The Extremist Persecution of Christians, May 2026
by Raymond Ibrahim • September 7, 2026
- On
April 8 the family received a WhatsApp call from a Muslim man identifying
himself as Sohail Riaz, based in Dubai. He claimed Jia was in his custody
and warned them against pursuing the case. Masih said Riaz had contacted
her through social media and "groomed her for sexual exploitation
under the guise of marriage." — Morning Star News, May 7, 2026, Pakistan.
- The terrorists set fire to the
church, parish buildings, and countless homes. Archbishop Antonio Juliasse
described it as "a terrifying scene, houses and infrastructure
destroyed, a historic parish reduced to rubble." Captured Christians
were also "forced to listen to the jihadists' proclamations of
hatred." Over the last nine years, more than 300 Christians have been
killed, continued the archbishop, adding, "most of them with their
throats slit," and "at least 117 churches and chapels destroyed,
23 of them in 2025 alone. — lanuovabq.it, May 2, 2026, Mozambique.
- [A]uthorities completely
demolished the Holy Mother of God Cathedral (the main Armenian Apostolic
cathedral) and St. Hakob Church in Stepanakert, Artsakh
(Nagorno-Karabakh). Satellite imagery has confirmed both Christian sites
were razed to the ground, leaving only paved or cleared ground. The
cathedral, consecrated only in 2019, had been the city's primary place of
worship. The demolition followed the 2023 Azerbaijani military takeover
that forced more than 120,000 Armenian Christians to flee. — christianophobie.fr,
May 5, 2026, Azerbaijan
- Police and intelligence reports
estimated more than 5,000 Muslims participated in the rioting, arson, and
church attacks. Nearly 400 were initially arrested, but most, later,
received bail, acquittal, or discharge. Of 336 suspects charged, only one
remains in prison. — morningstarnews.org, May 22, 2026, Pakistan.
- "How many more churches
must be desecrated before the nation fully grasps the gravity of these
acts? For when a statue of Christ or the Virgin Mary is broken, when a
consecrated place is deliberately vandalized, it is not merely stone,
wood, or glass that is being attacked. It is a memory, a faith, and a
civilization that some seem intent on trampling." — Tribune
Chrétienne, May 26, 2026, France.
The following are among the murders and abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of May 2026.
Muslim Slaughter of
Christians
Nigeria: On May 3, "Muslim Fulani gunmen killed five Christians in
a fresh attack on Fan village," resident Bot James reported. The victims
were ambushed returning home from their businesses. Fulani assailants in the
same county also killed two Christians in Kassa village on April 27 and four
Christians -- while injuring five others -- in Hurum village on April 19.
On May 8, Muslim Fulani
gunmen killed 13 Christians in a pre-dawn attack on the community of Ngbra
Zongo in Plateau State. "The attack has left dozens of other Christians
injured, hundreds of others displaced," a spokesperson for the community related.
Three pregnant women were among the dead.
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