On Sunday, May 24, in the village of Kafr Darwish, just south of Cairo, a Muslim mob attacked Coptic Christian homes, including by hurling stones and Molotov explosives at them. More than 10 homes were torched and damaged. This latest bout of Muslim persecution of Christians was prompted by a familiar narrative: one of the Coptic villagers, Ayman Youssef, was accused of … [Read more...]
Christian Woman ‘Accidentally’ Killed by Copt-Hating Muslim Policeman
According to MCN, “Police officer Mohammed Megalli, who killed a Coptic woman, used to insult Copts of the district and treat them with contempt, said Nour Rashad, a cousin of the Coptic woman. Sarah Youssef Ghali was accidentally shot dead Monday by Megalli, a police officer from Manshiet Nasser Police Station in Cairo.” … [Read more...]
Egypt: Explosive Goes Off Next to Church
Coptic Solidarity A homemade explosive planted next to a Coptic Christian church was detonated around sunset on May 16. Although there were no human casualties at the St. George Church in Tamiya (Fayum governorate), as the church was mostly empty except for clergy, the church’s administrative offices and second floor glass was shattered, creating chaos and panic in the … [Read more...]
Egyptian Judge: ‘Unacceptable for Christians to Testify Against Muslims’
Coptic Solidarity True to the medieval teachings of Islam—in this case, that an “infidel” Christian’s testimony against a Muslim is null and void in (a Sharia) court—the following letter was recently published on Arabic media demonstrating that little has changed in Egypt: Yesterday I suffered an extremely harsh and psychological shock. I went to court with one of my … [Read more...]
Egyptian Mosque Sermons Reminiscent of ISIS
Coptic Solidarity On Friday, May 15, the prayer leader of Safa Mosque in the city of Mersa Matruh, west of Alexandria, Egypt, repeatedly declared that “the Islamic caliphate will return and that Jerusalem, though stolen at the hands of the Jews, will return to Muslims once again.” The mosque’s imam further spoke in tones reminiscent of the Islamic State, including by … [Read more...]