Egypt’s Al Ahram newspaper titled “Is Terrorism Jihad?” written by Islamic law expert Dr. Abdul Fatah Idris offers important lessons—from the fact that jihad does involve subjugating non-Muslims to why the Western mentality is still incapable of acknowledging it. Idris, professor and chairman of Al Azhar University’s … [Read more...]
Two Churches Attacked in Syria: Crosses Broken and Al-Qaeda Flags Raised
Yesterday, the al-Qaeda linked “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) broke the crosses off the two Christian churches in Raqqah, a city in northern Syria. They also set the contents of the churches -- the Church of the Annunciation and the Church of Martyrs -- aflame, and lifted the Islamic flag above them. Members of the Islamic organization first broke the large … [Read more...]
In Egypt, Media Sympathizes with Muslim Brotherhood, Persecution of Christians Ignored
National Review Online While Western media, following the lead of pro-Brotherhood Al Jazeera, continue demonizing the Egyptian military’s attempts to neutralize the Muslim Brotherhood terror bases – where people have been tortured, raped, and killed, all according to Islamist fatwas (yes, including the rape, more on this later) the media portray them as “sit ins” where … [Read more...]