Below are some dramatic video clips of last Sunday's bombing of St. Peter's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo. This one shows the moment of the blast, beginning around the :50 second mark. According to the news host speaking in Arabic, it also shows the bomber as he entered the building, at the bottom/left of the video, seconds before the blast: The following is one of the … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Deadliest Church Attack
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute The worst attack on Egypt’s Christian minority in recent years occurred yesterday, Sunday, December 11, 2016. St. Peter Cathedral in Cairo, packed with worshippers celebrating Sunday mass, was bombed; at least 27 churchgoers, mostly women and children, were killed and 65 severely wounded. As many of the wounded are in … [Read more...]
Egypt: Potentially Deadly Church Attack Thwarted
Coptic Solidarity A man hurled an improvised bomb at the entrance of a packed church in Egypt in what observers say could’ve been a repeat of the Two Saints Church attack in Alexandria, 2011, which left 23 dead, and 100 injured. The bomb was dismantled before exploding. The attack occurred during the late hours of Saturday, November 12. Thousands of Coptic Christian … [Read more...]
‘O Allah, Kill the Despicable Christians’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, August 2016
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute (Danish) Islamic hate for Christians was on constant display throughout the month of August. Shortly after an 80-year-old Catholic priest in France was slaughtered by Muslims who stormed his church during mass, the 16-year-old Muslim son of an Islamic cleric living in Belgium made and posted a video on social media. In the … [Read more...]
Americans Seek to Help Persecuted Christians, Administration Helps Muslims: Muslim Persecution of Christians, July 2016
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute. Danish translation here. As the Muslim persecution of Christians continues to reach critical proportions around the world (see report below), the average American shows much more concern than the current administration. Soon after it was revealed that the Obama administration has taken in 5,435 Muslim refugees, but only 28 … [Read more...]