They Say We Are Infidels : On the Run From ISIS with Persecuted Christians in the Middle East

Now in softcover with a new chapter!They Say We Are InfidelsReading Lolita in TehranWe Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our FamiliesThey Say We Are InfidelsThey Say We Are Infidels Now with a new chapter!“Everywhere militants were blowing up Christians, their churches, their shops. They threatened them with kidnapping. They promised to take their children. The message to these ‘infidels': You have no place in Iraq. Pay a penalty to stay, leave, or be killed.”Sweeping from Syria into Iraq, Islamic State fighters (ISIS) have been brutalizing and annihilating Christians. How? Why? Where did the terrorists come from, and what can be done to stop them? For more than a decade, journalist Mindy Belz has reported on the ground from the Middle East, giving her unparalleled access to the story no one wants to believe. In They Say We Are Infidels, she brings the stark reality of this escalating genocide to light, tracking the stories of real-life Christians who refuse to abandon their faith—even in the face of losing everything, including their lives.As Reading Lolita in Tehran did for Iran and We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families did for Rwanda, They Say We Are Infidels shines light into the Middle East through the stories of everyday heroes and heroines who will not be silenced. A must-read for anyone seeking a firmer grasp on the complex dynamics at play in war-torn Iraq and Syria, They Say We Are Infidels is the eye-opening and revelatory testimony of a journalist who heads into a war zone—and is forever changed by the people she encounters there. "Everywhere militants were blowing up Christians, their churches, their shops. They threatened them with kidnapping. They promised to take their children. The message to these 'infidels': You have no place in Iraq. Pay a penalty to stay, leave, or be killed." Sweeping from Syria into Iraq, Islamic State fighters (ISIS) have been brutalizing and annihilating Christians. How? Why? Where did the terrorists come from, and what can be done to stop them? For more than a decade, journalist Mindy Belz has reported on the ground from the Middle East, giving her unparalleled access to the story no one wants to believe. In They Say We Are Infidels, she brings the stark reality of this escalating genocide to light, tracking the stories of real-life Christians who refuse to abandon their faith--even in the face of losing everything, including their lives. As Reading Lolita in Tehran did for Iran and We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families did for Rwanda, They Say We Are Infidels shines light into the Middle East through the stories of everyday heroes and heroines who will not be silenced. A must-read for anyone seeking a firmer grasp on the complex dynamics at play in war-torn Iraq and Syria, They Say We Are Infidels is the eye-opening and revelatory testimony of a journalist who heads into a war zone--and is forever changed by the people she encounters there. - from publisher Examines The Escalating Persecution Of Christian Groups In The Middle East By Isis Forces, Offering Testimony Of The Brutalization And Annihilation Of Christians Along With Their Refusal To Abandon Their Faith In The Face Of It All,--novelist. Part 1: War And Peace -- 1. Insaf's Journey -- 2. Right Of Return -- 3. No Guarantees -- 4. Fire Like Cold Water -- 5. The War Before -- 6. Window Of Opportunity -- Part 2: Chasing Peace -- 7. Vanished -- 8. Crusaders And The Mujahideen -- 9. Places Of Exile -- 10. The Keeper Of Nahum's Tomb -- 11. A Church Of Martyrs -- 12. Fasting And Flight -- Part 3: Inside The House Of War -- 13. The Coming Of A New Caliphate -- 14. The Death Of One American -- 15. The New Jihad -- 16. Emptying Mosul -- 17. Enlisted -- 18. The Final Fall -- 19. Fighting Isis -- 20. Cities Of Refuge -- 21. A Garden By Night. Mindy Belz. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Sweeping from Syria into Iraq, Islamic State fighters (ISIS) have been brutalizing and annihilating Christians. How? Why? Where did the terrorists come from, and what can be done to stop them? For more than a decade, journalist Mindy Belz has reported on the ground from the Middle East, giving her ... access to the story ... In [this book], she brings the stark reality of this escalating genocide to light, tracking the stories of real-life Christians who refuse to abandon their faith--even in the face of losing everything, including their lives"--Amazon.com Preface War and Peace Insaf's Journey Right of Return No Guarantees Fire Like Cold Water The War Before Window of Opportunity Chasing Peace Vanished Crusaders and the Mujahideen Places of Exile The Keeper of Nahum's Tomb A Church of Martyrs Fasting and Flight Inside the House of War The Coming of a New Caliphate The Death of One American The New Jihad Emptying Mosul Enlisted The Final Fall Fighting ISIS Cities of Refuge A Garden of Night Acknowledgements Time Line of Key Events in Iraq and Syria Notes Index About the Author