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July 23, 2014 - 06:57 AM Middle East Concern, a London-based association of Christian-rights agencies with operations in the Middle East, reported that the Islamist militants controlling the city of Mosul, Iraq had summoned Christian leaders to attend a July 17th meeting. At that meeting, the militants were to announce that Islamic rules would apply to non-Muslims. Ankawa.com, an Arabic-language website with a focus on Christian issues in the region, reported that the purpose of the meeting, called by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), was to instruct Christians to either pay a tax to the Muslim leadership of the community, or convert to Islam. The Christian leaders did not show up for the meeting. Shortly thereafter, vehicles passed through Mosul with loudspeakers, announcing that all Christians had until noon July 18th to leave the city "or else face execution." Please pray for our brothren! Love your friends |