Report Details Abuse Of Christians In Iraq

Photo: Iraqis rush to a car bomb explosion at a Christian church in Kirkuk in January

From CNN:

(CNN) -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom cited several examples in a recent report of abuse toward Christians in Iraq.

# Christian women have been forced to wear hijab scarves by extremist Muslims and some have been made to leave their jobs because they refused the hijabs. Militants have threatened and killed women for socializing publicly with men who are not their relatives.

# Attackers have hit businesses judged as "un-Islamic," such as alcohol shops, beauty salons, cinemas, and video stores, and owners of such businesses have fled the country amid threats and attacks.

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