An international social media campaign in which Christians are expressing support for their persecuted brethren in Iraq is gathering pace.
The Arabic letter ‘N’ which is being daubed on property owned by Christians in northern Iraq is now part of a social media campaign.
The campaign is seeing many Christians replace their Facebook profile picture with the Arabic letter ‘N’ following reports that houses owned by Christians in areas under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq are being daubed with the letter, standing for Nazarene.
Meanwhile, the Australian Christian Lobby’s Managing Director Lyle Shelton has urged politicians not to forget the plight of Christians in Iraq and Syria.
“Nations like Australia have a moral obligation to speak out against such persecution,” he said.
A petition has been launched asking the Australian Government to put the persecution of Christians around the world on the agenda at the upcoming G20 Summit in Brisbane.
It was reported last week that every Christian had left Mosul after members of the Islamic State issued an ultimatum for them to convert to Islam, pay a fine or face “the sword”. Reports now say fighters loyal to the IS have taken over a monastery near the largely Christian town of Qaraqosh, located to the south-east of Mosul, and expelled the monks, clerics and others living there.
The actions of the IS have been condemned around the world including by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The petition can be found here.
