Worldwide, Christians are facing increasing persecution because of their faith in Christ. However, they are not alone. An ethnic cleansing of religious minorities is occurring throughout the Middle East. Jews, Christians, Yazidis, and others are threatened with extinction.

December 2010: Tunisians ignited a spark leading to the so-called Arab Spring, fueling hope that freedom and democracy would spread rapidly throughout the Middle East. However, those hopes were dashed as the dream turned into a nightmare.

In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood's rule led to burned churches and bloodshed. The rise of the Islamic State was followed by even greater atrocities spreading to Iraq and Syria.

Minority faiths, considered infidels by Muslims, were forced to convert to Islam, pay a jizya tax, or face

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