A new report released today (November 22, 2017) reveals that the emergence of "Islamist hyper-extremism" is primarily responsible for a shocking rise in religious persecution across the world, according to the Christian Today website.
Violent terror attacks inspired by Islamist ideology have now taken place in one in five countries, the report found, highlighting that most religious persecution is from militant organizations, not governments.
"A virulent and extremist form of Islam emerged as the number-one threat to religious freedom," according to the report, "Religious Freedom in the World," by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Researchers examined 196 countries across the globe and of these, 38 showed "unmistakable evidence of significant religious freedom violations."
"It emerged that a massive upsurge in violence and instability linked to Islamism had played a significant role in creating an explosion in the number of refugees," the report said. It found a "key objective" of Islamist hyper-extremism is to eliminate other religious communities from land, which has resulted in a mass exodus of Christians from the Middle East.
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