Coptic Solidarity A Coptic Christian man was recently murdered, hacked to pieces, and dumped into a canal in the Amiriya district of Cairo. On September 29, Mina Musa, 21, left his family home in Minya for a new job in Cairo. He was responding to an advertisement on social media to assist an elderly person in Cairo, for a generous salary, along with broader networking … [Read more...]
Egypt Publishes Book Calling for the Destruction of Churches
Coptic Solidarity Islamic schizophrenia—or merely two-facedness—is making the news again, in Egypt. At a time when President Sisi and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb, are publicly claiming, especially to the West, that Islam does not prohibit the construction of churches, an Arabic language book calling for the destruction of churches was recently exposed … [Read more...]
Massive Fire Consumes Coptic Christian Diocese in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity On Saturday night, August 31, 2024, a massive fire “broke out” in the Coptic Diocese of Beni Suef in Egypt, consuming all of the five-story Christian building’s contents—reception halls, offices, libraries, precious books, furniture, and computers—as well as more than 300 wooden benches belonging to the adjacent Church of the Virgin Mary, which were located … [Read more...]
Another Coptic Christian Girl ‘Disappears’ in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity Although initially kept quiet and suppressed, the ongoing cries of a Coptic Christian family and supportive community concerning the latest Christian girl to “disappear” recently made the rounds on Arabic social media. Earlier this month, Christina Karim Aziz, a 20-year-old Christian girl, disappeared off the streets of al-Fatah Center, in Assyut, where she … [Read more...]
Egypt ‘Intensifying Preaching Activities’ in Thousands of Newly Built Mosques
Coptic Solidarity Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments has announced a new personal record: between September 2020 and June 2024, it has opened a total of 4,960 new mosques, and renovated, replaced, and/or augmented another 12,081 mosques. This pious project has cost the Third World nation a hefty 19 billion Egyptian pounds. Among other “reforms,” the ministry added that it is … [Read more...]