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The persecution of Christians by the Islamic State involves the systematic mass murder [1] [2] [3] of Christian minorities, within the regions of Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and Nigeria controlled by the Islamic extremist group Islamic State.
The first series of attacks started in October when Christians families were given choice of death or converting to Islam. [4] By the end of the month around 14 Christians were killed [5] and more than 13,000 were forced to flee to Nineveh Plains. [6] The Iraqi government gave $900,000 to help the refugees. [6]
The group, the Islamic State of Iraq, vowed further attacks against Christians until two Coptic women, who they allege converted to Islam and were being held against their will, were freed. [3] On 29 April, some 2,000 Muslims protested outside the Coptic Church's headquarters in Cairo, demanding the release of the two alleged imprisoned ...
However, only members of “revealed” religions (Muslims, Christians and Jews) can publicly practice their faith and build places of worship. No law criminalizes or prohibits Egyptian Muslims ...
Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims after a mob angered by an alleged Quran desecration attacked a dozen churches and nearly two dozen homes of minority Christians, officials said ...
A user going by the name of 'Abu Marya al-Iraqi' posted an Arabic-language message calling 'for bloody celebrations in the Christian New Year.'
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab (Urdu: اجمل قصاب; 13 July 1987 – 21 November 2012) [2] was a Pakistani [3] [4] terrorist and a member of the Islamist terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba through which he took part in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks in Maharashtra, India.
The Pakistani government condemned the attacks and dispatched police and Paramilitary Rangers to restore order to the affected areas. [10] [12] 129 Muslims have been arrested by the police after the incident. [13] Two Christians that allegedly tore pages from the Quran and wrote insulting remarks on other pages have also been arrested. [11]