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176
“Islamists claim killing of Russian priest,” Agence France-Presse, December 25, 2009,
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJOiv_HtszrmgOpKIJWuc5203W3A
.
177
“Two Indian Christians Languish in Saudi Prison,” World Watch Monitor, March 28, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/saudiarabia/article_99127.html
.
178
David Wood, “Christian Evangelist Mussie Eyob Faces Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia,”
Answering Muslims
, April 7, 2011,
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2011/04/christian-evangelist-mussie-eyob-faces.html
.
179
“ERITREAN CHRISTIAN ESCAPES SAUID EXECUTION, FACING DANGER AT HOME,” Barnabas Aid, July 25, 2011,
http://barnabasfund.org/Eritrean-Christian-escapes-Saudi-execution-facing-danger-at-home.html
; DeCaro, “Christian Deaths Climb.”
180
“Saudi detains dozens for ‘plotting to celebrate Christmas’,”
Al-Akhbar
, December 27, 2012,
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-detains-dozens-plotting-celebrate-christmas
.
181
“Muslim Militants Slay Long-Time Christian in Somalia,” World Watch Monitor, September 18, 2009,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/9494/
.
182
“Islamic Extremists Kill Another Church Leader,” World Watch Monitor, October 1, 2009,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/somalia/10010/
.
183
“Two Sudan Coptic priests arrested after ‘baptism’,” Agence France-Presse, December 19, 2012,
https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/international/two_sudan_coptic_priests_arrested_after_baptism
.
184
“Christian Woman in Darfur, Sudan Arrested for Evangelizing,” World Watch Monitor, May 24, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/sudan/article_113015.html
.
185
“Sudan Threatens to Arrest Church Leaders,” World Watch Monitor, January 18, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/sudan/article_1355342.html
.
186
“Police Beat, Arrest Evangelist in Sudan,” World Watch Monitor, January 20, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/sudan/article_1357887.html
.
187
“Turkey: Three killed in attack on Bible publishing house,”
Jerusalem Post
, April 18, 2007,
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=58470
.
189
Orhan Kemal Cengiz, “Who ordered the murder of Christians?,”
Today’s Zaman
, July 3, 2012 ,
http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-285416-who-ordered-the-murder-of-christians.html
.
190
“CHRISTIANS IN TURKMENTISTAN FACE UPSURGE IN HARASSMENT, THREATS, AND FINES,” Barnabas Aid, September 10, 2012,Aid
http://barnabasfund.org/US/News/Archives/Christians-in-Turkmenistan-face-upsurge-in-harassment-threats-and-fines.html
.
191
“ELDERLY CHRISTIAN MAN QUIZZED OVER PUBLISHING POETRY IN TURKMENISTAN,” Barnabas Aid, February 15, 2012,
http://barnabasfund.org/US/News/Archives/Elderly-Christian-man-quizzed-over-publishing-poetry-in-Turkmenistan.html
.
PART FOUR: CLIMATE OF HATE
 
1
Marshall G. S. Hodgson,
The Venture Of Islam: Conscience and History, Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974), 59.
2
Daniel Pipes,
In the Path of God: Islam and Political Power
(New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 2002), 91–92.
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), 57.
4
Ibid., 3.
5
Raymond Ibrahim, “Muslim Prayers of Hate,” Raymond Ibrahim: Islam Translated, November 7, 2011,
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/muslim-prayers-of-hate/
.
6
Dave Bohon, “Saudi Arabia Deports 35 Ethiopian Christians it Detained,”
New American
, August 9, 2012,
http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/12400-saudi-arabia-deports-35-ethiopian-christians-it-detained
.
7
William Marsden, trans.,
The Travels of Marco Polo
(New York: The Modern Library, 2001), 264.
8
Roman Kozhevnikov, “‘Father Christmas’ stabbed to death in Tajikistan,” Reuters, January 3, 2012,
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/01/03/tajikistan-fatherchristmas-idINDEE80202N20120103
.
9
Edward William Lane,
Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
(London: J.M Dent and Sons, 1908), 283, footnote 1.
10
“Saudi Textbooks Incite Hate, Say Leaders in American Publishing,” Daily Beast, October 17, 2012,
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/17/saudi-textbooks-incite-hate-say-leaders-in-american-publishing.html
.
11
“U.S. Islamic Schools Teaching Homegrown Hate,” Fox News, February 27, 2002,
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,46610,00.html#ixzz2FdA1tYbx
.
12
“‘Pakistan schools teach Hindu hatred,’”
Dawn
, November 9, 2011,
http://dawn.com/2011/11/09/pakistan-schools-teach-hindu-hatred/
.
13
“Pakistani schoolbooks full of contempt and bigotry against Christians, Hindus and Sikhs,”
AsiaNews
, April 5, 2012,
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Pakistani-schoolbooks-full-of-contempt-and-bigotry-against-Christians, -Hindus-and-Sikhs-24431. html
.
14
“Turkish Christians Subject to Discrimination, Attacks, Report Says,” World Watch Monitor, February 14, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/turkey/article_1400297.html
.
15
“Negative Portrayal of Assyrians Remains in Turkish School Book Despite Promises of Removal,” Assyrian International News Agency, October 25, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20121024190017.htm
16
Abdulmesih BarAbrahem, “Turkish High School History Book Portrays Assyrians as Traitors,” Assyrian International News Agency, October 2, 2011,
http://www.aina.org/releases/20111002110757.htm
.
17
Ali Aslan Kilic, “Turkey slams France for promoting hate speech with genocide initiative,”
Today’s Zaman
, August 27, 2012,
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-290521-turkey-slams-france-for-promoting-hate-speech-with-genocide-initiative.html
.
18
Raymond Ibrahim, “Muslim Cleric Condemns Christianity for Teaching Gender Equality,” Raymond Ibrahim: Islam Translated, November 12, 2012,
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/muslim-cleric-condemns-christianity-for-teaching-gender-equality/
.
19
Gilbert T. Sewall, “Islam in the Classroom: What the Textbooks Tell Us,”
American Textbook Council
, 2008,
http://www.historytextbooks.org/islamreport.pdf.
; see also, Raymond Ibrahim,
The Al Qaeda Reader
(Doubleday, 2007).
20
Shariffa Carlo, “A Muslim is a brother to a Muslim,”
Modern Religion
,
http://www.themodernreligion.com/basic/charac/brother.html
.
21
Mary Abdelmassih, “Egypt’s Christians Outraged by Court Ruling, Assyrian International News Agency, May 24, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20120524134813.htm
.
22
“Egyptian Judge Frees Attackers Who Knifed Christian,” World Watch Monitor, May 9, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/egypt/article_1532636.html
.
23
“Witnesses to the Maspero Massacre,”
Tahrir News
, October 15, 2011,
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=189051341171283
, translation by the author.
24
“Muslim eyewitness to Maspero Massacre confirms Egyptian military cast bodies of four dead Coptic protesters into the Nile,”
Light-Dark
,
http://www. light-dark.net/vb/showthread.php?p=9936#post9936
, translation by the author.
25
“Muslim soldier from the Egyptian army proud for killing a Christian demonstrator,” thecopticmartyrs, YouTube video, October, 10, 2011,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyn2Yow1aN8&lr=1&gl=US
. See also, “Evidence condemning military and police in Maspero Massacre,” gergesmoner, YouTube video, October 12, 2011,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKaGr75r34w
, translation by the author.
26
Yusry Fouda, “Egypt’s ‘Schindler’ at Maspero,”
Coptic Solidarity
, November 19, 2011,
http://www.copticsolidarity.org/cs-releases/323-egypts-schindler-at-maspero-
.
27
Arabic YouTube video of Egyptian Military Council’s conference on Maspero Massacre, pcanytime, YouTube video, October 12, 2011,
http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=n5TbgK8Mlkk
, translation by the author.
28
al-Dalil, “The Crimes and Lies of the Military Council,”
IslamExplained
,
http://islamexplained.com/UVG/UVG_video_player/TabId/89/VideoId/800/038——.aspx
.
29
Mary Abdelmassih, “Egypt Randomly Arresting Copts for Maspero Massacre,” Assyrian International News Agency, November 5, 2011,
http://www.aina.org/news/20111105173122.htm
.
30
Mary Abdelmassih, “Two Coptic Priests Charged With ‘Incitement’ in Maspero Massacre,” Assyrian International News Agency, February 10, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20120210142736.htm
.
31
Mary Abdelmassih, “Egyptian Panel Drops Maspero Massacre Case for ‘Lack of Evidence,’” Assyrian International News Agency, April 28, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20120427193443.htm
.
32
Raymond Ibrahim, “Popular Sheikh: Christian Copts are ‘Infidels’; Allah’s Curse on Them,” Raymond Ibrahim: Islam Translated, November 3, 2011,
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/popular-sheikh-christian-copts-are-infidels-allahs-curse-on-them/
.
33
“Egyptian TV Incites Egyptians against Copts,” Mina Riad, YouTube video, October 10, 2011,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7m08JJdxao
, translation by the author.
34
Andrea Marcela Madambashi, “Egypt State TV Admits to Making Up News That Christians Killed Soldiers,”
Christian Post
, October 10, 2011,
http://www.christianpost.com/news/egypt-state-tv-admits-to-making-up-news-that-christians-killed-soldiers-57773/
.
35
Muhammad Khayr, “Egyptian State Media Botches Coverage of Coptic Protests,”
Al-Akhbar
, October 12, 2011,
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/1040/
.
36
“News anchor disavows TV coverage of events of Maspero,”
Arab Net 5
, October 9, 2011,
http://www.arabnet5.com/news.asp?c=2&id=113867
, translation by the author.
37
“Cairo clashes leave 24 dead after Coptic church protest,” BBC News, October 9, 2011,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15235212
. Note: much of the original language portraying Copts as aggressors has since been deleted or changed. Samer al-Atrush and Ines Bel Aiba, “23 dead in Copt clashes, Egypt PM appeals for calm,” Agence-France Presse, October 9, 2011,
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jf_zZXdV9C28PzgjtrfxpRubiRLg
.
38
Mark Durie,
The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude, and Freedom
(Australia: Deror Books, 2010), 160.
39
Mary Abdelmassih, “Sexual Harassment of Christian Wife Turns Into Violence Against Christian Villagers in Egypt,” Assyrian International News Agency, July 1, 2011,
http://www.aina.org/news/20110701184243.htm
.
40
Mary Abdelmassih, “Muslims Burn Christian Homes and Businesses in Egypt,” Assyrian International News Agency, August 3, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20120802201306.htm
.
41
Mary Abdelmassih, “Over 3000 Muslims Attack Christian Homes and Shops in Egypt, 3 Injured,” Assyrian International News Agency, January 28, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20120127193942.htm
.
42
“Alexandria: forced eviction of 62 Coptic families by the Salafis,”
Asia News
, February 9, 2012,
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Alexandria
:-forced-eviction-of-62-Coptic-families-by-the-Salafis-23924. html.
43
Mary Abdelmassih, “Thousands of Muslims Attack Christians in Egypt, 2 Killed, Homes and Stores Torched,” Assyrian International News Agency, November 30, 2011,
http://www.aina.org/news/20111130113351.htm
.
44
Mary Abdelmassih, “Collective Punishment of Egyptian Christians for Death of Two Muslims,” Assyrian International News Agency, April 26, 2011,
http://www.aina.org/news/2011042521399.htm
.

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