Published in Hudson New York For centuries, the Copts — Egypt's Christian, indigenous inhabitants — have been subject to persecution, discrimination, humiliation, and over all subjugation in their homeland (etymologically, "Copt" simply means "Egyptian"). In the medieval era, such treatment was a standard aspect of sharia's dhimmi codes, first ratified under Caliph Omar in … [Read more...]
The Strange — and Tragic — Case of Nagla Imam
Published in Pajamas Media Uncovering the truth is always a convoluted affair when it comes to the Middle East. Consider the case of the Egyptian Nagla Iman. Is she a Muslim woman who advocates the sexual harassment of Jewish women, or a Christian woman, who advocates human rights — especially for fellow women of all faiths? The story begins last June 24, when I was a guest … [Read more...]
Senza precedenti: il governo egiziano sopprime la dottrina cristiana
Pezzo in lingua originale inglese: Unprecedented: Egyptian Government Suppresses Christian Doctrine Il fatto che il governo egiziano faciliti la persecuzione dei copti, la minoranza cristiana indigena del paese non era evidentemente abbastanza: ora il governo pretende di intervenire direttamente nelle questioni che riguardano la dottrina della Chiesa. Secondo la Assyrian … [Read more...]
Unprecedented: Egyptian Government Suppresses Christian Doctrine
Published in Pajamas Media Translations of this item: Italian It is not enough that the Egyptian government facilitates persecution of the Copts, Egypt's indigenous Christian minority. Now the government is interfering directly with the church's autonomy concerning doctrine. According to the Assyrian International News Agency: The head of the Coptic Church in … [Read more...]
St. Francis of Assisi, Fr. Zakaria Botros, and Islam
Polish While not formally connected, two books I recently finished reading -- St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of Muslims and Defying Death: Zakaria Botross, Apostle to Islam -- complement each other very well, specifically by establishing continuity between medieval and modern Islam, and, in so doing, demonstrating that Islamic intolerance has a long pedigree. For … [Read more...]