Muslims Protecting Christians Around the World

Saint Matthew Monastery (Der Mar Matti), a Syriac Orthodox monastery overlooking the Nineveh Plains towns of Bashiqa and Bartella, in between the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. (Public Domain)

By Charles Upton and John Andrew Morrow

October 15, 2018

In recent years many stories of the heroic defense of Christians by Muslims, often against attacks by ISIS, Boko Haram and other Takfiri terrorists, have emerged from Syria, Iraq, Egypt, the Philippines, Canada, France and elsewhere. These actions are entirely in the spirit, though not always in the awareness, of the Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad, as elucidated in The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World by Dr. John Andrew Morrow (see http://www.covenantsoftheprophet.com). Here are links to 43 of them:

‘Christianity in Syria is under threat from forces the West is supporting’

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2016/may/more-than-300-islamic-leaders-denounce-extremism.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/muslims-jordan-guard-churches-easter-sunday-180756/

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/christmas-iraq-christians-minorities.html

The U.S. Christian & Muslim Coalition (CMC)

http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-philippines-islamic-state-20170907-story.html

Film showing Muslims protecting Christians nominated for Oscar

http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/2/41218/Evidence-of-protecting-Christians%E2%80%99-rights-churches-in-Islam

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/22/kenya-al-shabaab-attack-muslims-protect-christians-mandera

https://www.ethicsdaily.com/when-300-muslims-defended-christians-but-few-noticed-cms-23580/

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/0bf04873-a57e-4429-aaa5-25f11b703ee9

https://www.therebel.media/the_rebel_in_iraq_meeting_righteous_kurdish_muslims_who_protect_christians

http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/january/is-kurdistan-syria-churchs-best-hope-for-survival

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/iraq-christians-seek-refuge-with-kurds-2014624867119947.html

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/1221/In-Hezbollah-stronghold-Lebanese-Christians-find-respect-stability

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46415.htm

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35151967

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenyan-muslim-man-who-died-protecting-christians-in-terror-attack-awarded-top-honour-a6964936.html

https://parliamentofreligions.org/content/thousands-egyptian-muslims-serve-human-shields-protect-coptic-christians

https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/22/africa/kenya-bus-attack-al-shabaab-muslim-christians/index.html

Christians Protect Mosques on Fri., Muslims Guard Churches on Sunday

https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroons-muslims-and-christians-unite-against-boko-haram/3152365.html

https://www.france24.com/en/20131216-central-african-republic-car-christian-muslim-neighbourhoods-bangui

200 Muslim Men Surround Christian Church On Christmas Day…To Protect Worshippers

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2017/04/3-muslim-women-died-defending-christians-palm-sunday.php

https://www.ucanews.com/news/viral-photo-shows-muslims-defending-catholic-church-in-egypt/69064

http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/egyptian-priest-praises-muslim-support-of-threatened-christians.cfm

Some Surprising and Hopeful Signs: Muslims Defend Jews, Jews Defend Muslims

https://thinkprogress.org/thousands-of-egyptian-muslims-show-up-as-human-shields-to-defend-coptic-christians-from-terrorism-adef1a1dd3ff/

Bishop thanks Muslims for protecting Christians in Egypt’s Al-Khosous

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/muslims-return-favor-join-hands-christian-protesters-mass-cairo-tahrir-square-article-1.137961

http://theboniukfoundation.org/christians-protecting-muslims-as-they-pray-during-the-revolution-cairo-egypt-2011/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/muslims-christians-philippines-marawi-isis-flee-seige-a7771126.html

https://www.gospelherald.com/articles/70921/20170614/muslims-protecting-christians-isis-lending-hijabs-besieged-philippines-town.htm

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/philippines-muslim-saves-64-christians-islamic-militants-marawi-rodrigo-duterte-abu-sayyaf-a7777351.html

https://tribune.com.pk/story/614333/muslims-form-human-chain-to-protect-christians-during-lahore-mass/

Muslims Protect Christmas Mass After France Heightens Security at Churches

https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/why-holiest-shrine-christianity-guarded-two-muslim-families-007843

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muslims-raise-over-100000-to-help-rebuild-black-churches-in-the-south_us_55ad4be7e4b0d2ded39fac57

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-36498867/the-muslims-building-a-christian-church-in-pakistan

Muslims Pitch in to Help Catholic Neighbors Rebuild Church Destroyed in Storm

Muslim Mosque Helps Catholic Church Recover Following Shocking Vandalism