Hugh Fitzgerald: Was Forced Conversion to Islam Really “Historically Rare” in India?

March 7, 2016 – By Hugh Fitzgerald 

Here is an exchange between Todd Caldecott and Max Rodenbeck in the Letters Column of The New York Review of Books, on the latter’s claim (in a previously-published review of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Heretic: Why Islam Needs A Reformation) that the Muslim practice of forced conversion was “historically rare” and “revived only recently by ultra-extremist groups such as Boko Haram in Nigeria or ISIS in Iraq.”

Caldecott provides, by way of answer, an impressively horrifying list of just some of the recorded instances of mass murder of Hindus in India and the mass destruction of Hindu temples and libraries:

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Senate results could take another 3-4 weeks / RUAP votes almost double from last election

Dear Friends,

Firstly, let me once again thank you all for your faithful support, help and encouragement throughout the entire election campaign.

It has been a very tiring 6-8 weeks, but it was fully worth the effort and challenge.

RUAP is very happy to inform you that our vote nationwide has almost doubled compared to the last federal election.

Some electorates across the nation have seen 4-5 times the amount of votes since the last election.

As a new political party contesting just only our 2nd federal election, we have done very well.

A big thank you to all our teams across the country.

We congratulate the Liberal & National Coalition Government on their victory.

However, the vote count in the Senate is still going on and is expected to take up to 3-4 weeks before we know the final results of who was elected.

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Former Muslim Now Baptizing Muslim Converts: Reclaiming What the Enemy Has Stolen

George Thomas : Mar 9, 2016 : CBN News

Shahid recently shared a picture showing him baptizing new converts to Christianity on the same shores of North Africa where the Islamic terror group ISIS beheaded 21 Coptic Christians in February 2015.

The Middle East)—[CBN News] Shahid is proof that God is moving powerfully across parts of Muslim-majority Middle East and North Africa.

Shahid (not his real name for security purposes), is from Libya and grew up a devout Muslim.

“As every Libyan, when I was a little boy, I used to go to the Koranic school,” Shahid told Leading The Way (LTW) with Dr. Joseph Youssef, a Christian television and radio ministry that broadcasts in more than 190 countries around the world.

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Are You “n”? …Standing With Our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters

3/2/2016 Jason Peters – Charisma Magazine

When Islamic State militants (ISIS) moved into northern Iraq, they began identifying Christian-owned homes and businesses. Families would find the Arabic letter “N” ( ? ) painted on their buildings. This single letter, the first letter of the word used in the Quran to identify Christians, conveyed the powerful accusation that the occupants were followers of Jesus. Our Christian brothers and sisters were tagged in this way and given the choice of either converting to Islam or standing for Christ and losing everything they owned.

I have had the privilege of meeting some of these sisters and brothers during recent visits to Iraq, where The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is serving them in their time of great need. I’d like to share one of their stories with you. It is the story of a 36-year-old wife and mother who met God in a life-changing way during a worship service. Here is Ban No’Shaba’s story.

Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Ban No’Shaba lived what she called an average life with her husband, a taxi driver, until November 2013, when her husband was kidnapped by ISIS and their family was forever changed.

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London ‘more Islamic’ than Muslim world — scholar

Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 09 Mar 2016 | John Bingham London is a more “Islamic” city than much of the Muslim world put together, a leading Muslim scholar has…

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Payback for Zimbabwe’s white farmers

Bloomberg, Reuters | 10 March, 2016 

Zimbabwe plans to start compensating mainly white farmers who lost their land and livelihoods during state-backed farm invasions that began in 2000 and triggered a near decade-long recession, the finance ministry has told MPs in a circular.

Farmers may be compensated for “both land and improvements”, as well as for equipment taken by the state during the often violent seizure of property, according to the document that was submitted to parliament on Tuesday.

If approved by the government, it would mark a major policy shift. President Robert Mugabe previously said payments would be made only for infrastructure investment such as dams, roads and buildings on seized farms.

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A special thank you from the National President, Daniel Nalliah

RUA team

Dear friends and family in Christ,

THANK YOU!!!

Rise Up Australia Party would like to sincerely thank all of our members, candidates, volunteers and supporters across every state for their much appreciated and valued support during the whole election campaign. We also congratulate the new government in advance once votes are completed being counted and they take office.

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564 Rescued from Slavery at a Massive Brick Kiln

IJM Staff : Mar 9, 2016 : God Reports

When officials explained that rescue had arrived, many couldn’t believe it was real. One government officer asked the crowd “Who wants to go free?” but he was met with a stunned silence. Slowly, one man raised his hand, then another. Soon dozens of tired hands shot into the air, ready to finally exit into safety

(India)—In an ongoing rescue operation, Indian police and IJM (International Justice Mission) staff have rescued 564 children, women and men from forced labor slavery at a massive brick kiln.

This is IJM’s largest anti-slavery operation ever—and it took place in the exact same, sprawling factory where we helped rescue more than 500 people in 2011.

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Clinton and Sanders finally questioned on abortion at Fox News townhall

DETROIT, Michigan, March 9, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Everyone who follows national events knows that the Democratic Party has, for 45 years or more, been the party of abortion “rights.” Yet while GOP candidates are frequently questioned on their abortion views, the media rarely challenges Democrats on their extreme abortion views.

But at a townhall event Monday, with voters pressuring the moderators using the hashtag #AskAboutAbortion, Fox News’ Bret Baier asked the two Democrat presidential candidates what had thus far been avoided.

Baier, noting that Clinton didn’t answer his question about when the baby is worth protecting, pressed a little further.  “Just to be clear, there’s no — without any exceptions?” “No,” Clinton stated.

Baier asked Hillary Clinton, “Do you think a child should have any legal rights or protections before (s/he’s) born? … Do you think there should not be any restrictions on any abortions at any stage in a pregnancy?”

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Gospel for Asia Shows the Love of Christ on International Women’s Day

March 08, 2016 – EEW Magazine – Johnnie Moore

Courtesy of Gospel For Asia

In many regions around the world, women face consistent hardships from gender-based abortions to child marriage, forced prostitution, and modern day slavery.

Gospel for Asia joins with the international humanitarian community in commemorating today’s International Women’s Day by lending a helping hand.

GFA-supported workers will be visiting nursing homes, jails and medical facilities to distribute food and other necessities to hundreds of women today. Partners will be offering special assistance to women in the areas where it serves in South Asia, celebrating the success of women and underscoring the wide gaps in gender equality that persist in our world.

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SA is in crisis, says Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

Shamiela Fisher & Emily Corke |

CAPE TOWN/JOHANNESBURG – Cape Town Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba says South Africa is in a crisis.

Makgoba was speaking at a gathering of the Socio-Economic Future of South Africa initiative, being led by religious leaders, business and community organisations.

Last week, the archbishop announced the formation of the initiative, which aims to address various crises facing South Africa.

He says South Africa’s faced with a crisis that’s threatening to tear its social fabric apart.

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‘Preacher pushes assimilation message’

Dear friends & family in Christ, Please read and share the following newspaper article titled ‘Preacher pushes assimilation message’, featuring RUAP national leader & Victoria #1 Senate Candidate Daniel Nalliah.…

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