Iraqis Protest Christians Persecution at Hands of IS Jihadists
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Hundreds of people demonstrated Thursday in Arbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, to condemn the forced displacement of Iraqi Christians and call for their protection.
Muslims, Christians, displaced people and political parties took part in the protest outside U.N. offices in Arbil, some 350 kilometers (220 miles) north of Baghdad.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was to fly to the city later on Thursday having earlier held talks in Baghdad.
"We condemn the targeting of Christians in Mosul," read one banner.
"We call on the international community to protect the Iraqi people," read another.
Thousands of Christians and other minorities have fled the northern city of Mosul and other areas after a jihadist onslaught led by Islamic State insurgents swept swathes of Iraq's north and west last month.
Mosul's new jihadist masters last week ordered the hundreds of Christian families living in Mosul to convert to Islam, pay tribute, or leave the city, prompting thousands to flee.
Those who failed to comply were threatened with execution, and the property of those who left the city were forfeited to the Islamic State, a statement from the group seen by Agence France-Presse said.
"We have come to stand with you and say that what they do degrades the image of Islam and is not accepted by Islam," said Arbil religious leader Dilshad Marouf.
The protesters handed a letter to the U.N., which included a demand that Iraq compensate displaced people and legislate to ban the sale or trade of property and goods seized from fleeing minorities.
24 July 2014, 22:08
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Sura 9 verse 5, The Sword, reads: And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the unbelievers wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakat, let them on their way.
Sura 9 verse 30 classified the Christians as disbelievers: 'The Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah ." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded’.
Therefore, Christians Persecution is mandated by the Koran upon all Moslems. The rest is lip service.. ‘Lip Service Does Not Count’
25 July 2014, 04:56
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Thats fantastic I hope their voices of protest are heard.
I Like the following comment written.
"We have come to stand with you and say that what they do degrades the image of Islam and is not accepted by Islam," said Arbil religious leader Dilshad Marouf.
