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Omar Sacirbey, Correspondent for the Religion News Service, Boston, Massachusettes

Omar Sacirbey, Boston Omar Sacirbey is a Boston-based correspondent for the Religion News Service and other publications. In 2008, he was a finalist for the Religion Newswriters Association Templeton Reporter of the Year award, and in 2007, he placed third in the American Academy of Religion news writing contest. In 2005, he was an Alicia Patterson Foundation Journalism Fellow, focusing on Muslims in North America. Before journalism, he was an advisor with the Bosnian Foreign Ministry, serving at the United Nations in New York, and in Sarajevo and The Hague. He holds masters degrees from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and the Columbia University School of Journalism. He also writes about business, foreign affairs, politics, and food. His website is http://www.omarsacirbey.com. http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/site/editorialteam

Troubles of Islam in Algeria

Bejaia: May 28, 2011. Seven churches in Algeria have been ordered to close, following the passage of a law requiring registration. One report is saying that a notice, dated 22 May, was sent from a High Police Commissioner informing the President of the Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA) that a decision had been made to close down all Christian places of worship throughout the country that are not designated for religious purposes, and threatened "severe consequences and punishments" for violation of the order. Other reports say the Governor of Bejaia has informed the President of EPA that the seven churches in that particular province of Algeria must close down. Whichever story is the more accurate, and it is often difficult to get precise information in these situations, this is a calculated assault on the church of Jesus Christ and stems from a 2006 law which regulates the exercise of religions other than Islam. Naturally, the EPA churches cannot comply with the reg

Voltaire Criticism of Islam

"Your religion, although it has some good points, such as worship of the great Being, and the necessity of being just and charitable, is otherwise nothing but a rehash of Judaism and a tedious collection of fairy tales. If the archangel Gabriel had brought the leaves of the Koran to Mahomet from some planet, all Arabia would have seen Gabriel come down : nobody saw him; therefore Mahomet was a brazen impostor who deceived imbeciles." http://www.conservapedia.com/Voltaire

Martin Luther the Muslims are God Sent Punishment for the Christians and God's Scourge

The Muslims were simply God's scourge and schoolmaster, permitted by God to be the servant of the devil, who not only ruins land and people with the sword but also lays waste the Christian faith and our dear Lord Jesus Christ. Note: Martin Luther lashes at Muslims because they deny that Jesus is son of God.