Brother Rachid
Brother Rachid | |
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Born | Rachid Hammami Hassan II University |
Occupation | Televangelist |
Known for | Television personality |
Children | 3 |
Rachid Hammami, best known as Brother Rachid (born 1971, Morocco)
Biography
Rachid was born in Morocco to a conservative Muslim family
In 2005, he began hosting his own television program on
Views and beliefs
Rachid asks that all Moroccans be allowed: 1. To change their religion; 2. To own the translated version of the Bible in Moroccan Arabic or Arabic language without the fear of being arrested; 3. To give Christian names to their children; 4. To teach their children Christianity in school instead of Islam; and 5. The right for free practice of Christianity.[4]
In a video called “A Message to
- “How many Saudi
- “Unless the Muslim world deals with Islam and separates religion from state, we will never end this cycle. ... If Islam is not the problem, then why is it there are millions of Christians in the Middle East and yet none of them has ever blown up himself to become a martyr, even though they live under the same economic and political circumstances and even worse?”[13]
Rachid believes that the rise of the ISIS has created an unprecedented crisis of faith in the Islamic world: "Many Muslims are saying, 'If ISIS is Islam, I'm leaving.' Some are becoming
Personal life
His wife is also a Moroccan Christian and they have three children.[4]
References
- ^ اعلامي مغربي معتنق “المسيحيّة” يثير جدلاً واسعاً: ليس للوضوء أي سبب معقول
- ^ Le Desk: "Le coming out des Marocains protestants" by Hicham Oulmouddane July 14, 2016
- ^ a b "Arab broadcast ridicules boycott of Jewish products" By Aryeh Savir, San Diego Jewish World, March 10, 2014
- ^ a b c d Morocco World News: "Moroccan Converts to Christianity told their stories" 10 February 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ministries Network - Our Hosts: "Brother Rachid" Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 4, 2014
- ^ CBN: "Former Muslim Says Obama is Wrong About Islam" by Dale Hurd February 5, 2016
- ^ Christian Aid Mission: "Facing Islamic Hostility with Gentleness" Archived 2016-07-24 at the Wayback Machine July 21, 2016
- ^ Gospel Herald: "Christian Man Once Persecuted by Muslims Risks Life to Share Gospel; Converts Thousands" by LEAH MARIE ANN KLETT July 25, 2016
- ^ Al Hayat Ministries, Our Supporters Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Official Website, USA, retrieved August 1, 2017
- ^ Naomi Sakr, Arab Television Today, I.B.Tauris, UK, 2007, p. 152
- ^ Omar Abdel-Razak, bbc.co.uk, Conversion Wars, UK, August 9, 2010
- ^ a b c Western Journalism: "Watch: This Former Muslim Just Sent Obama A Wake Up Call On ISIS That Is An Absolute Must-See" by Tom Hinchey Archived 2014-09-05 at the Wayback Machine September 4, 2014
- ^ New York Times: "How ISIS Drives Muslims From Islam" by THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN December 6, 2014
- ^ Charisma News: "With So Many Muslims Finding Christ, Could Islam Fall?" by Dale Hurd June 1, 2015
- ^ Christian Today: "More Egyptians, Saudis becoming atheists after finding out what Islam really is, says Christian convert" by Hazel Torres 28 July 2016
- ^ CBN News: "Accepting Muslim Refugees: American Charity over National Safety?" by Dale Hurd January 7, 2016