Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of April, 2022: The Muslim Slaughter of Christians Egypt: On Apr. 7, a Muslim man wielding a long knife lunged at and repeatedly stabbed a Coptic Christian priest, killing him. The incident occurred in a crowded street in Alexandria. Fr. Arsenius Wadid, 56, was … [Read more...]
“Shame on You!” European Parliament Rejects Discussion on Christian Persecution
Once again, a large governmental body has exposed itself as morally bankrupt if not wholly bereft of legitimacy. On May 18, 2022, the European Parliament, one of the European Union’s legislative bodies, rejected a proposal to discuss the elephant in the room: the rampant persecution of Christians around the world. The proposal came in response to the May 12 stoning and … [Read more...]
Coptic Pope Condemns Attacks on ‘Religious Groups’
Coptic Solidarity You know the situation of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority is unenviable when their otherwise notoriously diplomatic pope starts to speak up. From the start of his papacy in 2012, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria made clear that he was not his predecessor, Pope Shenouda III, a man who always seemed to call it as he saw it—so much so as to be placed under … [Read more...]
Facebook’s Censorship Campaign Against Persecuted Christians
Facebook is at it again—censoring the (Christian) victims of violence and sexual abuse while covering up for their (Muslim) abusers. A few months ago, I wrote about how Facebook had variously “punished” and censored me for writing about the Muslim persecution of Christians. The only explanation the “social media giant” gave was that I had offended its “standards.” If there … [Read more...]
“Loyalty to Allah” Prompted a Muslim Man to Murder a Coptic Christian
Coptic Solidarity The Muslim murderer of a Coptic man in Egypt said he was moved to the act, not because he personally knew the Christian, but because he was inflamed with zeal, especially after reading the Koran, and because he is “loyal to Allah.” In late April—a few days after another Muslim man slaughtered a Coptic Christian priest—three masked men pulled up in their … [Read more...]