After visiting the ransacked Malawi National Museum in al-Minya, Upper Egypt, as well as a nearby evangelical church that was torched, Pierre-André Lablaude, a UNESCO antiquities representative, expressed his "displeasure and dismay" concerning the "radical" groups responsible for such wanton destruction of historic buildings and antiquities, describing them as "enemies of … [Read more...]
Brotherhood, Al Jazeera Threaten Christians to Repudiate Jizya Reports
Following news that the Muslim Brotherhood has revived the practice of collecting tribute from conquered “infidels”—that is, collecting jizya from Egypt’s Coptic Christians in the village of Dalga, first reported on this site—according to a new report published today by the popular Egyptian newspaper Youm7: The Muslim Brotherhood is passing by the homes of the Copts in the … [Read more...]
In Pictures: Christian Copts Stand Firm in Midst of Persecution
Below are some pictures of Egypt's Christian Copts, still attending and holding worship services in their churches that were recently destroyed, desecrated and/or torched by the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters. According to one Egyptian human rights lawyer, as of August 18, "82 churches, many of which were from the 5th century, were attacked by pro-Morsi supporters in … [Read more...]
Egypt: Church Vandal Caught in the Act
During the recent spate of attacks on Christian churches in Egypt, nearly 100 churches, monasteries, and other Christian institutions were destroyed -- all in the name of the Muslim Brotherhood. Other churches, however, were "lucky" in that they were "only" vandalized with graffiti. To the right is one of the rarer instances when a pro-Brotherhood vandal got caught in the act. … [Read more...]
‘Islamic State in Iraq and Levant’ Calls for Jihad on ‘Infidel’ Egyptian Military
According to a September 1, RT Arabic report, the al-Qaeda linked "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" issued an Internet statement on August 31 calling on Muslims to wage war on the Egyptian military and criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafi Nour party for stopping the jihad against the Egyptian state. Among other things, the statement argued that the Egyptian … [Read more...]