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...]
Archives for August 2013
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...]
Egypt: Pardon Revoked For All Jihadis Granted Amnesty Under Morsi
Jihad Watch The interim government of Egypt has just issued another blow to the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies. According to a new report, the Interior Ministry has announced that Egyptian leadership “is preparing to cancel any presidential pardons issued during Morsi’s era to terrorists or criminals.” Unbeknownst to many in the West, one of the very first things Morsi … [Read more...]