A woman in niqab prepares to take a swing at Egyptian security forces as the latter continue emptying the Muslim Brotherhood terror camps. Of course, considering that any number of Brotherhood members -- including the supreme leader, Muhammad Badie -- have been slipping in and out of Brotherhood camps by dressing in the niqab (more on this later), this may well be a man. And … [Read more...]
Walls of Hate: Anti-Christian Graffiti Vandalizes Egypt
With the ousting of Muhammad Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood, the homes and churches of Egypt's Christians are seeing an unprecedented rise in anti-Christian graffiti. The following are some of the pictures that were recently disseminated, captioned with translation of graffiti and location information. The name of Coptic Pope Tawadros especially appears repeatedly, and is a … [Read more...]
Resurgent Russia: The Hope of Persecuted Christians
By Ralph H. Sidway, guest contributor Scarcely a day goes by now where we do not read of yet another in a constellation of initiatives being undertaken by both the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian government on behalf of persecuted Christians and other victims in Syria, Egypt, and elsewhere in the world. For instance, on July 31 it was announced that a charitable drive … [Read more...]
Al Qaeda Flag Flies High Above Christian Churches
Gatestone Institute Spanish Days ago, al-Qaeda’s Egyptian leader, Ayman Zawahiri, portrayed the overthrow of Muhammad Morsi and the Brotherhood as a “Crusader” campaign led by Coptic Pope Tawadros II who, according to Zawahiri and other terrorists, is trying to create a Coptic state in Egypt. Since then, not only are Egypt’s Christians and churches now being attacked in … [Read more...]
Egypt: Two Churches Attacked, Back to Back
Egypt's Christian Copts continue to be targeted and scapegoated for the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood. Hours ago, dozens of Brotherhood members and supporters attacked an "evangelical church" in the village of Reeda, in the governorate of al-Minya in Upper Egypt, destroying its exterior. They also opened gunfire and hurled rocks and other projectiles at the Coptic … [Read more...]