“Churches are closed, the Coptic Christians are being attacked and their property destroyed, and there is no deterrent. The Copts always pay the price of this coexistence, not the aggressors. The reactions of officials are disappointing, and when there is any dispute or an attack, the first alternative is to close the church and put […]
Egypt: Christians pelted with rocks, four churches closed as government treats prayer “as a crime”
According to the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of Minya, in describing the worsening state of persecution against the Copts in Egypt: What happened within two weeks, hasn’t happen over years; churches are closed, the Coptic Christians are being attacked and their property destroyed, and there is no deterrent The walls have been closing in for the […]
Graphic video from Egypt: Muslim chases, stabs Coptic bishop to death, authorities claim killer “mentally ill”
Yesterday Jihad Watch reported on the murder of Samaan Shehata, but the initial report was light on detail, and had some of the facts wrong. This account is much fuller. Warning: this video is graphic. A persecuted Christian from Egypt sent it to me with the note: “It is heartbreaking, not for the faint hearted.” […]
Egypt: Muslim blocks priest’s car and asks him to get out, then murders him
Daily life for Coptic Christians in Egypt is always precarious. Something like this can always happen, and often does. “Breaking: Coptic priest killed in stabbing incident in Cairo outskirts,” by Taha Sakr, Egypt Independent, October 12, 2017: A Coptic priest affiliated with a church in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Beni Suef was killed on Thursday […]
Egypt: 16-year-old Christian girl kidnapped to be converted to Islam is freed
“Her kidnapping was part of a series of disappearances in which Coptic girls were targeted by Islamist networks, who kidnap and force them to convert to Islam and then either marry them off or sell them for large amounts of money.” Will the Islamophobia never end? “Coptic girl, 16, rescued 92 days after Islamists kidnapped […]
Egypt: Muslim ex-kidnapper admits “they get paid for every Christian girl they bring in”
“If all goes to plan, the girls are also forced into marriage with a strict Muslim. Their husbands don’t love them, they just marry her to make her a Muslim. She will be hit and humiliated. And if she tries to escape, or convert back to her original religion, she will be killed.” Will the […]
Egyptian authorities close 1300-member church because it was “upsetting to Muslims”
The blockading of the church caused Coptic residents of Ezbat Al-Forn Village to write a letter to Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, titled “We were prevented from prayer like criminals.” President el-Sisi has long been deemed to be the hope of Egypt. His words sent shockwaves throughout the world when he declared over 2 1/2 […]
Egypt: Muslim military officers beat soldier to death upon learning he was Christian
Imagine the outcry, the entirely justified international uproar, that would ensue if Christian officers had beat a Muslim soldier to death. But this incident will pass largely unnoticed. “Soldier Beaten to Death for His Christian Faith, Relatives Say,” Morning Star News, July 27, 2017 (thanks to the Geller Report): CAIRO (Morning Star News) – Egyptian […]
Survivor of Islamic State massacre says jihadis told Christians to renounce faith, killed them when they refused
After every murder, they screamed “Allahu akbar.” Not that this has anything to do with Islam. A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these you […]
James Zogby demonizes as “Islamophobic” group helping persecuted Christians
With “friends” like James Zogby — co-founder of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee — the Mideast’s persecuted Christians apparently don’t need any more enemies. “James Zogby: Proud of His Shame,” by Coptic Solidarity, FrontPage Magazine, July 14, 2017: Editor’s Note: James Zogby—a notorious Anti-Semite and staunch defender of Islamic terror groups (including Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the Muslim Brotherhood) who refers […]