While some are convinced that the various Islamic organizations are discreet and disparate phenomena with divergent goals, once again information appears indicating that, all semantics aside, they are better viewed as branches emanating from one root -- branches that complement and work with one another for the same goal: the empowerment of Islam, whether through jihad or suits … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Lebanon: Church Bombed
Once an ancient Christian center, and until recently the only Christian-majority nation in the Middle East, Lebanon is the latest country in the region to experience an attack on a church. Last Monday, a firebomb attack on Mar Zakhya Cathedral in Ajaltoun, took place at 6:30 pm. An unidentified attacker targeted the reception area of the newly built cathedral of the town’s … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Accuse Copt of Sexual Relations with Muslim
Yesterday a report appeared indicating how the Muslim Brotherhood in Minya, Upper Egypt, are still trying to incite violence against the Coptic Christian minority. Journalist Yusuf Bebawy reports that "In an attempt to instigate sectarian strife and violence in the village, members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Shaheen Estate, Minya, accused a Coptic driver of having a sexual … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: August, 2013
Gatestone Institute The attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians and their churches that began in July on the heels of the popular June 30 Revolution -- which saw the ousting of President Morsi and prompted the Muslim Brotherhood to scapegoat and incite violence against the Copts -- became even more brutal in mid-August after security forces cleared out Brotherhood “sit in” camps, … [Read more...]
