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He 'Wanted to Kill as Many People as Possible': The Persecution of Christians, June 2024 - by Raymond Ibrahim for the Gatestone Institute - 28.07.24

One elderly and ailing Orthodox priest, Fr. Nikolai Kotelnikov, had his throat slit by the Muslims yelling "Allahu akbar" ["Allah is the greatest"]. – asianews.it, June 24, 2024, Russia.


ISIS militants, using machetes and rifles, slaughtered more than 80 Christians....ISIS emphasized the religious identity of its victims in a post, saying that "Caliphate soldiers" killed "Christians."


According to one report, many of the slain were "very young" and were targeted for "refusing to convert into Islam".... some bodies were found "tied up" and "decapitated." – premierchristian.news, June 18, 2024, Democratic Republic of Congo.


In Lahore Pakistan, authorities arrested Jameela Khatoon, a 62-year-old mentally ill Christian woman, after a Muslim shopkeeper, Muhammad Asif, complained that she had committed blasphemy against his namesake, the prophet of Islam.


Jameela is being charged under Section 295-C of Pakistan's Penal Code, which carries a mandatory death sentence for those who insult Muhammad. Earlier that day, after Jameela had entered Asif's shop, they argued about shampoo. – britishasianchristians.org, June 7, 2024, Pakistan.


An "anti-terrorism" court, despite lack of evidence, handed out another death sentence to Ehsan Masih, a 27-year-old Christian man, for allegedly sharing a "blasphemous" video against Muhammad on a social media platform. – morningstarnews.org, June 7, 2024, Pakistan.


An impoverished Christian rickshaw driver, [Dennis Albert], is facing a long prison sentence, possibly for life, for stepping out of his carriage onto some papers alleged to have been pages of the Koran. – morningstarnews.org, June 18, 2024, Pakistan.


"Dennis has studied till 10th grade, but he had no clue that the pages he was standing on had religious value. He's a simple rickshaw driver earning an honorable livelihood for himself. He did not have any intention of hurting religious sentiments of any person or community...


He's losing hope for his freedom. He's being kept in a special barrack reserved for blasphemy accused..." – Imran Albert, the rickshaw driver's brother, morningstarnews.org, June 18, 2024, Pakistan.


"Typically kidnapped girls in Pakistan, some as young as 10, are abducted, forced to convert to Islam and raped under cover of such Islamic 'marriages' and are then pressured to record false statements in favor of the kidnappers, rights advocates say. Judges routinely ignore documentary evidence related to the children's ages, handing them back to kidnappers as their 'legal' wives." -- morningstarnews.org, July 9, 2024, Pakistan.


A Muslim factory owner tortured his Christian employee to death -- Waqas Salamat, age 18 -- for refusing to continue working for him.... Muhammad instantly sent some factory workers to collect him; they bound his hands and feet and carried him to Muhammad's factory. There, Muhammad, his son, and several Muslim employees began torturing Waqas for hours—beating him with pipes and administering electric shocks to him—until he died. He was the main breadwinner for his impoverished family. According to his mother, Rubina.


"Our financial condition is such that we didn't even have enough money to arrange for his burial... Waqas was my beloved son and my biggest support. He would often tell me that he'll work very hard to make life easier for us...." -- morningstarnews.org, June 11, 2024, Pakistan.

 

On June 23, terrorists launched attacks on several churches and synagogues in the Muslim Republic of Dagestan. At least 21 people were killed and dozens wounded. One elderly and ailing Orthodox priest, Fr. Nikolai Kotelnikov, had his throat slit by the Muslims yelling "Allahu akbar".


The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of June 2024.


The Muslim Slaughter of Christians


Russia:


On Sunday, June 23, terrorists launched attacks on several churches and synagogues in the Muslim Republic of Dagestan. At least 21 people were killed and dozens wounded. One elderly and ailing Orthodox priest, Fr. Nikolai Kotelnikov, had his throat slit by the Muslims yelling "Allahu akbar" ["Allah is the greatest"]. At least one church, that of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was set on fire.


In another church, in the words of one report,

"Gun battles erupted around the Assumption Cathedral in Makhachkala and heavy automatic gunfire rang out late into the night. Footage showed residents running for cover as plumes of smoke rose above the city."


About 5-6 militants were killed; the rest fled. No one claimed the attack, which follows the Moscow massacre, claimed by ISIS, on March 22, 2024, when 145 Russians were murdered.


Democratic Republic of Congo:


On Friday, June 7, ISIS militants, using machetes and rifles, slaughtered more than 80 Christians and forced of several churches to close. ISIS emphasized the religious identity of its victims in a post, saying that "Caliphate soldiers" killed "Christians." According to one report, many of the slain were "very young" and were targeted for "refusing to convert into Islam." This incident is part of a larger pattern of violence against Christians. According to another report, "nearly 150 people have been killed by the group since early June." This includes a June 7 attack that left 41 people slaughtered; some bodies were found "tied up" and "decapitated."


Nigeria: 


Some June headlines from the ongoing Muslim genocide of Christians in the African nation follow:


Germany:


A roaming gang of ten "youths" savagely attacked a 20-year-old Christian of Greek origin, Phillipos Tsanis, for wearing a large pectoral cross. "They beat him to death," Phillipos's grieving father told reporters, "all 10 people were kicking him in the head, after he had dropped to the floor unconscious. Rushed to a hospital and placed on life support, the 20-year-old nonetheless succumbed to his injuries."


"The most disturbing aspect," another relative said, "is that they recorded the attack and are boasting about it." This incident, he added, mirrors other disturbing occurrences in the area targeting individuals perceived as Christian, including the deaths of a 26-year-old man and a policeman. The primary suspect is of Syrian origin. Phillipos's father said that the youth was just returning from a celebratory party:


"He just wanted to enjoy the graduation party with his sister and friends. His life was just beginning. The violence has to stop. This could happen to anyone's child, and no parent should endure such a devastating loss."


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Raymond Ibrahim, author of Defenders of the West, Sword and Scimitar, Crucified Again, and The 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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