we Condemn Targeting of Iraqi Christians!!.
We pray for the safety of victims and for all Iraqis, regardless of their faith.”
held city of Mosul, which caused the displacement of thousands into the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), moved into Mosul last month, causing many residents to flee. Christians living in the city were given an ultimatum to convert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death, this is against human binge
Saturday was the deadline for Christians who were not willing to pay the issued taxes to leave the newly established “Caliphate”. The Islamist insurgent group is abiding by an ancient historic practice of paying taxes, where non-Muslims are to pay jizya to live in Muslim countries. The Christian community has been present in large numbers in Mosul since the earliest days of Christianity. The head of Iraq’s largest church told Reuters that the current situation is “worse than the practices of the Mongols in the medieval times”.
the Islamist group is targeting Christians, along with their properties and their houses of worship, which proves the group’s extremist tendency and “terrorist nature”. Plus, such practices reveal that the group is not pursuing any revolutionary agenda.
Tens of thousands of members of these ethnic and religious minority groups have been displaced or forced to flee and seek refuge, while many others have been executed and kidnapped,
we Condemn Targeting this is very barbaric and criminal system. persecution of Christians in Iraq and their forced immigration from their homes could constitute a crime against humanity.
father mussie shishay Orthodox Priest in Europ
fathermusieshishay@gmail.com
We pray for the safety of victims and for all Iraqis, regardless of their faith.”
held city of Mosul, which caused the displacement of thousands into the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), moved into Mosul last month, causing many residents to flee. Christians living in the city were given an ultimatum to convert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death, this is against human binge
Saturday was the deadline for Christians who were not willing to pay the issued taxes to leave the newly established “Caliphate”. The Islamist insurgent group is abiding by an ancient historic practice of paying taxes, where non-Muslims are to pay jizya to live in Muslim countries. The Christian community has been present in large numbers in Mosul since the earliest days of Christianity. The head of Iraq’s largest church told Reuters that the current situation is “worse than the practices of the Mongols in the medieval times”.
the Islamist group is targeting Christians, along with their properties and their houses of worship, which proves the group’s extremist tendency and “terrorist nature”. Plus, such practices reveal that the group is not pursuing any revolutionary agenda.
Tens of thousands of members of these ethnic and religious minority groups have been displaced or forced to flee and seek refuge, while many others have been executed and kidnapped,
we Condemn Targeting this is very barbaric and criminal system. persecution of Christians in Iraq and their forced immigration from their homes could constitute a crime against humanity.
father mussie shishay Orthodox Priest in Europ
fathermusieshishay@gmail.com
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