Why Doesn’t the West Care About the Middle East’s Christians?June 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Klaus Wivel has brought much-needed attention to the plight of Middle Eastern Christians in his new book, “The Last Supper: The Plight of Christians in Arab Lands.” As...
ISIS Horror: Sex Slave Survivor Tells Congress ‘America Must Act to Terminate Terrorists’June 23, 2016 — ICC Note: A former Yazidi sex slave to the Islamic State addressed Congress saying the Obama administration needs to escalate its actions in Iraq if they want to defeat the...
Dominican Sisters recount harrowing escape from ISIS in Iraq, resulting in death of 23 elderly nuns from heart attacksApril 20, 2016 — ICC Note: 23 sisters of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena-Iraq have died in the past 18 months due to the trauma of escaping ISIS in Iraq. The...
UPDATE: Praise: Kerry Declares Genocide Happening After Groups Apply PressureMarch 17, 2016 — ICC Note: After an inundation of articles and indictments against Secretary Kerry and the Obama Administration for stating they would NOT declare genocide against Christians and minorities in Iraq and...
GENOCIDE: The Label Our Leaders FearMarch 17, 2016 — Unwrapping the “G” Word Controversy: Why Government Officials Fear the Label of Genocide By: Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East 3/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - In...
Human Rights Watch to Egypt: Reverse Blasphemy Conviction of ChildrenMarch 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A justice minister in Egypt was fired for saying "he would arrest Prophet Muhammad if he committed a crime" because those remarks were considered "blasphemous." Never mind the fact...
ISIS Burns Textbooks to Erase Any Trace of Christianity from Middle East HistoryMarch 15, 2016 — ICC Note: In a new desperate move to forcibly prove its religious indoctrination is the "truth," ISIS militants in Iraq have burned thousands of textbooks and educational resources pointing to...
PRAISE: Despite Rise in Middle East Persecution, More People Coming to Faith in Christ Than Ever BeforeMarch 14, 2016 — ICC Note: "The Harvest is great, but the workers are, indeed, few," said a Christian Pastor from a Middle East church, recently. "We don't even have enough people to disciple...
Libya: Egyptian Christians Arrested in Libya for Merely Carrying Christian BooksMarch 14, 2016 — ICC Note: ICC's Egypt Correspondent has received word that 4 Egyptian Christians were arrested in Libya for "proselytizing." This word is basically an overarching term used by by Radical Islamist...
Moroccan Officials Dismantle ISIS CellMarch 13, 2016 — ICC Note: (ICC's Algeria Correspondent) Moroccan authorities found weapons and ammunition in the possession of 3 people who pledged allegiance to ISIS leaders in Libya and Syria. They were planning...
ISIS in Iraq: Chemical Attack Kills 3-year-old Girl; Wounds 600 PeopleMarch 12, 2016 — ICC Note: ISIS carried out another chemical weapons attack in Iraq on Saturday morning. 600 people have been reported wounded, and a 3 year old girl was murdered. The...
Catholic Priest Demands U.S. Recognize Genocide Against Christians in Iraq, SyriaMarch 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Chaldean Priest, Douglas al-Bazi, gave an inspired and passionate speech in Washington, D.C. regarding the categorization of "genocide" for Christians in the Middle East. Al-Bazi was a former...
Islamic State Used ‘Poisonous Substances’ in Village ShellingMarch 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Kurdish officials noted that ISIS fired rockets with "poisonous" substances into a village in northern Iraq when civilians began suffering skin irritations, rashes, and continual choking and coughing....
Iraqi President: “Christians Are The ‘Original’ Members of Our Nation”March 10, 2016 — ICC Note: In a recent visit to Egypt, Iraq's President Masum, met with Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II to discuss government role in defending Christians. President Masum recognized that Iraq's Christians...
ISIS Stronghold in Libya is Spilling Over Into Tunisia-Great Concern for Egypt, AlgeriaMarch 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Weak and failing governments in the Middle East and North Africa are the perfect breeding grounds for new ISIS strongholds. One such example has been in Libya. As...
Why Obama’s Nuclear Deal with Iran Has Not Stopped Persecution of MinoritiesMarch 8, 2016 — ICC Note: During the debates regarding the controversial Iran Nuclear Deal in Washington (called the "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" or JCPOA), the Obama Administration and its allies in Congress...
