By Imran Khan
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.
Read more at http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/iraq-christians-told-convert-face-death-2014718111040982432.html
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So what do american Muslims have to say about the situation in Iraq and Sudan.
Perhaps some cute little naive American Muslim girl can speak out more clearly than the facts speak out.
This is Islam’s historic stance toward non-Muslims. I’m no longer surprised at our naivete. Perhaps if the PCUSA adopted this strategy it would solve our membership problem.