Coptic Solidarity A bomb was placed alongside a Coptic Christian church in Egypt, but security was able to dismantle it before it exploded earlier today. The bomb was placed adjacent to the building of the Virgin Mary Church in Helwan city, part of Greater Cairo. It was reported immediately, and security came, effectively dismantling the explosive. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
Christian Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Pressured to ‘Cut Throats of Christians’ in Nigeria
In Nigeria, Boko Haram escapees continue to testify to the brainwashing that the Chibok girls are facing at the hands of their captors -- girls being convinced to slit the throats of Christians and to carry out suicide attacks. More than 200 girls remain missing after Boko Haram stormed a government school in 2014, kidnapping scores of mostly Christian young girls. One … [Read more...]
‘Lawyers’ Work Against Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan
The "lawyers" of a Christian man imprisoned in Pakistan on the charge of desecrating the Koran last May are actually working against him. Humayun Faisal, a mentally disabled Christian will remain in prison as his lawyers have withdrawn their request for bail. According to the pool of Christian attorneys of the NGO "Lead," during the hearing on June 27 before the Lahore High … [Read more...]
Islamic State in Egypt: A ‘Fiery Summer’ Awaits ‘Worshippers of the Cross’
Coptic Solidarity After the foiled suicide attack on the ancient temples of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt—a tourist designation—the Islamic State has promised a “fiery summer” for the Christian Copts and Sisi government. The jihadi group vowed to unleash a number of suicide bombers—or “martyrs”—to target both groups. Abu Zayid al-Sudani, a leading member of the group, tweeted … [Read more...]
Egyptian School Principal: ‘As long as I am present in the school, no Christian pupils will be accepted’
Coptic Solidarity The principal of a preschool to primary school in Sohag, Egypt, has been openly refusing the enrollment of Christian students, simply on the basis of their religion. When Copts and others protested—the current law of Egypt is on their side—the principal unabashedly declared that “As long as I am present in the school, no Christian pupils will be accepted … [Read more...]