More fruit of the glorious Obama-endorsed “Arab Spring.” And look at how the Associated Press covered this atrocity. “Two Christian Churches in Egypt Attacked By Muslims This Week,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, May 18: (AINA) — The escalation of Muslim attacks on Christian churches in Egypt continues unabated. This week two attacks were carried … Continue reading »
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Coptic schoolteacher detained for insulting Islam in Egypt
Coptic-Christian social studies teacher in Upper Egypt’s Luxor governorate is detained for four days pending investigation after being charged with insulting Islam Ahram Online , Public prosecutors in the Upper Egyptian Luxor governorate on Thursday ordered the detention of a Coptic-Christian schoolteacher for four days pending investigation on charges that she had insulted … Continue reading »
M is for Mosque
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/70051/Egypt/Politics-/M-is-for-Mosque-How-Egypts-Copts-were-sidelined.aspx File photo: A Christian boy looks from inside the Saint Mary Church, which was set on fire during clashes between Muslims and Christians on Saturday in the heavily populated area of Imbaba in Cairo May 8, 2011 (Photo: Reuters) “What’s been done will be done again.” This is a line from the Bible that … Continue reading »
The Copts flee Egypt
Rumours of a Coptic exodus from Egypt have been circulating by word of mouth and on the Internet, but the truth may be less dramatic than the reports have made it appear, writes Michael Adel It happened before, notably in Iraq: on Islamists coming to power, Arab Christians have been forced to leave their homeland. … Continue reading »
Egypt pope warns Copts are scared
Pope Tawadros II says fear is driving many Coptic Christians to emigrate, attack on St Mark’s Cathedral was mostly due to ‘misunderstanding’ Ahram Online Pope Tawadros II, the 118th pope of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church (Reuters) Fear and worry has driven many Coptic Christians to leave Egypt, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II said … Continue reading »
Islam’s Collective Punishment of Christians
By Raymond Ibrahim As many of Israel’s critics portray it as collectively punishing the Palestinians, overlooked and unsaid is the greater frequency with which Muslims collectively punish the religious minorities living under their authority, often in atrocious ways. Consider Egypt alone. The most recent attacks on Egypt’s Copts, culminating in the unprecedented besiegement of the St. Mark … Continue reading »
The Siege of Egypt’s St. Mark Cathedral An Insider’s Account
by Raymond Ibrahim “Was Egypt’s entire state security unable to stop a mere 30-40 youths form vandalizing the nation’s cathedral?” — Amir Ramzi, eyewitness to the Egyptian security forces joining the mob that attacked the cathedral. What really happened on Sunday, April 7, 2013, during the St. Mark Cathedral attack in Cairo, where two Christians … Continue reading »
Egypt jihadist leader warns of Coptic triumph
Brother of Al-Qaeda leader warns Egypt’s Coptic Christians could take advantage of instability and failure to implement Islamic Sharia law Ahram Online Salafist lead Mohamed El-Zawahiri presents his views on the compatibility of Islam and Islamic Sharia law (Photo: Al-Ahram) Mohamed El-Zawahiri, the brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman El-Zawahiri, has warned that the … Continue reading »
An Islamic Declaration of War on Christianity
By Raymond Ibrahim While it is easy to confuse the recent jihadi attack on Egypt’s St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo as just more of the usual, this attack has great symbolic significance, and in many ways bodes great evil for Egypt’s millions of Christians. Consider some facts: St. Mark Cathedral—named after the author of the … Continue reading »
Egyptian Christian Dies After Muslims Douse Him with Gasoline, Set Him on Fire
By Daniel Greenfield Saber Helal Saber’s family says he was just passing by, but he was a Christian during a violent Muslim pogrom against Christians. And so he was doused with gasoline, set on fire and burned to death. Saber was only 21. He died from suffering burns over 70 to 85 percent of his … Continue reading »
Morsy’s Christian Problem
Mahmoud Salem /The country was watching, half in horror and the other half probably in glee, as the police of the Islamist state of Egypt actively joined a mob in their attack on the cathedral “Any attack on Egypt’s Christians is an attack on me personally,” said President Mohamed Morsi during his 100th day as … Continue reading »
Brotherhood official: Egyptian Jews in Israel entitled to reclaim properties abandoned on exodus
A Muslim Brotherhood official has said that if they return home, Egyptian Jews in Palestine’s occupied lands should be entitled to reclaim the properties they abandoned when they left Egypt in the 1950s. Commenting on an earlier call by Essam al-Erian, a prominent group figure, Hamdy Hassan told independent daily Youm 7 on Monday that … Continue reading »
Egypt’s Jihad Organizations Call for Christian Genocide
According to today’s issue of El Fegr, “Elements of terrorist, jihadi organizations distributed leaflets today inciting for the killing of Copts in Suez, Ismailia, and Upper Egypt, promising them [Copts] a tragic end if they do not return to the truth.” An image of a copy of the letter appears on El Fegr’s website. Titled … Continue reading »
The Muslim Brotherhood’s True Face
Editor’s note: The following news items from Arabic media related to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt were first translated and interpreted by Shillman Journalism Fellow Raymond Ibrahim. Muslim Brotherhood Calls for a ‘United Arab States’ with Jerusalem as its Capital Once again, we see how Western concepts, when articulated through an Islamic framework, lead to … Continue reading »
Shades of 79, love from Obamas new Egyptian bff’s..
3000 Muslims attack Christian homes in Egypt over rumor h/t EOZ A mob of over 3000 Muslims attacked Copts in the village of Kobry-el-Sharbat (el-Ameriya), Alexandria this afternoon. Coptic homes and shops were looted before being set ablaze. Two Copts and a Muslim were injured. The violence started after a rumor was spread that a … Continue reading »
