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Christian Persecution On The Rise In Iraq
Iraq
WorldNetDaily.com
June 14, 2003
WorldNetDaily.com
Posted on 06/14/2003 9:09:54 PM PDT by joesnuffy

"At least two Christian shop owners were shot dead by Shari'ah vigilantes" last month "and there are unconfirmed reports of another owner and a Christian bystander also being killed

"Christian girls in some parts of the city are now afraid to go to school in case they are kidnapped

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Moslems restricted Christian to pray twice a year at Jerusalem holy site
Jerusalem
IMRA
8-7-03
Posted on 08/07/2003 2:43:26 PM EDT by SJackson

She had felt that her end was near, so she had Holy Communion, she gave and received forgiveness from her son and she told everyone that her martyrdom was approaching. Twice before then, the "known-unknown" people had broken into the Church from the windows-On the 8th of July 1995 hooded men attempted to kill the Archimandrite. They injured him heavily but he managed to escape them.He ran to tell his mother what had happened but he found her dead. They had tied her arms, throat and mouth.

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THE DHIMMI - JEWS AND CHRISTIANS UNDER ISLAM
Middle East
Church & Israel Forum
Jim Gerrish
Posted on 07/25/2003 8:57:35 AM EDT by dennisw

Generally, polytheists were given the choice of conversion or death.

In each conquered land, the Jews and Christians were allowed to remain and cultivate the land in exchange for the payment of a tax to the local Muslim ruler. This tax was called the Kharaj.

The most degrading jobs, such as cleaning the public latrines, fell to the dhimmi. Yemenite Jews, until they immigrated to Israel in 1950, were still required to clean the public latrines and remove dead animals from the city streets.

In Saudi Arabia, the government bulldozed the last Christian church in the kingdom in 1987. It was a unique 12th century structure found near the Yemen border.

"The Dhimmi," by Bat Ye'or, Associated University Presses, Cranbury, N.J., English edition 1985.

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BLESSED ANTHONY NEYROT
Tunisia 1460

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Letter: Congressman Wolf Introduces Bill Condemning Sudan
April 2004
Excerpt: The United Nations resident coordinator to Sudan recently described the situation in Darfur as the world's greatest humanitarian crisis and possibly its greatest humanitarian catastrophe

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60 injured in explosions targeting Iraqi churches
August 2004
Excerpt: Two explosions just minutes apart shook separate Baghdad churches in a largely Christian neighborhood during Sunday evening services, and two other blasts struck outside a church in Mosul at roughly the same time, Iraqi officials said. Two churches in other areas of Baghdad were hit as well Sunday evening, officials said.

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Protection for Iraqi Christians demanded
August 2004
Excerpt: The bombings follow a long string of bombings of Assyrian Christian-owned businesses, homes – a particularly gruesome killing involved two children aged 6 and 16 gunned down in cold blood in their home," said Joseph. "Further difficulty happened days ago when the Assyrian Christians were completely shut out of election preparations for their two most populous areas in northern Iraq. "Entitled to a minimum of four seats out of 28 for the upcoming National Congress to prepare for Iraq elections, the Assyrian Christians received no seats."