Clearly Erdogan sees no reason at this point to show any magnanimity toward the vanishingly small, cowed and harassed remaining Christian community of Turkey. The Turks have every reason to believe that Sweden will soon submit to Islamic blasphemy laws and outlaw the desecration of the Qur’an. The prospect of Turkey joining the EU has […]
Turkey: Muslims deface and destroy priceless Byzantine frescoes in Panagia Sumela monastery
Note that mostly the faces are scratched out. Some Muslims believe that to remove the face or head destroys the character of the image as a depiction of a human being. Also, besides removing supposed temptations to idolatry, Islamic jihadists want to destroy the artifacts of non-Muslim civilizations because doing so testifies to the truth […]