Christians caught up in Philippines' urban battle with Islamists

Christians caught up in Philippines' urban battle with Islamists. A ferocious battle has raged between Islamist insurgents and Philippines soldiers in Marawi for the past week. (Reuters)

 

 

Why Do Coptic Christians Keep Getting Attacked? Egypt’s preexisting climate of pro-Islamist sectarianism is an important, and sometimes overlooked, reason (the Atlantic)

 

 

Taliban Target: Scholars of Islam. There has been an uptick in the killing of scholars as the Taliban have intensified their efforts to disrupt the Afghan government (the New York Times)