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...]
Egypt: No Justice For—and No Justices Are—Christian Women
Coptic Solidarity “To date, no hearings have been set, no reparation has been provided, and no courts have sought to move the case forward.” Such is how a recent report describes the plight of So‘ad Thabet, a Coptic Christian grandmother in her seventies living in Egypt. On May 20, 2016, a mob of some 300 Muslim men descended on her home, stripped her completely naked, beat, … [Read more...]
Egypt: Yet Another Ancient Coptic Monastery Left to Ruin
Coptic Solidarity Yet another ancient monastery in Egypt is on the verge of ruin. Due to heavy rainfalls on Feb. 19, 2022, the Saint Paul monastery near the Red Sea Mountains of Egypt suffered extreme damage—including collapsed walls and devastation around the roads and countryside—as seen in a video published shortly thereafter. Even the roads to and from the monastery … [Read more...]