Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria recently invaded a number of Christian villages, burning churches and homes, and slaughtering over 70 Christians including a church pastor. In a May 11 communique, a local source wrote, The jihadists, in their quest to eliminate Christians in Plateau state and their thirst for blood, have succeeded in killing Christians and burning their houses… … [Read more...]
Graphic: The Carnage Committed in the Name of Allah
The picture below is one of many appearing on Arabic social media concerning the Islamic State's barbarism and sadism, where those deemed "infidels" are treated as pieces of meat to be carved up for "fun." The Arabic writing behind the masked savage reads, "One umma, one state." Similarly, in a new report based on eyewitness testimonies from Assyrian Christians fleeing … [Read more...]
Egypt: After Ransom Paid, Coptic Christian Still Killed
A 55-year-old Coptic Christian man was kidnapped and held for ransom. Although his family eventually paid, and the Muslim abductors took the money, they still killed the hapless Copt. On April 26 in Sohag, Upper Egypt, Makram Nazir was returning home from his second job in the middle of the night when he was seized. His abductors then called his brother and demanded one … [Read more...]
‘Whoever Disbelieves, Strike Off His Head’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, February 2015
Gatestone Institute All throughout February, Copts, the largest Christian minority in the Middle East, were slaughtered. Around mid-February, the Islamic State released a video depicting 21 Coptic Christians being decapitated. The executions took place in Libya, another nation along with Syria and Iraq where the Islamic State has carved a niche for itself. While holding … [Read more...]
Egypt: Muslim Man Stabs and Drowns Coptic Christian Woman
A Muslim man stabbed a Christian woman with a knife multiple times and then threw her body into a canal last week in Egypt. The Coptic Christian woman, Gamila Basilious, was 48-years-old and married, living in the Ibrahmiya region of Minya. According to police reports, the man, Mahmoud Hassan Abdulhamid, came to her door inquiring about her husband. When he discovered her … [Read more...]