Coptic Solidarity As often happens to Christian cemeteries in Muslim nations -- whether at the hands of "ISIS" or the hands of "angry youth" -- “the tombs of the Copts [Egypt's indigenous Christians] are being turned into garbage dumps.” This was the urgent and recent message from Fr. Ayoub Yousef, who heads the Coptic Catholic church of St. George in the village of Dalga, … [Read more...]
Egypt: Where Even Official Permits Can’t Help Churches
Coptic Solidarity Security forces in Upper Egypt recently arrested 10 Coptic Christians for trying to build a wall around a piece of vacant land in order to expand their current church into the territory or possibly even build a church. A church already exists in the village of Abu Hannas in Samalout, Minya; but, according to Father Stephanous Shehata, the current church, … [Read more...]
Egypt: Makeshift Bomb Placed Near Coptic Church
Coptic Solidarity A makeshift bomb was found near a church in Egypt on January 22. Father Paul of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt found what he described as a “foreign object” next to the garbage bin outside of the Virgin Mary Church in Aswan. He took it in to the authorities for analysis, and it was discovered to be a makeshift bomb. Makeshift bombs have been found … [Read more...]
