By Ralph Sidway, guest contributor For Orthodox and Coptic Christians, Easter falls on May 5 this year. That means we celebrate Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem on Sunday, April 28, and the whole following week, called Holy Week or Passion Week, leads to Jesus’ crucifixion, death and burial. Without minimizing or shying away from Christ's horrific sufferings, the Orthodox … [Read more...]
The Siege of Egypt’s St. Mark Cathedral: An Insider’s Account
Originally published by Gatestone Institute What really happened on Sunday, April 7, 2013, during the St. Mark Cathedral attack in Cairo, where two Christians were killed and dozens wounded by Egyptian forces? As usual, different reports gave different versions, but now that the smoke has settled, the truth as first asserted during the attack by Coptic activists has been … [Read more...]
Islam’s Collective Punishment of Christians
Investigative Project on Terrorism As many of Israel's critics portray it as collectively punishing the Palestinians, overlooked and unsaid is the greater frequency with which Muslims collectively punish the religious minorities living under their authority, often in atrocious ways. Consider Egypt alone. The most recent attacks on Egypt's Copts, culminating in the … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: February, 2013
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Reports of Christian persecution by Muslims around the world during the month of February include (but are not limited to) the following accounts. They are listed by form of persecution, and in country alphabetical order, not necessarily according to severity: Church Attacks Egypt: Once again, soon after Friday prayers, a throng … [Read more...]
An Islamic Declaration of War on Christianity
FrontPage Magazine While it is easy to confuse the recent jihadi attack on Egypt’s St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo as just more of the usual, this attack has great symbolic significance, and in many ways bodes great evil for Egypt’s millions of Christians. Consider some facts: St. Mark Cathedral—named after the author of the Gospel of the same name who brought Christianity to … [Read more...]