As Iran is an Islamic republic, it considers conversion away from Islam to be an act of rebellion against the state, and prosecutes the people who dare to convert accordingly. “Iran targets minorities one year after Mahsa Amini’s death, 69 Christians arrested,” AsiaNews, August 11, 2023 (thanks to Tom): Tehran (AsiaNews) – Iran arrested scores […]
Iran: Islamic State claims responsibility for jihad attack that killed two people at Shi’ite shrine
The Islamic State is acting with increasing impunity worldwide while Western analysts assume it has been defeated or dismiss it by repeating the false claim that it has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam. “Suspects Arrested after Shiraz Terror Attack,” Tasnim News Agency, August 14, 2023: TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Four suspects have been arrested in […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: 80 more girls’ schools targeted in chemical attacks, dozens of girls hospitalized
Dr. Mohammadreza Hashemian says that “the gases used to poison the students are a combination of different chemicals, which it is ‘not possible for ordinary people’ to access.” The Islamic regime once again appears to be endeavoring to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60). It is intent on punishing these girls who […]
Iran: Islamic State claims responsibility for jihad massacre at Shi’ite mosque, at least 15 dead
The timing of this is interesting. The Islamic State has not often struck in Iran. Are Iran’s security forces now too distracted by the popular uprising to prevent attacks of this kind? Is ISIS hoping to take advantage of the fall of the Islamic Republic by expanding operations against the Shia? “Iran state news agency […]
Iran: 10 teens arrested for participating in ‘Go Skateboarding Day,’ a ‘violation of religious norms’
This gathering violated Islamic norms because boys and girls were both present, and some girls had their heads uncovered. “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every […]
Iran: Billboard commemorating Iranian soldiers features Israeli soldiers by mistake
We don’t usually post feuilleton, but this story was too good to pass up. The Islamic Republic of Iran, while repeatedly uttering genocidal threats against the State of Israel, ends up featuring Israeli soldiers and praising their sacrifice on a billboard in Shiraz. No one could just laugh this off: those responsible have, of course, […]
Iran orders Christian children to study Qur’an or face expulsion from school
There is constant low-level pressure upon non-Muslims in Iran, with an eye toward compelling them to convert to Islam out of sheer exhaustion over the difficulty of living as a non-Muslim. This is also one of the motivations behind the dhimmitude system: to make life as a non-Muslim so uncomfortable that one converts to Islam […]