And now for some good news.
Nigeria: 200 Muslims Protect Christians from Attack
Carrie Dedrick | Editor, ChristianHeadlines.com | Monday, December 29, 2014
Over 200 Muslims reportedly protected Christians from attacks in Nigeria Christian Today reports. After Boko Haram militants carried out a series of attacks in the area, young Muslims volunteered to protect the Christ Evangelical Church in Kaduna while it conducted a Christmas service.
http://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/nigeria-200-muslims-protect-christians-from-attack.html
Egyptian Muslims hold hands and form a protective circle around a Catholic Church, under threat from Islamist militant supporters of former-President Morsi from the Muslim Brotherhood.
The photo, which has been circulated around the internet, shows over 20 Islamic men, wearing traditional Islamic dress, holding hands in a line in front of a large Catholic cathedral. The men are reportedly protecting the Catholic Church from vandalism and attacks while Christian congregants attend mass inside.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/v...nts-attend-mass-amid-threat-of-attack-102592/
2 Muslim groups' donations to help pay for water bills
Two Muslim groups are contributing $100,000 to efforts aimed at helping Detroit residents with their water bills.
The Michigan Muslim Community Council and Islamic Relief USA are donating the money to the Detroit Water Fund — a partnership between the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and the United Way for Southeastern Michigan — and Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, which offers aid for utility bills and other services to low-income people.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...slim-donations-help-pay-water-bills/21379373/
Muslim worker at Paris kosher grocer saved customers from gunman by hiding them in walk-in freezer
By Michael Walsh
January 10, 2015 4:45 PM
Yahoo News
A Muslim employee of a kosher grocery store in Paris is being hailed as a hero for hiding several customers in a walk-in freezer to save them from a violent gunman.
http://news.yahoo.com/muslim-worker...hiding-them-in-walk-in-freezer-211721268.html
Muslim Aids Jews Attacked On N.Y. Subway
A suspected bias attack on four Jewish subway riders in New York City has resulted in a friendship between the Jewish victims and the Muslim college student who came to their aid.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muslim-aids-jews-attacked-on-ny-subway/
ADL Honors Hanukkah Subway Hero Hassan Askari
New York, NY, December 19, 2007 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today recognized a Muslim student who came to the aid of several young adults physically assaulted in an anti-Semitic attack while riding the New York City subway. In recognition of Hassan Askari's courage in standing up to the hate, bigotry and violence he witnessed, ADL established the Stand-Up New Yorker Award, and made Mr. Askari its inaugural recipient.
http://archive.adl.org/presrele/mise_00/5194_00.html#.VfGBg86KyGh
Pakistan Muslims Protect Christians From Islamic Extremists, Form Human Chain Around Church
Between 200-300 Pakistani Muslims and Christians united and gathered to make a human chain around a church in Lahore, Pakistan's second largest city on Sunday.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/p...emists-form-human-chain-around-church-106103/
There are many more stories like these. Why is it that the focus is always on the negative?