The Politically incorrect Guide to Islam (arid theCrusadesWo ul d th e id ea s of th e eq ua li ty of ri gh ts an d di gn it y fo r al l pe op le
wh ic h gr ew ou t of Ch ri st ia ni ty an d wh ic h co nf li ct wi th Is la mi c la w in
numerousways,beknown todayin Europe or the Americas?Case study: The Assyrians
It 's th e sa me st or y wi th th e As sy ri an Ch ur ch of th e Ea st. Th is is th e
anci ent Chur ch of Edes sa,thecity that wastobeco methe cen ter of the
fi rs t La tin ki ng dom es tab li sh ed by th e Cr usa de rs. In th e fo ur th and fi fth
centuries, this church's ties with churches farther to theWest grewJust Like Today: Christian persecution in Iraq
I n 775, the seat of the Assyrian Church was moved from the Persiancityof Seleucia-Ctesiphonto
Baghdad. and there it has been ever since. However, the increasingly unfavorable situationfor
Christians in theMiddleEast today, with the resurgence of jihadist Islam, has led the currentCatholicos.
Mar Dinkha IV, to live in Chicago since 1980.Patriarch Emmanuel Delly, leaderof theChaldean Catholics
{a group of Assyrians who restored communion with the Church of Rome centuries ago). has remained
in Baghdad—only to see jihad terrorists target Christians for special persecution all over Iraq after the
fall of SaddamHussein. Saddam's government was relativelysecular; jihadists hope to ultimately
establish a government that will follow Sharia rules morerigorously. Christians who operateliquor
storeshave therefore been targeted, in line withdhimmilaws forbiddingChristians to-display wine" or
sell it in places where Muslims maybuyit.' Christianwomen have been threatened to wearhijab., the
Islamichead covering—or else.' Many Christians have been killed, andthousandshave fled the country.
In September2004, Iraqi columnistMajid Azizaobserved that 'itis difficultto recall a period in which
Christian Arabs wereingreater danger than today,'
Considering Tamerlane, that is saying a great deal,