PJ Media On Sunday, August 23, a Coptic Christian soldier was killed in his army unit in Egypt. Baha Saeed Karam, 22, was found shot dead with four bullet wounds at the headquarters of his battalion in Marsa Matruh. Although transferred to a hospital in Alexandria, he was pronounced dead upon arrival. According to Baha’s brother, Cyril, the Coptic soldier had recently … [Read more...]
Coptic Shop Bombed by “Muslim Brotherhood”
Coptic Solidarity The shop of a Coptic Christian located in Qena, Egypt, was bombed earlier this week and severely damaged. The first, failed attempt was caught by the shop’s security camera. In it, a bearded Salafi looking man comes into the shop holding two bags. He purchases nothing but surreptiously leaves one of the bags behind in the store before he leaves. The … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Salafi Party Calls on Government to Uphold Islam’s Apostasy Law
Coptic Solidarity The Salafi party in Egypt, the Islamic party that most tries to follow the literal example of Muhammad and his first companions, wants the Egyptian government to uphold Islam’s apostasy law and penalties—punishing any born Muslim from abandoning Islam or even criticizing it (which is tantamount to breaking from Islam in Salafi eyes). Sheikh Reda Thabit, … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: The World’s Greatest Hypocrite
[adsenseyu1] Saudi Arabia recently preached to the international community about the need to confront "intolerance, extremism and human rights violations." If this sounds surreal, consider the following excerpts from a July 26 report in the Saudi Gazette (emphasis added): Saudi Arabia has reiterated its call on the international community to criminalize any act vilifying … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christian Pastor Arrested for Preaching Christ to Muslims
Coptic Solidarity A Christian pastor was arrested in Egypt on the charge of preaching Christ to Muslims. On August 10, Arabic media reported that Islam Dayf, chief prosecutor in al-Minya governorate, ordered the imprisonment of Methat A., 37, who serves as a pastor of a church in the area. He is charged with preaching the Gospel and distributing Christian books to … [Read more...]