Coptic Solidarity The Muslim murderer of a Coptic man in Egypt said he was moved to the act, not because he personally knew the Christian, but because he was inflamed with zeal, especially after reading the Koran, and because he is “loyal to Allah.” In late April—a few days after another Muslim man slaughtered a Coptic Christian priest—three masked men pulled up in their … [Read more...]
Ramadan Sees Spike in ‘Disappearance’ of Coptic Christian Women and Girls
Coptic Solidarity Two stories of Coptic Christian women disappearing off the streets of Egypt that surfaced around the same time in the month of Ramadan, April, 2022, are a testimony to the ongoing prevalence of this phenomenon. On April 11, Simone Adel Isaac, a 15-year-old Coptic girl, disappeared. Her parents immediately carried out an extensive investigation, including by … [Read more...]
Muslim Pharmacist Berates, Slaps Coptic Christian Woman for Not Observing Ramadan
Coptic Solidarity A Muslim man berated and beat a Coptic Christian woman because she entered his establishment with her head uncovered during Ramadan in Egypt. According to the Apr. 27, 2022 Arabic language report, Nevin Sobhi, a 30-year-old married mother, went to her local drugstore to pick up some medication for her young son, who accompanied her. On entering, she noticed … [Read more...]
‘Progressive’ Egyptian Newspaper Publishes Fatwa Banning Muslims from Selling Food to ‘Infidels’ (Non-Muslims) During Ramadan
Coptic Solidarity On April 12, 2022, the popular Egyptian daily newspaper and website, al-Masry al-Youm (“the Egyptian Today”), published a fatwa by the Syrian cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Salih Munajjid, under the title, “What Is the Ruling on Selling Food to Infidels during the Daylight [Hours] of Ramadan?” After offering the usual caveat—that such rulings do not apply to those … [Read more...]
Egypt: Coptic Christian Priest Slaughtered in Broad Daylight
Coptic Solidarity Another Coptic Christian clergyman was murdered in cold blood in Egypt today [this article was originally published on Thursday, April 7]. Local Christian media reported that, while walking in a crowded street of Alexandria with a group of church youth and his own family, Fr. Arsenius Wadid was repeatedly stabbed in the neck by an unidentified but bearded … [Read more...]