Coptic Solidarity It is not enough that Muslims in Egypt prevent Christians from building or even renovating churches, but, as in other Muslim majority nations, when Christians merely meet in one of their homes, Muslims still attack and prevent them. After Muslims in Egypt rioted and engaged in anti-Christian violence at the proposition that a church be built in al-Our to … [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...]
Easter under Islam, Churches under Attack
FrontPage Magazine As millions of Christians around the world were celebrating Easter Sunday, the Christians of the Muslim world were again under attack. The April 2 Islamic jihad attack on a Kenyan school—where the Islamic murderers made sure to slaughter only Christian students, sparing fellow Muslims—was only the most spectacular attack. On Easter Sunday itself, as … [Read more...]
In Pictures: Christian Churches Under Islam
As Orthodox Easter approaches -- Orthodoxy being the most native form of Christianity practiced by the indigenous Christians of the Middle East -- it is well to reflect on the status of post "Arab Spring" Christianity. A sampling of the many ruined and destroyed churches follow: … [Read more...]
Muslims Attack Copts Because of Proposed Church Renovation
Coptic Solidarity Although Coptic Christians in the village of Gala’, Samalout district, Upper Egypt, had received all the proper permits and legal paperwork to renovate their dilapidated Virgin Mary Church, some Muslims in the village will not have it. Local police first invited the Muslim leaders who refused to see the church building renovated to a meeting with Coptic … [Read more...]