Coptic Solidarity On May 5, another Coptic Christian was convicted of blaspheming against Islam, or, more technically, for “ridiculing or insulting a heavenly religion” in violation of Article 98 (f) of the Egyptian Penal Code. A judge in Daqahliya, Egypt, sentenced Michael Munir Beshay to one year imprisonment and a fine of one thousand Egyptian pounds. Ishak Ibrahim, a … [Read more...]
Muslims Attack Christians for Mocking ‘Un-Islamic’ ISIS, Copts Arrested for ‘Contempt of Religion’
Earlier this month in Egypt, Gad Yunan, a Coptic Christian teacher, and some of his Coptic students were arrested on the charge of "contempt of religions." Their crime was to have made a 30-second video on Yunan's iphone poking fun at the Islamic State -- which Egypt's Muslims and authorities apparently equate with making fun of Islam, even as Muslims in the West insist ISIS … [Read more...]
Coptic Christian Arrested for Offending Muslims, Witch-Hunt for 5 Others
Coptic Solidarity Earlier this week, security agents arrested Gad Yusif Yunan, a Coptic Christian man who works as an English teacher in Nasriya village, Upper Egypt, on the charge of “contempt of religions.” He is accused of posting a 30-second video on his personal Facebook page that deals with Muslim prayers and is apparently insulting. Once local Muslims discovered … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Brother of Christian Rights Activist Shot by Islamic Militants
On April 1, Islamic militants shot and wounded the brother of Sardar Mushtaq Gill, a prominent Christian rights official in Pakistan. This is the latest attack on Gill and his family by Islamic militants angered at him for criticizing the controversial blasphemy laws that are routinely used to attack Pakistan's Christian minority. The attack occurred in the Kasur District of … [Read more...]
Jihadis Cleansing Pakistan of Christians
PJ Media On Sunday, March 15, as Christian churches around the world were celebrating morning mass, two churches in Pakistan were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. At least 17 people were killed and over 70 were wounded. The two churches (located in Youhanabad, Lahore’s Christian quarter) were St. John’s Catholic Church and Christ Church (Protestant). The Taliban … [Read more...]