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Raymond Ibrahim on Redeemer Broadcasting
I was recently interviewed on Redeemer Broadcasting's "A Plain Answer," with Dan Elmendorf. Many topics were discussed in the nearly 30-minute discussion, including the historic rise of Islam, past and present Christian martyrdom, Egypt's Sisi and the Coptic plight, and a number of Islamic doctrines, including those of abrogation, loyalty and enmity, dhimmi/jizya, and taqiyya. … [Read more...]
Slain Coptic Soldier: Latest Victim of Egypt’s “Military Jihad” on Christians
Coptic Solidarity A familiar scene recently took place in Egypt: yet another Coptic Christian soldier was killed in his (Muslim majority) unit. Bishoy Nata‘i Bushri Kamal, 21, was found dead in his military unit in Cairo under “mysterious circumstances.” The military told the family that he was found hanging, and thus committed suicide. However, Sami Bushri, the young … [Read more...]
Egypt: Christian Tortured for Refusing Islam
Coptic Solidarity A Christian man was abducted and tortured for refusing to convert to Islam last week in Egypt. Fayiz Fouad, a Coptic Christian, was kidnapped as he was returning from a visit to the St. George Coptic Orthodox Monastery in Qena. His vehicle was forcefully stopped in a Nag Hammadi village that he had to cross through, and he was taken hostage for three … [Read more...]
Teacher Savagely Whips Coptic Christian Boy 40 Times
Coptic Solidarity An Egyptian teacher of Arabic language whipped a 10-year-old Coptic Christian boy with 40 lashes using an electric wire last week in a Cairo school. The doctors who later examined the boy’s wounds “could not believe that a teacher could do this," said the child's father. The incident occurred on October 21, during the Coptic student’s last class of the … [Read more...]