Muslims Behead 800 Christians for Refusing to Renounce Christ Today in history, the Martyrs of Otranto chose death over Islam—and their forgotten story has profound implications for the West today. Note: Much of this article was excerpted and adapted from chapter 7 of my 2018 book, Sword and Scimitar. A little-remembered event that occurred 546 years ago today—the ritual beheading of some 800 Christians who refused to convert to Islam—casts an unexpectedly revealing light on questions still confronting the West today. The story begins with one of history’s most celebrated conquerors. When Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II seized Constantinople in 1453, he was only twenty-one years old. The conquest that earned him the title “the Conqueror” was not, however, the culmination of his ambitions. It was just the beginning. For the next three decades, Muhammad drove Ottoman armies deeper into Christian territory, particularly the Balkans. And beyond the Balkans stood the greatest prize of all: Rome. FULL ARTICLE AT: https://raymondibrahim.substack.com/p/today-in-history-muslims-behead-800?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=6873559&post_id=211010265&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1v9n4o&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email