Ethiopians demonstration in Washington DC, America, in front of South African Embassy.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Islamic State Slaughters Ethiopian Christians, Vows to Slaughter Western Christians. Are We Listening?
Islamic State Slaughters Ethiopian Christians, Vows to Slaughter Western Christians. Are We Listening?
Raymond Ibrahim
Approximately two months after the Islamic State published a video depicting its members slaughtering 21 Coptic Christians in Libya, on April 19, the Islamic jihadi organization released another video of more Christians in Libya being massacred, this time for not paying jizya—extortion money demanded of the “People of the Book” according to Koran 9:29.
Two scenes appear in the 29-minute-long video published by al-Furqan, the Islamic State’s media wing. The first scene consists of a group of Christian Ethiopians dressed all in black, on their knees, with their arms tied behind their backs. Masked Islamic State members stand behind the Ethiopians with rifles aimed at their heads. According to the video, this scene takes place in the city of Fezzan. The Christian captives are called“Worshippers of the cross belonging to the hostile Ethiopian Church.”
Leaders, caliphs, even the prophet of Islam, have come and gone for 1,400 years but jihad rages on.
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The second scene shows more Christian Ethiopians dressed in orange uniforms and standing on the shores of Barqa, the same region where 21 Egyptian Christians were earlier decapitated for refusing to convert to Islam.
Other scenes include the narrator referencing the fatwas of medieval jurist Ibn Taymiyya that proclaim all Christians “infidels.” Then Abu Malik ibn Ans al-Nashwan, apparently one of the group’s leaders, appears saying that “The dealings of the Islamic State with Christians under its authority is according to Allah’s Sharia [Islamic law]. Jizya [tribute] is imposed on those who accept, and war on those who resist.”
The final scene is of the Christians in Fezzan being executed by gunfire to the back of their heads and the Christians in Barqa all having their heads carved off.
It is likely that the reason these Christians “resisted” to pay jizya was that they did not have the money—migrant Christian workers in Libya, whether from Egypt or Ethiopia, are about as poor as they get.
And they refused the only other option that could have spared their lives according to Islamic law—renunciation of the Christian Trinity and conversion to Islam.
The narrator continued by saying that Islamic State had “invited” the Christians of Raqqa, Syria to enter Islam, but they refused. So Islamic State demanded of them payment of jizya and they complied and were permitted to live. Next follows a scene depicting Christians in Raqqa—according to the video’s claims—saying how “peaceful” life is under the Islamic State, and that the caliphate does not compel them to do anything except pay jizya.
Whether scripted or not—and odds are on the former—these supposedly “content” Christians are hardly representative of the overwhelming majority of Christians in territories annexed by the Islamic State.
In the summer of 2014, Islamic State issued a statement concerning Christian minorities, saying: “We offer them three choices: Islam; the dhimma contract—involving payment of jizya; if they refuse this they will have nothing but the sword.”
Hours after this ultimatum was proclaimed, the jihadis began painting the letter “n” on Christian homes in Mosul—in Arabic, Christians are known as “Nasara,” or “Nazarenes”—signaling them out for the slaughter to come and prompting a mass exodus of Christians from the region. Many older and disabled Iraqi Christians, unable to pay the jizya or join the exodus, opted to convert to Islam.
In one instance, three Islamic State members burst into the home of a Christian family, demanding jizya. When the father of the house pleaded that he did not have the money, the intruders raped his wife and daughter in front of him. The man was reportedly so traumatized that he committed suicide.
The new video of the executed Ethiopians shows other scenes and cities under the Islamic State’s jurisdiction, including pictures of churches in Ninevah and Mosul being destroyed purportedly because Christians there did, or could, not pay jizya.
At one point, the same masked narrator appears speaking about the “battle between truth and falsehood”—a reference to Islam’s dichotomized worldview, which certainly did not originate with the Islamic State.
For example, during an interview conducted one decade ago, when asked about the status of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri responded:
Jihad in the path of Allah is greater than any individual or organization. It is a struggle between Truth and Falsehood, until Allah Almighty inherits the earth and those who live in it. Mullah Muhammad Omar and Sheikh Osama bin Laden—may Allah protect them from all evil—are merely two soldiers of Islam in the journey of jihad, while the struggle between Truth [Islam] and Falsehood [non-Islam] transcends time (The Al Qaeda Reader, p.182).
This statement best encapsulates why the slaughter of Christians and other “infidels” will continue—regardless of whether we call the jihad “Al Qaeda,” “Islamic State,” “Boko Haram,” “Al Shabaab,” or “Lone Wolf.” Jihadi leaders, ideologues, emirs, sultans, caliphs, even the prophet of Islam himself, have come and gone for nearly 1,400 years—but the jihad rages on.
And, lest Western readers in general, Christians in particular, think this is just happening “over there,” the same narrator, speaking to the West in general, also said—right before the slaughtered and decapitated bodies of the Ethiopian Christians were shown—that “you won’t have safety, even in your dreams, until you embrace Islam.”
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Xenophobia in South Africa against African Immigrants Must Stop Now!
Xenophobia in South Africa against African Immigrants Must Stop Now!
Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians (GARE)
April 20, 2015
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians, (GARE) and Ethiopiawinnet: Council for the Protection of Citizens Rights, (E-CPCR) expresses its utter disbelief and outrage concerning the deepening Xenophobia, more appropriately, Afro-phobia that is unfolding in South Africa. We condemn the brutal and senseless killings of Ethiopians and other Black Africans. These atrocities, including the petrol bombing of six Black Africans including two Ethiopians by mobs and other individuals and groups, is travesty in today’s globally interconnected world. Ethiopians seek refuge in South Africa because of political repression and lack of job opportunities in their home country.
Ethiopia contributed to the Anti-Apartheid movement and Ethiopians welcomed and hosted numerous black South Africans in their home country at the height of their greatest need. It is therefore stunning to us that Goodwill Zwelrthin, the King of the Zulus and President Zuma’s son would add fuel to the fire by demanding that Ethiopians and other Black Africans leave South Africa. It is tragic these mob actions against Black African refugees are taking place in a country for whose freedom Blacks struggled.
It is ironic that South Africa would welcome Whites expelled from Zimbabwe. We are also aware that there are numerically more Asian immigrants who compete and often displace South Africans in most every economic sector- from local vending which used to be dominated by poor South African women, to micro enterprise to scaled-up production and distribution of goods and services. Yet not one Asian was tortured or killed. Could this be reflective of the official government attitude towards African immigrants? Why would South Africans target immigrants from other African countries who seek refuge from political oppression and economic deprivation and not others? Should the South African government not address the problems of the different categories of African immigrants, and where feasible, repatriate them to their home countries with dignity and meet its international obligation towards asylum seekers?
The Government of South Africa has an obligation under international law to protect refugees. We therefore, demand that President Zuma and his Government intervene and stop these atrocities immediately.
We appreciate President Zuma’s cancellation of his international trip to address the dire condition of Ethiopian and other African immigrants. At the same time, we demand that immediate and tangible actions be taken to ensure the safety of Ethiopian immigrants and other African immigrants.
GARE and E-CPCR urges the Government of South Africa to immediately:
-. Take appropriate urgent action to stop Xenophobia attacks against Ethiopian and other African immigrants
-. Provide medical attention, emergency assistance and appropriate shelter for those displaced from their homes and scattered in police stations and churches,
– Take appropriate lawful action against officials inciting Africa-phobia attacks
– Provide appropriate compensations to those killed, injured and for those who have lost properties,
We urge the United Nations, the African Union, the United States, the European Community and the International community at large to use their influence and demand the South African government to take immediate legal actions to protect immigrants under its protection,
UNHCR to transfer refugees who are becoming victims of the repeated South African xenophobic attacks to a safer location,
We encourage domestic and International Human Rights Organizations to provide pro bono legal assistance to the Ethiopian victims of xenophobia in South Africa,
Finally, we recognize that the grim socio-economic and political situation in Ethiopia is driving thousands of young girls and boys from their home land and exposing them to inhuman treatment abroad. The Ethiopian government must take responsibility and take appropriate and immediate action to protect the rights of its citizens who are being subjected to barbaric killings in the streets of South Africa.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
በ24ኛው ክፍለጦር ውስጥ የሚገኙ ወታደሮች ትጥቃቸውን እየሸጡ በመጥፋት ላይ ናቸው ተባለ •
በ24ኛው ክፍለጦር ውስጥ የሚገኙ ወታደሮች ትጥቃቸውን እየሸጡ በመጥፋት ላይ ናቸው ተባለ •
ትህዲኤን እንደዘገበው በምዕራብ እዝ በ24ኛ ክ/ጦር ውስጥ የሚገኙ የገዢው ኢህአዴግ ጉጅሌ ወታደሮች በየወቅቱ መሳሪያቸውንና ትጥቃቸውን እየሸጡ በመጥፋት ላይ እንዳሉ ተገለፀ::
ትህዴን ከክፍለጦሩ ውስጥ ባገኘነው መረጃ መሰረት ሲል በዘገበው ዘገባው በምዕራብ እዝ 24ኛ ክ/ጦር የገዢው ኢህአደግ ጉጅሌ የሰራዊት አባላት በሚቀጠሩበት ወቅት በስርአቱ የሚገባላቸው ቃል ሰለማይተገበር ካላቸው የማህበራዊ ችግር የተነሳ መሳሪያዎቻቸውንና ትጥቃቸውን እየሸጡ በመጥፋት ላይ እንደሚገኙ ከገለፀ በኋላ። በተለይ ደግሞ የክፍለ ጦሩ አባላት 2ኛ ረጅመንት የሆኑት ሁለት ወታደሮች መጋቢት 20/ 2007 ዓ/ም ክፍላቸውን ትተው ዳንሻ አልፈው በጎንደር መንገድ በመሄድ ላይ እያሉ ለሲቪሉ ማህበረሰብ መሳሪያቸውንና ትጥቃቸውን ግዙን መሳፈሪያ አጥተናል እንዳሏቸው ሊታወቅ ተችሏል::
መረጃው በማከል እንዳስረዳው የክፍለ ጦሩ አዛዦች ለሰራዊቱ የማህበራዊ አገልግሎት ተብሎ የመጣውን ገንዘብ። ከታች እስከ ላይ ተሳስረው ለግል ጥቅማቸው እያዋሉት መሆናቸውን በሰራዊቱ ተገምግሞ ሲያበቃ። እስከ አሁን ድረስ ግን የተተገበረ ለውጥ እንደሌለ መረጃው ጨምሮ አስረድቷል ሲል ትህዴን ዘግቧል::
ትህዴን ከክፍለጦሩ ውስጥ ባገኘነው መረጃ መሰረት ሲል በዘገበው ዘገባው በምዕራብ እዝ 24ኛ ክ/ጦር የገዢው ኢህአደግ ጉጅሌ የሰራዊት አባላት በሚቀጠሩበት ወቅት በስርአቱ የሚገባላቸው ቃል ሰለማይተገበር ካላቸው የማህበራዊ ችግር የተነሳ መሳሪያዎቻቸውንና ትጥቃቸውን እየሸጡ በመጥፋት ላይ እንደሚገኙ ከገለፀ በኋላ። በተለይ ደግሞ የክፍለ ጦሩ አባላት 2ኛ ረጅመንት የሆኑት ሁለት ወታደሮች መጋቢት 20/ 2007 ዓ/ም ክፍላቸውን ትተው ዳንሻ አልፈው በጎንደር መንገድ በመሄድ ላይ እያሉ ለሲቪሉ ማህበረሰብ መሳሪያቸውንና ትጥቃቸውን ግዙን መሳፈሪያ አጥተናል እንዳሏቸው ሊታወቅ ተችሏል::
መረጃው በማከል እንዳስረዳው የክፍለ ጦሩ አዛዦች ለሰራዊቱ የማህበራዊ አገልግሎት ተብሎ የመጣውን ገንዘብ። ከታች እስከ ላይ ተሳስረው ለግል ጥቅማቸው እያዋሉት መሆናቸውን በሰራዊቱ ተገምግሞ ሲያበቃ። እስከ አሁን ድረስ ግን የተተገበረ ለውጥ እንደሌለ መረጃው ጨምሮ አስረድቷል ሲል ትህዴን ዘግቧል::
Public meeting Ethiopians in Norway Mrs Sewasews concluding remark
Public meeting Ethiopians in Norway Mrs Sewasews concluding remark
Public meeting Ethiopians in Norway Mrs Sewasews concluding remark
21 03 2015
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