FrontPage Magazine Egypt’s Christians began Holy Week celebrations by being blown up today. Two Coptic Christian Orthodox churches packed with worshippers for Palm Sunday mass were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers; a total of 44 were killed and 126 wounded or mutilated. Horrific scenes of carnage—limbs and blood splattered on altars and pews—are being reported from … [Read more...]
Egypt: Muslim Man Sexually Harasses, Tries to Slaughter Christian Woman
Coptic Solidarity In yet another coldblooded attempt on the life of a Christian, a Muslim man recently attempted to slaughter a Coptic Christian woman—in broad daylight and in the middle of a busy street in Egypt. Reports of this latest instance of anti-Christian sentiment in Egypt began appearing Tuesday and have since been confirmed by local authorities. Mary Gamil, … [Read more...]
A New Genocide for Egypt’s Christians?
FrontPage Magazine Yet another murderous wave is taking Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority by storm, leading to another exodus from their homes. Last week in al-Arish, Sinai, Islamic State affiliates killed a 65-year-old Christian man by shooting him in the head; they then abducted and tortured his 45-year-old son before burning him alive and dumping his charred remains … [Read more...]
Muhammad and Forced Conversions to Islam
What are we to make of the glaring contradiction between the Koran’s claim that “there is no compulsion in religion” (2:256) and the many other verses that call for war, slavery, and death to those who refuse to submit to Islam (9:5, et al)—to say nothing of the militant behavior of the prophet of Allah, Muhammad? This is the question Stephen M. Kirby examines in his new book, … [Read more...]
Egypt: Four Christians Slaughtered in 10 Days
Coptic Solidarity That the Coptic Christian Church continues to voice its support for President Sisi should not be interpreted to mean that the situation of Egypt’s Christian minority has improved. One need only look to the substratum of news for confirmation. The current month of January alone has already witnessed three separate instances over the course of 10 days where … [Read more...]