[notice]Muslim extremist violence against Israel and the West is excused by liberal “experts”. But these rationalisations do not work out when it comes to a form of violence that is widely practiced in Muslim majority countries, according to an analysis published in INContext Ministries’ World In Motion, Issue 66.[/notice] Which […]
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Coptic Christians sentenced to death for “Innocence of Muslims” film
Originally published in Christian Post Cairo officials ruled Wednesday that seven Egyptian Christians in the US and Canada be sentenced, in absentia, to death for their participation in the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” film, which was published to YouTube in September and resulted in riots and protests among Muslims in […]
Is ‘moderate Islam’ relevant?
[notice]A view that Islam does not pose a threat to Christianity because only a small fraction of Muslims are radical could cost the West dearly, writes the author of an analysis in InContextMinististries‘ A World in Motion, Issue 61.[/notice] The White House is now calling the assault on the American […]
Obama staff feared Libya attack was terrorism, not mob
Originally published in News Max Obama administration officials admitted on Thursday that they were concerned after the White House began saying that the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya was spontaneous and not the work of terrorists. Events were too uncertain, and suspicions had been aroused, officials told […]
From Africa to Asia, offended Muslims vent anger at Christian churches
Believers assaulted, churches burned, and websites hacked By Open Doors News Across much of the Muslim world, more than two weeks of backlash to the internet video “Innocence of the Muslims” has occasionally been directed at Christians, from computer hacks to church burnings. It can be difficult to sort deliberate […]
Why calls for a global blasphemy law must be resisted
Editorial Comment originally published in barnabasaid Violent protests against the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims have sparked renewed calls for an international law banning the defamation of religion, chiefly Islam. These have come from unsurprising quarters, such as Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. […]
New reality TV series called “Becoming… Christian from Muslim”
Originally published in Assist News Service Reality television: can we possibly need more? Yes, according to Joseph Nassrallah, CEO of The Way TV (www.atvsat.com/en). He believes the world needs to know about when a Muslim becomes a Christian. This month The Way TV begins broadcasting a reality series on the […]
Two men to stand trial over conversion of Saudi woman
Originally published in barnabasaid Two men, one Lebanese and one Saudi, will stand trial next month accused of helping a Saudi woman convert to Christianity and flee the strict Islamic country. The young woman’s father filed a police complaint against the two men, with whom his daughter worked in Al-Khobar, […]
‘Son of Hamas’ makes movie exposing Islam
Originally published in Charisma News Mosab Hassan Yousef, a Christian convert and the son of a Hamas leader, is now working on a movie about the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Yousef announced the project at a press conference in Jerusalem Tuesday. It was his first visit to Israel since he left […]
Court in Egypt jails Christian teenager for “insulting Islam”
By Wayne King — Compass Direct News CAIRO, Egypt – In a show of partiality to Muslims who go unprosecuted for like offenses against Christianity, a juvenile court in Egypt on Wednesday (April 4) sentenced a Coptic Christian teenager to three years in prison for allegedly insulting Islam. Gamal […]