nursery in 2007. A nun was slain in that attack as were several bystanders. Scores of children were left wounded. Christians are typically viewed as infidels and collaborators with the West by Islamic extremists. The terrorists that fill the ranks of al-Qaida and other groups believe it is halal or permissible to harm Christians. Islamic extremists have zero tolerance for Christians and other religious minorities. These radicals are hellbent on realizing their ultimate goal of purging the Middle East of all Christians once and for all. A rather dark vision that could only enthrall monsters and enemies of humanity. The second threat to Christians is more subdued and less high-profile than that of the hardcore jihadi threat but is no less detrimental to the well-being of Christians in the region. The second threat comes in the form of institutionalized discrimination and general intolerance from governments regimes that are governed according to Islamic beliefs. Christians living in Islamic societies face general abuse and are treated as second-class citizens. The practice of policies that are inherently intolerant and hostile towards Christians ensures that they experience discrimination and hardship in obtaining and maintaining employment and housing. Millions of Christians live in poverty and squalor while entire families are homeless because they have been unable to obtain employment due to the legal and administrative restrictions and hurdles placed before them by Islamic governed regimes. Churches and Christian groups are subject to surveillance and harassment by the state. The educational system in many Islamic nations