The Board of Inquiry in Cairo monitoring the “sectarian violence that continues to cross Egypt after the overthrow of President Morsi, has documented in a report released on Tuesday, March 25 the endemic forms of violence and abuse that continue to be perpetrated against Coptic Christians in many parts of the country, particularly in the governorates of Luxor, Sohag and … [Read more...]
Muslim Cleric Urges Poor Women to Become Sex-Slaves
Within the context of keeping the Syrian jihad alive, it seems there is no end to the attempts of some Islamic clerics to legitimize otherwise forbidden behavior in order to gratify the sexual urges of the jihadis and keep them fighting Syrian president Bashar Assad. First, there was the now infamous “sex-jihad” fatwa, which holds that any Muslim woman who willingly allows … [Read more...]
Coptic Abductions and the Jizya Rationale
On March 26 in Egypt, an increasingly common scene took place. Shenouda Riad Musa, a Coptic Christian man, was kidnapped by “unknown persons” who later called his family demanding one million Egyptian pounds for his release, roughly the equivalent of $150,000 USD, an exorbitant sum in Egypt. Such scenarios—Coptic children or adults abducted at gunpoint and held (and … [Read more...]
Coptic Woman ‘Martyred for the Cross’ — ‘Body Torn’
On his Twitter account, Coptic Bishop Raphaeil, who also serves as Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Christian Church, just wrote: Oh how lucky you are, Mary, you who are beloved of Christ. They tore your body because of the Cross. Yet they offered you the greatest service and gave you a name of honor as one who attained the crown of martyrdom. The … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Supporter, Qatar, Turns to U.S. for Support
Qatar, which is under fire by fellow Gulf States and Egypt for its material and propaganda (Al Jazeera) support to the Muslim Brotherhood -- which has again been reclassified as a terrorist organization by said Arab states -- is now turning to the United States and Obama administration for support. According to sources, "Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah, The Qatari Minister of State … [Read more...]