Christians in Iraq ordered to convert to Islam or face death

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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middl...d-convert-face-death-2014718111040982432.html

The Islamic State group has threatened Christians in the Iraqi city of Mosul with death if they do not to convert to Islam or pay a tax, Al Jazeera has learned.

The Sunni rebel group issued the orders in a letter after Friday prayers. The document, obtained by Al Jazeera, states that the order was issued after Christian leaders failed to attend a meeting called by the group.

In response, the group says in the letter that Christians must either convert to Islam, pay a special tax on non-Muslims known as jiziya, or face death "as a last resort".

Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, was overrun by the Islamic State group and allied rebel groups last month.


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The Iraqi army units stationed in the city, most of whom were Shia, fled after the group crossed from Syria and attacked the north of Iraq.

Before the attack, Mosul's Christian community was estimated at 3,000. Many are believed to have already fled the city as part of an exodus of up to one-third of the population. Churches and Christian-owned shops in the city were reported smashed by those who fled.

The Islamic State's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, held a sermon in Mosul's grand mosque two weeks ago, calling on all Muslims to unite behind his group.

The Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has issued similar demands in areas in control in Syria, and has posted pictures of Christians being crucified for disobeying orders in Raqqa.

Church leader‎s in Iraq have not responded to the threats officially.

Nickolay Mladenov, the head of the UN assistance mission In Iraq, condemned the order.

"Any persecution of minorities constitutes a crime against humanity and we urge all sides to protect civilians. We have produced a report listing attacks on civilians ‎and have brought this up at the highest levels of the Iraqi government."
 

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The plight of the Christians and other minorities in the Middle East and greater Islamic world is heart breaking

It also makes it hard for others to sympathize with what Muslims have to deal with

How do you mobilize against the eradication of Islamic/Arabic Palestine, when the Armenian homeland is gone, when Iraqs 2000 year old Christian community has withered to nothing, when Syrias Christians are facing their last stand etc

It really is disgusting
 

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The plight of the Christians and other minorities in the Middle East and greater Islamic world is heart breaking

It also makes it hard for others to sympathize with what Muslims have to deal with

How do you mobilize against the eradication of Islamic/Arabic Palestine, when the Armenian homeland is gone, when Iraqs 2000 year old Christian community has withered to nothing, when Syrias Christians are facing their last stand etc

It really is disgusting

They should come to Ethiopia, we the last ones truly holdin it down on the Eastern front. :wow:
 

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bet them demographics would appreciate a bump in the christian population eh

















































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It's more to balance up with them Pentecostals and Protestants in the southlands (:heh: :ld:), besides Ethiopia is a way better option than racist ass Greece, Lebanon is overcrowded enough, and they'd fare no better in Egypt. Muslims gon always be a part of Ethiopia we helped nurture and spread the religion in Africa, hell I want the Ethiopian Jews to come home too. We better off as a family. :banderas:
 
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