The genocide of Christians at the hands of Muslims continued to rage throughout the month. Muslim "Fulani jihadists" slaughtered 2,500 Christians and "burned down or wantonly destroyed" 18,200 churches in just the first six months of 2023. Fifty million Christians have further been "forced out of their ancestral homes and lands into displacement and homelessness." — news.band, June 3, 2023 - Nigeria.
"All I can say is that war has been declared on Christians in Mangu [Plateau State, Nigeria]. The terrorists are just attacking and killing Christians in most of the communities around Mangu... Christians here really need help." — Markus Artu, a member of the Mangu Local Government Council, after 150 Christians were killed in the first three weeks of June; Morning Star News, June 27, 2023 - Nigeria.
On June 7, the mutilated body of Shazia Imran Masih, a 40-year-old Christian widow, was found. Earlier, four Muslims had "abducted, gang-raped and killed" her "for refusing to convert to Islam and marry the primary suspect." — Morning Star News, July 7, 2023 - Pakistan.
"The accused are very influential, and they have been persistently threatening us...." — Zafar Masih, a member of a local evangelical church, Moring Star News, July 3, 2023 - Pakistan.
"Indonesia's Joint Ministerial Decree of 2006 (SKB) makes requirements for obtaining permits nearly impossible for most new churches. Even when small, new churches are able to meet the requirement of obtaining 90 signatures of approval from congregation members and 60 from area households of different religions, they are often met with delays or lack of response from officials. Well-organized radical Muslims secretly mobilize outside people to intimidate and pressure members of minority faiths." — Morning Star News, June 23, 2023 - Indonesia.
"We.... are not building a church. So what's the problem? When we pray, where is the problem?" — Elysson Lase, Christian woman, Morning Star News, June 23, 2023 - Indonesia.
Egypt's "contempt of religion" law -- supposedly meant to protect the sanctity not just of Islam, but of Christianity and Judaism as well, is a farce.... [T]his law exists solely for the benefit of Islam...." — Report, wataninet.com, June 19, 2023 - Egypt.
"Some of the more enlightened [Muslims] and Copts responded by asking why the alleged response by Abanoub Imad were to be considered as a reason to arrest him and put him under trial [even if he did indeed post them], when it was simply a reaction to insults against Christianity?
Why are those who insulted Christianity in the first place not to be tried as well? And why are Christians always the only ones to be held accountable for contempt of religions, even though there are countless pages/sites that insult Christianity non-stop?" — Report, wataninet.com, June 19, 2023 - Egypt.
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Raymond Ibrahim, author of Defenders of the West, Sword and Scimitar, Crucified Again, andThe Al Qaeda Reader, is the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Judith Rosen Friedman Fellow at the Middle East Forum.
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While not all, or even most, Muslims are involved, persecution of Christians by extremists is growing. The report posits that such persecution is not random but rather systematic, and takes place irrespective of language, ethnicity, or location. It includes incidents that take place during, or are reported on, any given month.
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