by Raymond Ibrahim // The Torch “To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to public disgrace”—Hebrews 6:6 The United Nations, Western governments, media, universities, and talking heads everywhere insist that Palestinians are suffering tremendous abuses from the state of Israel. Conversely, the greatest human rights tragedy of… Continue reading Why the Media Doesn’t Cover Jihadist Attacks on Middle East Christians
Why Are Christians the World’s Most Persecuted Group?
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com Why are Christians, as a new Pew report documents, the most persecuted religious group in the world? And why is their persecution occurring primarily throughout the Islamic world? (In the category on “Countries with Very High Government Restrictions on Religion,” Pew lists 24 countries—20 of which are Islamic and precisely where the overwhelming… Continue reading Why Are Christians the World’s Most Persecuted Group?
Kidnapped Nuns No Longer Bear the Cross
by Raymond Ibrahim // World Magazine A new video of the twelve Christian nuns kidnapped in Syria recently appeared. In it, the nuns are taped sitting in a room and being questioned by an unseen man, presumably a member of the kidnappers. He asks them how they are, if they’ve been mistreated, etc. They respond that they are… Continue reading Kidnapped Nuns No Longer Bear the Cross
New York Times Biased Coverage on Muslim Persectution
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com The New York Times has finally found a victim of Islamic aggression in Nigeria worth reporting on: homosexuals. In a big spread complete with pictures appearing last week, the NYT’s Adam Nossiter wrote “Wielding Whip and a Hard New Law, Nigeria Tries to ‘Sanitize’ Itself of Gays.” Share This
U.S. “Chose to Stay Silent” on Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2013
by Raymond Ibrahim // 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… Continue reading U.S. “Chose to Stay Silent” on Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2013
Al Qaeda: The Defender of Christians?
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com Muslim persecution of Christians is the “Achilles Heel” of the global Islamic movement’s image—the surest way of exposing its supremacist and intolerant elements and one of the main reasons the major media and establishment rarely report or address it. The logic (fully explained here) can be summarized as follows: Islamic and… Continue reading Al Qaeda: The Defender of Christians?
Kerry Boasts of ‘Pluralistic’ Syria Once Assad Gone
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, was recently interviewed about Syria. While many of his assertions can be debated, one especially requires a response. Throughout the interview, he repeatedly insisted that, if Bashar Assad would only leave power, everything would go well — especially for all of Syria’s minorities. In his words: “I… Continue reading Kerry Boasts of ‘Pluralistic’ Syria Once Assad Gone
The Existential Elephant in the ‘Christian Persecution’ Room
Armenian Christians Pressured to Convert to Islam
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com Arabic language websites reported earlier this week that the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant—which, throughout the course of the war against the Assad government has committed any number of atrocities, from decapitating “infidels” to burning churches—has successfully “forced” two Armenian Christian families to convert to Islam. Share This
Three American Teacher Slaughtered for Christian Faith in Muslim World
by Raymond Ibrahim // CBN News Why was Ronald Thomas Smith II, an American teaching at Benghazi’s International School, shot to death last Thursday in Libya, even as he “was looking forward to his first Christmas in the United States with his wife and toddler son”? Most Western media and analysts dismiss the killing as a… Continue reading Three American Teacher Slaughtered for Christian Faith in Muslim World