"The Scene was Horrific": Persecution of Christians, August 2020 by Raymond Ibrahim

 

In this mailing: Raymond Ibrahim: "The Scene was Horrific": Persecution of Christians, August 2020 Amir Taheri: Trump and Nobel Prize: Make Deals Not War "The Scene was Horrific": Persecution of Christians, August 2020 by Raymond Ibrahim  •  September 20, 2020 at 5:00 am       "If we report these cases, the offenders get away with it by apologising and saying that they did it in an unconscious way. Should a Christian do something similar, he is immediately accused of blasphemy and the local Christian community is guilty by association. They rape our women, kill our people, destroy or burn our properties.... [All] we want is for our constitution and the law to treat us as equals, with justice, and for the guilty to be put on trial." — Rev. Irfan James of Peshawar, AsiaNews.it, August 25, 2020, Pakistan. "You get so disappointed when you see immigrants do that. I'm an immigrant myself. And I don't get it. Sweden has given them everything they want." — Naem Sufan, sputniknews.com, August 2020, Sweden. Maira Shahbaz, a 14-year-old Christian girl, escaped from the home of Mohamad Nakash—her kidnapper, whom the Lahore High Court had recently ruled is her legitimate husband despite her objections—and fled to a police station, where she gave testimony, including on how she was being "forced into prostitution" and "filmed while by being raped," with threats that the tape would be published unless she complies with the demands of her rapist/husband and friends... — churchinneed.org; August 26, 2020, Pakistan. In Greece, a 38-year-old migrant from Algeria attacked the Agios Minas Cathedral in Heraklion, Crete twice in less than a week. (Image source: Bernard Gagnon/Wikimedia Commons) Rape and Forced Conversions of Christians in Pakistan In late August, Maira Shahbaz, a 14-year-old Christian girl, escaped from the home of Mohamad Nakash—her kidnapper, whom the Lahore High Court had recently ruled is her legitimate husband despite her objections—and fled to a police station, where she gave testimony, including on how she was being "forced into prostitution" and "filmed while by being raped," with threats that the tape would be published unless she complies with the demands of her rapist/husband and friends. "They threatened to murder my whole family," the girl said. "My life was at stake in the hands of the accused and Nakash repeatedly raped me forcefully." In an interview, a friend of Maira's family described how the family is in hiding and constantly on the run, adding: Continue Reading Article Trump and Nobel Prize: Make Deals Not War by Amir Taheri  •  September 20, 2020 at 4:00 am       At first glance, Donald Trump may actually have a claim to the Nobel Peace prize. He has brokered normalization between Israel and two of its erstwhile Arab enemies, with more expected to follow. He may have also cleared the last foyer of conflict in former Yugoslavia by mediating a settlement between Serbia and Kosovo. Trump the peacemaker? The liberal elites on both sides of the Atlantic react to that phrase with a hearty "Ha! Ha! Ha!" or an angry cry of "scandal". What matters, as far as the Nobel judges are concerned, is that he did it; he brought peace where there was conflict. But if they do award Trump the Nobel Prize, he will be the fifth US president to gain the accolade. And if he does, he would be the most deserving of them all. US President Donald Trump has brokered normalization between Israel and two of its erstwhile Arab enemies, with more expected to follow. He may have also cleared the last foyer of conflict in former Yugoslavia by mediating a settlement between Serbia and Kosovo. Pictured: Trump signs a document as Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti (right) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (left) sign an agreement on opening economic relations, in the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Do Norwegian politicians have a sense of humor after all? Or are they being deliberately provocative by nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in the middle of the biggest campaign of character assassination faced by any Western politician in recent times? At first glance, Trump may actually have a claim to the dynamite-maker's prize. He has brokered normalization between Israel and two of its erstwhile Arab enemies, with more expected to follow. He may have also cleared the last foyer of conflict in former Yugoslavia by mediating a settlement between Serbia and Kosovo. Continue Reading Article