Jihad is tearing Africa apart: opendoors.org.au/frontline-f… "Nine out of 10 Christians killed for their faith worldwide are killed in Sub-Saharan Africa. "Christians in the region are being persecuted on a scale never seen before. Killings, torture, and kidnapping are an everyday threat. Islamic extremists want to eliminate Christianity and are using unthinkable violence. The brutality is unprecedented and it is wrecking lives. "WHY ISN’T IT IN THE HEADLINES? "It’s under-reported in the media. Relatively few people are aware of the extreme violence. Without more attention, nothing will change, and Christians won’t get the help they need." opendoors.org.au/frontline-f…

With the media focused on Gaza, Christians across Africa fall to a globalizing jihad jns.org/with-the-media-focus… While the world’s eyes are on Gaza, people who would otherwise care have been made blind to the plight of black Christians persecuted across Africa. There are approximately 15 African countries where jihadists—ideological cousins of Hamas—oppress indigenous Christian populations. The case of Eritrea is particularly instructive, as it demonstrates what can happen to the freedom of religion, conscience and expression when the far-left comes to power, enabled by an Islamic majority. Since Eritrea’s independence in 1993, the country’s dictatorial regime has been an absolute authoritarianism that is doing everything possible to maintain its power. It has arrested, harassed and murdered Christians who are considered to be “agents of the West” and a threat to the government. To oppose the regime is to risk arrest, torture and the denial of legal protection. Pastors and priests are typically the main target for persecution and arrest in the country. For instance, seven Eritrean Christian leaders (including Orthodox priests) have been imprisoned for more than 20 years without charges. In Eritrea, an Islamist alliance with Communists may mirror what many fear may come to pass in Europe as the “Red-Green Alliance” menacingly grows. For more info, please read this latest column by @DrCharlesJacobs and me: jns.org/with-the-media-focus…