US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Biden Administration are committed to working against "Islamophobia". This is what emerged from the White House's annual report on religious freedom in the world, just as news came from Nigeria of the killing of 50 Christians in a Catholic church in Owo. Others speak of a death toll of between 70 and 100 people.
The correspondent of the German BILD reported: "With weapons and explosives they broke into the Catholic church, killing up to 100 people and even shooting runaway children and pregnant women! The faithful lay motionless on the floor of the church, hoping to be spared”. On the BBC, a survivor said: "I saw whole families wiped out, friends, relatives, those I knew."
But it is "Muslims who are being targeted with violence," according to US President Joe Biden . At a reception in the White House to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Biden appointed the first Muslim as ambassador for religious freedom, Rashad Hussain. Why give a Muslim such an important post as that of ambassador for religious freedom?
In recent months, Biden has even removed Nigeria from the blacklist of countries accused of participating in or tolerating religious persecution. "It's a victory for terrorists and a defeat for anyone interested in human rights and religious freedom," said Frank Wolf, a former congressman behind key laws requiring administrations to name religious freedom violators. READ MORE
