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Radical Islam Targets Middle East Christians
Written by Jerry Robinson
Originally Posted on 4/20/2007
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Radical Islamic groups, who are strongly opposed to the West’s intrusion into Middle East politics and culture, have been stepping up their assaults against moderate Islamic reformers through a recent string of violent attacks. And while Muslim-Muslim aggression is certainly not a new phenomenon, it underscores a growing problem in the Middle East. However, radical Muslims have also been unleashing their fury upon Muslim converts to Christianity in the region. Two recent incidents, although many more exist, serve to highlight the tension in the region between radical Islam and Christianity.
One recent attack, involving three victims, occurred in Malatya, Turkey at a publishing house that distributes Bibles. According to an AP report: “The three victims — a German man and two Turks who converted to Christianity — were found with their hands and legs tied and their throats slit. The victims had bruises on their faces and cuts on their wrists from the ropes that bound them.” Such brutal attacks against Christians are far too common in the Middle East and are being done in the name of Islam. A local newspaper quoted one unidentified suspect as saying: "We didn't do this for ourselves, but for our religion. Our religion is being destroyed. Let this be a lesson to enemies of our religion."
According to some reports, anti-Christian sentiment is at risk of being spread throughout Turkey which could have disasterous ramifications upon the small Turkish Christian community. With only 100,000 Christians in a country of 70 million, Christians make up less than 1% of the population of Turkey.
Another recent attack was aimed at a Christian bookstore in the Gaza Strip. The bookstore, which is funded by American Protestants and known as the Bible Society, was rocked by 3 explosions. No one was injured. The assault was aggravated, according to one source, by local Christians "proselytizing and attempting to convert” Muslims. A radical Palestinian group called Swords of Truth has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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