Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians (45 page)

BOOK: Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians
11.41Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
3
Samuel M. Zwemer,
The Law of Apostasy in Islam: Answering the Question Why There are So Few Moslem Converts, and Giving Examples of Their Moral Courage and Martyrdom
(London: Marshall Brothers, 1916), 50–51, 123.
4
“Kyrgyz Christians Face Tighter Restrictions on Religious Freedom,”
Persecution
, December 25, 2012,
http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/25/kyrgyz-christians-face-tighter-restrictions-on-religious-freedom/
.
5
“Girl in Uganda Loses Use of Legs after Leaving Islam for Christ,” World Watch Monitor, August 11, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/uganda/article_116148.html
.
6
“Ugandan Girl Tortured for Christ Regaining Use of Legs,” World Watch Monitor, January 17, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/uganda/article_1351832.html
.
7
“Afghan clerics demand co[n]vert be killed,”
USA Today,
March 23, 2006,
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-03-23-afghan-convert_x.htm
.
8
“Fatwa no. 14231,”
Islam QA,
n.d.,
http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/14231/Crucify
.
9
“Ruling for Blasphemy in Islam,”
Islamic Voice,
April 2006,
http://www.islamicvoice.com/April2006/QuestionHour-DrZakirNaik/
.
10
“Qur’an, Hadith and Scholars: Muhammad the Mass Murderer,”
WikiIslam,
n.d.,
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_ the_Mass_Murderer#Murder_of_.60Asma.27_Bint_Marwan
.
11
Sahih Bukhari “Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maahazi),”
Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement
(at the University of Southern California), vol. 5, book 59, no. 369,
http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/059-sbt.php#005.059.369
.
12
“Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah on the necessity of killing whoever curses the Prophet, Peace and Blessings be upon him,”
Islamic Emirate
, n.d.,
http://islamicemirate.com/Books/Ibn%20Taymiyyah%20on%20Killing%20Whoever%20Curses%20the%20Prophet.pdf
.
14
Ibn Qayyim,
Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma
(Beirut: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah, 2002), vol. 2, 14, translation by the author.
15
Frank M. Rega,
St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of Muslims
(Rockford: Tan Books and Publishers, 2007), 90.
16
Ahmed Nazeer, “Custom seize two men carrying books about Christianity,”
Minivan News
, September 30, 2012,
http://minivannews.com/society/custom-seize-two-men-carrying-books-about-christianity-44580
.
17
Frank M. Rega,
St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of Muslims
(Rockford: Tan Books and Publishers, 2007), 60-75.
18
Sidney H. Griffith,
The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam
(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008), 99.
19
Raymond Ibrahim, “Islam’s Public Enemy #1,” National Review Online, March 25, 2008,
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/223965/islams-public-enemy-1/raymond-ibrahim
; Raymond Ibrahim, “Zakaria Botros: Islam’s Scourge Returns,” FrontPage Magazine, July 8, 2011,
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/raymond-ibrahim/zakaria-botros-islam%E2%80%99s-scourge-returns/
.
20
See Stuart Robinson,
Defying Death: Zakaria Botros, Apostle to Islam
(Australia: City Harvest, 2007).
21
Raymond Ibrahim, “How Taqiyya Alters Islam’s Rules of War,”
Middle East Quarterly
, XVII, no. 1 (2010), 3-13,
http://www.meforum.org/2538/taqiyya-islam-rules-of-war
.
22
Sami Mukaram,
At-Taqiyya fi
ʿ
l-Islam
[
Deceit in Islam
] (London: Mu’assisat at-Turath ad-Druzi, 2004), translation by the author.
23
Mukaram,
Deceit in Islam
, 24, 21-43.
24
Carl Brockelmann,
History of the Islamic Peoples
(London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1948), 45; Philip Khuri Hitti, ed.,
The Origins of the Islamic State
(New York: AMS Press, 1968), 143.
25
“Court Rules Against Convert,” World Watch Monitor, January 31, 2008,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/egypt/2008/newsarticle_5209.html/
.
26
European Council for Fatwa and Research, “The apostate is killed in order to protect the religion and the community,”
Translating Jihad,
March 20, 2011,
http://www.translatingjihad.com/2011/03/european-council-for-fatwa-and-research_20.html
.
27
Mary Abdelmassih, “Controversy Flares Over Number Of Christians In Egypt,” Assyrian International News Agency, October 9, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20121008192956.htm
.
28
Zwemer,
The Law of Apostasy in Islam
, 25.
29
Stefan J. Bos, “NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Militants Kill Children Of Christian Convert, Missionaries Say,”
BosNewsLife
, November 23, 2011,
http://www.bosnewslife.com/19199-news-alert-nigeria-militants-kill-children-of-christian-convert
.
30
As with all things of history, the lack of documentation, especially for entire epochs and regions, particularly before the modern era, poses a difficulty for historians seeking to ascertain exact details.
31
Nomikos Michael Vaporis, ed.,
Witnesses for Christ: Orthodox Christian Neomartyrs of the Ottoman Period 1437-1860
(Crestwood: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000), 15.
32
Ibid., 9, 34.
33
Sidney H. Griffith,
The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam
(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008), 149-151.
34
Adrian Fortescue,
The Lesser Eastern Churches
(New York: AMS Press, 1972), 247.
35
Asad Kharal, “Christianity to Islam, and back: 60-year-old woman disgraced for reconversion,”
International Herald Tribune
, March 10, 2012,
http://tribune.com.pk/story/348036/christianity-to-islam-and-back-60-year-old-woman-disgraced-for-reconversion/
.
36
Rana Tanveer, “‘No compulsion in religion’: ‘One should be able to choose their religion,’”
International Herald Tribune
, July 26, 2012,
http://tribune.com.pk/story/413084/no-compulsion-in-religion-one-should-be-able-to-choose-their-religion/
.
37
“Algerian Christian Sentenced Beyond Prosecutor’s Request,” World Watch Monitor, May 30, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/13314/article_113189.html
.
38
“Acid Attack on Pastor Highlights Growing Religious Intolerance in Uganda,” Barnabas Aid, January 25, 2012,
http://barnabasfund.org/UK/News/Archives/Acid-attack-on-pastor-highlights-growing-religious-intolerance-in-Uganda.html
; author interview with Umar Mulinde.
39
“Execution of Iranian Pastor Temporarily Delayed,” CBN News, October 25, 2010,
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2010/October/Execution-of-Iranian-Pastor-Temporarily-Delayed/
; “Full Story of Youcef Nadarkhani,” Present Truth Ministries, n.d.,
http://presenttruthmn.com/the-ministry/youcef-nadarkhani/
.
40
Raymond Ibrahim, “Islam’s Predictability: Apostasy, Execution, and Lies,” Raymond Ibraham: Islam Translated, October 6, 2011,
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/muslim-persecution-of-christians/islams-predictability-apostasy-execution-and-lies/
; “State Media Reports Iranian Pastor Facing Execution for Rape, Not Religion,” Fox News, October 1, 2011,
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/01/state-media-reports-iranian-pastor-facing-execution-for-rape-not-religion/?test=latestnews
; Katerina Nikolas, “Iran says no execution order for apostate Youssef Nadarkhani,” Digital Journal, October 5, 2011,
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/01/state-media-reports-iranian-pastor-facing-execution-for-rape-not-religion/?test=latestnews
; “Iran pastor won’t face death penalty for apostasy: official,” Hosted News (AFP), October 2, 2011,
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jL-no1h_o5lTAgFTrDIWaMC0lCmyg?docId=CNG.ef9852b3bf30a3a9a6e5f826fa351e18.341
.
41
“Unofficial Translation of Pastor Youcef Nadakhani’s Verdict,”
Worthy News
, July 18, 2011,
http://www.worthynews.com/10672-unofficial-translation-of-pastor-youcef-nadakhanis-death-sentence
.
42
Stoyan Zaimov, “Youcef Nadarkhani Re-Arrested by Iranian Authorities on Christmas Day,”
Christian Post,
December 26, 2012,
http://global.christianpost.com/news/youcef-nadarkhani-re-arrested-by-iranian-authorities-on-christmas-day-87239/
.
43
Paul Marshall, “Apostates from Islam,”
Weekly Standard,
April 10, 2006,
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/059fpgrn.asp
.
44
“Six-Year Jail Sentence For Iranian Church Leader Upheld,” Barnabas Aid, July 9, 2012,
http://barnabasfund.org/US/News/Archives/Six-year-jail-sentence-for-Iranian-church-leader-upheld.html
.
45
Stefan J. Bos, “Iran Pastors Mistreated In Prison, Activists Say,”
BosNewsLife,
February 1, 2012,
http://www.bosnewslife.com/20292-iran-pastors-mistreated-in-prison-activists-say
.
46
Dan Wooding, “Iranian Christian convert sentenced to two years in prison,” ASSIST News Service, January 29, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2012/s12010160.htm
.
48
Michael Ireland, “Iranian Family asks who killed their newly-converted activist daughter?,” ASSIST News Service, June 23, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2012/s12060119.htm
.
49
“Authorities Raid House Church in Shiraz,” World Watch Monitor, February 10, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/iran/article_1395833.html
50
“Iran Detains Dozen Christians In Major City,”
BosNewsLife
, March 17, 2012,
http://www.bosnewslife.com/20805-iran-detains-dozen-christians-in-major-city
.
51
Marshall Ramsey II, “Muslim Convert To Christianity Missing After Arrest,”
Worthy News
, October 28, 2011,
http://www.worthynews.com/11048-muslim-convert-to-christianity-missing-after-arrest
.
52
Jeremy Reynalds, “‘Unsubstantiated Charges’ Raised against Five Imprisoned Christians,” ASSIST News Service, August 4, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2012/s12080027.htm
.
53
Stefan J. Bos, “Iran Launching Massive Arrests Of Evangelicals,”
BosNewsLife,
October 13, 2012,
http://www.bosnewslife.com/24042-breaking-news-iran-launching-massive-arrests-of-evangelicals
.
54
“Somali Mother of Four Slaughtered for her Faith,” World Watch Monitor, January 17, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/31290
.
55
“Muslims Behead Four Christian Orphanage Workers in Somalia,” Assyrian International News Agency, August 11, 2009,
http://www.aina.org/news/20090811144715.htm
.
56
“Islamic Extremists Behead Another Convert,” World Watch Monitor, February 8, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/article_1390864.html
.
57
“Somali Convert to Christianity Kidnapped, Beheaded,” World Watch Monitor, September 12, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/article_120184.html
58
“New Christian Convert from Islam Murdered,” World Watch Monitor, April 20, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/article_111281.html
.
59
“Somali Convert from Islam Whipped in Public,” World Watch Monitor, January 10, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/article_1342445.html
.
60
Wasul Chemosi, Somali Christians Fear Militant Islam at Home and Abroad,”
Persecution
, September 7, 2012,
http://www.persecution.org/2012/09/07/somali-christians-fear-militant-islam-at-home-and-abroad/
.
61
“Islamists in Somalia Behead Two Sons of Christian Leader,” World Watch Monitor, July 1, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/4482
.

Other books

Flawless Surrender by Lori King
Lucifer's Lottery by Edward Lee
Dark Without You by Sue Lyndon
The Enthusiast by Charlie Haas
Bomb (9780547537641) by Taylor, Theodore