Gatestone Institute Not only does the West facilitate the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, but in the West as well. According to a recent NPR report, the U.S. supported “moderate” coalition fighting both Bashar Assad and the Islamic State in Syria “has extremists in its own ranks who have mistreated Christians and forced them out of their homes”—just as IS has … [Read more...]
When Muslims Betray Non-Muslim Friends and Neighbors
Portuguese Let believers not take for friends and allies infidels rather than believers: and whoever does this shall have no relationship left with Allah—unless you but guard yourselves against them, taking precautions – Koran 3:28 Days ago, after the Islamic State [IS] entered the Syrian city of Hassakè, prompting a mass exodus of Christians, a familiar, though often … [Read more...]
Syria: Assyrian Priest and Deacon Kidnapped
On May 21, an Assyrian Catholic priest and a deacon were kidnapped in Homs, Syria. According to witnesses, two armed men riding a motorcycle entered the grounds of the Mar Ilyan al-Sharqi monastery of the Assyrian Catholic Church around 3 pm. The kidnappers forced the head of the monastery, Fr. Jacques Murad, and Deacon Hanna Boutros, into Fr. Murad's own car and drove … [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...]
Islamic State Demolishes Christian Church in Syria
The Assyrian Network for Human Rights recently published the following photograph saying they are the demolished remains of the Church of Saint Mar Beesho‘a in Tel Shamiran, an Assyrian Christian village located in the countryside of the northern city of Hasakah—which was earlier occupied and ransacked by the Islamic State. … [Read more...]